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	see_v	10,569	5	3.7721	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52387	The cross crowned: or, Short affliction making way for eternal glory Opened in a sermon preached at the funeral of Daniel Waldoe Esq; in the Parish-Church of Alhallows Honey-lane, May 9. 1661. By James Nalton, minister of the gospel, and pastor of Leonards Foster-lane London.	Nalton, James, 1600-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing N121A; ESTC R219314	34,657	97

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in_o strong_a affliction_n and_o violent_a temptation_n head_n for_o the_o three_o head_n three_o god_n will_v have_v his_o child_n exercise_v with_o affliction_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o duty_n partly_o to_o fit_v they_o for_o service_n quicken_v they_o in_o service_n 1_o to_o fit_v they_o for_o service_n rose_n while_o they_o be_v in_o a_o nosegay_n carry_v in_o your_o hand_n they_o be_v of_o little_a use_n but_o put_v they_o in_o a_o still_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o fire_n and_o then_o they_o yield_v you_o both_o a_o sweet_a cake_n and_o sweet_a rose-water_n so_o here_o while_o god_n carry_v we_o as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n or_o dandle_v we_o on_o his_o lap_n in_o a_o way_n of_o prosperity_n we_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n useless_a or_o do_v he_o very_o little_a service_n but_o when_o he_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o fire_n of_o affliction_n we_o be_v more_o useful_a to_o he_o and_o he_o have_v more_o service_n from_o we_o remarkable_a be_v that_o scripture_n act_v 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