Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	lord_n	love_v	saint_n	5,636	5	6.4232	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07778	Three meditations vpon these three places of scripture, 1 Cor. 2.2 ..., Psal. 6.1 ..., Prov. 3.11,12 ... by Iohn Bulteel.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Bulteel, John, fl. 1683.	1627 (1627)	STC 18156A; ESTC S916	33,704	172

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recourse_n to_o his_o benignity_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o he_o bid_v thou_o be_v not_o weary_a when_o god_n do_v chastise_v thou_o this_o be_v the_o exercise_n properly_z which_o thou_o must_v undertake_v what_o have_v i_o do_v what_o have_v i_o not_o do_v behold_v thyself_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n measure_v thyself_o with_o his_o grace_n the_o law_n that_o show_v thou_o his_o will_n and_o thy_o sin_n his_o grace_n which_o according_a to_o their_o proportion_n do_v multiply_v it_o according_a as_o thou_o have_v receive_v more_o and_o do_v own_o more_o a_o exercise_n where_o the_o best_a man_n never_o want_v work_n where_o the_o more_o they_o have_v the_o more_o they_o find_v the_o more_o clear_o sight_v they_o be_v in_o their_o infirmity_n sensible_a of_o his_o anger_n yea_o although_o that_o god_n do_v visit_v they_o especial_o to_o put_v they_o to_o the_o proof_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v unto_o the_o world_n what_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n can_v do_v in_o 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present_a it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v joyous_a but_o grienous_a and_o therefore_o thou_o be_v weary_a thereof_o nevertheless_o afterward_o it_o yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v exercise_v thereby_o and_o therefore_o thou_o better_o instruct_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v not_o weary_a of_o his_o correction_n and_o the_o reason_n follow_v for_o god_n be_v so_o gentle_a and_o courteous_a that_o he_o disdain_v not_o to_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v to_o we_o his_o poor_a miserable_a creature_n for_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o correct_v even_o as_o a_o father_n the_o son_n in_o who_o he_o delight_v not_o he_o who_o simple_o he_o love_v his_o love_n be_v pour_v over_o all_o creature_n but_o he_o who_o he_o love_v tender_o who_o of_o a_o creature_n he_o have_v daign_v to_o make_v his_o child_n of_o who_o he_o will_v have_v a_o particular_a care_n so_o that_o this_o discipline_n of_o affliction_n make_v a_o 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