Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	life_n	live_v	love_v	12,614	5	6.7212	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61663	The tryal of assurance set forth in a sermon preached at Boston upon a lecture day July 7th. 1698 / by Solomon Stoddard ...	Stoddard, Solomon, 1643-1729.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5710; ESTC R39702	10,000	24

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themselves_o to_o be_v hypocrite_n they_o be_v read●_n to_o say_v of_o they_o as_o david_n say_v of_o doeg_n lo_o th●_n be_v the_o man_n that_o make_v not_o god_n his_o trust_n and_o th●●_n ●●●s_v make_v their_o sincerity_n questionable_a to_o themselves_o if_o they_o have_v see_v something_o of_o uprightness_n in_o themselves_o before_o now_o they_o fear_v they_o ●●re_v mistake_v they_o think_v if_o there_o have_v be_v ●●y_a grace_n that_o will_v have_v preserve_v they_o ●●●m_n fall_v their_o fall_n wound_v their_o conscience_n use_v disturb_v their_o peace_n they_o think_v if_o god_n use_v love_v they_o he_o will_v not_o have_v suffer_v ●●●m_n to_o fall_v into_o such_o sin_n it_o seem_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o fruit_n of_o god_n hatred_n they_o be_v apt_a 〈◊〉_d think_v that_o their_o sin_n have_v turn_v away_o the_o ●●●rt_n of_o god_n from_o they_o and_o that_o he_o can_v ●ight_n in_o they_o they_o think_v moreover_o that_o if_o ●●●y_v have_v love_v god_n they_o can_v not_o 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time_n and_o as_o if_o plain_a deny_v 〈◊〉_d not_o be_v enough_o you_o do_v it_o with_o curse_v 〈◊〉_d swear_v be_v there_o any_o love_n in_o your_o heart_n u●●_n i_o you_o show_v some_o affection_n but_o now_o 〈◊〉_d throw_v yourself_o into_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v it_o 〈◊〉_d love_n have_v i_o your_o heart_n be_o i_o the_o object_n 〈◊〉_d your_o love_n you_o profess_v more_o love_n than_o other_o disciple_n but_o do_v you_o indeed_o love_v i_o doctrine_n if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o certain_o know_v that_o he_o perform_v one_o act_n of_o save_v grace_n he_o can_v be_v certain_a of_o his_o sincerity_n from_o his_o walk_n the_o trial_n of_o sincerity_n be_v a_o great_a and_o weight_n work_v minister_n have_v need_n be_v careful_a in_o giust_n rule_v of_o trial_n and_o people_n have_v need_n be_v care●●_n in_o apply_v rule_n of_o trial_n the_o doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d propound_v to_o prevent_v mistake_n in_o this_o mat●●_n godly_a man_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o 〈◊〉_d man_n that_o 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