Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	love_v	see_v	world_n	9,425	5	5.0660	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48731	A sermon at a solemn meeting of the natives of the city and county of Worcester, in the church of St. Mary le Bow, June 24, 1680 by Adam Littleton ...	Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.	1680 (1680)	Wing L2567; ESTC R21369	14,936	41

term_v a_o good-natured_n man_n a_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o disadvantage_n or_o disparagement_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a ornament_n to_o religion_n but_o then_o he_o must_v to_o brotherly_a kindness_n add_v charity_n and_o now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o very_a topstone_n of_o this_o spiritual_a edifice_n to_o the_o very_a pitch_n of_o perfection_n charity_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n both_o moral_a and_o christian._n here_o you_o find_v that_o to_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v add_v virtue_n to_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o so_o on_o which_o rational_o infer_v that_o not_o any_o one_o or_o more_o of_o these_o will_v serve_v turn_n without_o the_o other_o so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n to_o be_v virtuous_a to_o be_v know_v to_o be_v temperate_a to_o be_v patient_n to_o be_v godly_a to_o be_v brotherly_o kind_a to_o be_v charitable_a i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v any_o one_o of_o these_o but_o he_o must_v be_v all_o these_o if_o he_o will_v be_v a_o good_a christian_a and_o mean_a to_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o one_o true_o religious_a thus_o much_o of_o the_o first_o general_a head_n the_o second_o be_v that_o which_o more_o near_o and_o immediate_o concern_v we_o which_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o text_n itself_o that_o 2._o inasmuch_o as_o the_o apostle_n here_o require_v brotherly_a kindness_n and_o charity_n to_o be_v superad_v to_o godliness_n that_o godliness_n be_v not_o a_o morose_n humorous_a ill-natured_a much_o less_o a_o cruel_a mischievous_a and_o bloody_a principle_n but_o must_v to_o make_v it_o a_o true_a genuine_a godliness_n be_v attend_v with_o act_n of_o kindness_n and_o work_n of_o charity_n so_o s._n peter_n himself_o in_o his_o 1_o ep._n ch_z 2._o v._n 17._o love_v the_o brotherhood_n fear_v god_n and_o then_o honour_v the_o king_n as_o god_n vicegerent_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o community_n as_o if_o there_o can_v be_v no_o right_a fear_n of_o god_n without_o love_n of_o the_o brotherhood_n and_o neither_o one_o nor_o other_o without_o a_o due_a honour_n to_o the_o king_n the_o head_n of_o the_o brotherhood_n in_o like_a manner_n s._n paul_n resolve_v all_o religion_n into_o faith_n and_o love_n 5._o faith_n towards_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o love_n towards_o the_o saint_n which_o make_v up_o his_o mystical_a body_n whereof_o we_o be_v all_o fellow-member_n for_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o profess_v to_o believe_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n and_o so_o the_o belove_a disciple_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v god_n commandment_n 3.23_o that_o we_o shall_v believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o love_v one_o another_o thus_o christ_n himself_o have_v state_v the_o business_n of_o his_o religion_n 8.31_o if_o you_o continue_v in_o my_o word_n that_o be_v keep_v my_o commandment_n then_o be_v you_o my_o disciple_n indeed_o and_o how_o be_v that_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v it_o over_o in_o these_o word_n by_o this_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v 13.35_o that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o love_v one_o another_o it_o seem_v then_o that_o our_o love_v one_o another_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o continue_v in_o his_o word_n as_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v say_v that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n 13.10_o this_o be_v that_o new_a commandment_n christ_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n 13.34_o that_o we_o shall_v love_v one_o another_o this_o the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o trial_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n of_o our_o godliness_n itself_o that_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n 4.20_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o for_o say_v he_o he_o who_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o have_v see_v how_o can_v he_o pretend_v to_o love_n god_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o be_v this_o so_o a_o new_a commandment_n as_o himself_o acknowledge_v 5._o but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o old_a one_o too_o for_o our_o saviour_n ancestor_n david_n in_o his_o short_a catechism_n psal._n 15._o have_v give_v muchwhat_a the_o same_o account_n of_o religion_n lord_n say_v he_o who_o shall_v abide_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n who_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o holy_a hill_n i._o e._n who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a who_o have_v assurance_n of_o a_o everlasting_a possession_n in_o the_o church_n triumphant_a he_o answer_v this_o question_n in_o the_o four_o follow_a verse_n he_o that_o walk_v upright_o and_o work_v righteousness_n and_o speak_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o that_o backbit_v not_o with_o his_o tongue_n nor_o do_v evil_a to_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o take_v up_o a_o reproach_n against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o so_o on_o which_o be_v all_o or_o most_o part_n of_o they_o express_v of_o brotherly_a kindness_n and_o charity_n and_o then_o in_o the_o close_a he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o which_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v never_o fall_v so_o then_o we_o be_v to_o love_n god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o strength_n that_o be_v godliness_n 10.17_o and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o that_o be_v brotherly_a kindness_n and_o charity_n as_o christ_n himself_o have_v sum_v up_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o law_n and_o many_o other_o such_o passage_n there_o be_v in_o scripture_n to_o evince_v this_o truth_n have_v i_o time_n to_o insist_v on_o they_o if_o this_o be_v so_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o those_o who_o take_v up_o godliness_n on_o other_o term_n as_o if_o their_o strictness_n and_o zeal_n to_o god_n service_n to_o his_o worship_n right_a or_o wrong_n excuse_v they_o from_o all_o office_n of_o love_n to_o their_o fellow-man_n their_o fellow-christians_a nay_o oblige_v they_o to_o be_v unkind_a to_o be_v uncharitable_a and_o to_o persecute_v even_o to_o death_n those_o who_o not_o out_o of_o any_o evil_a meaning_n to_o they_o will_v not_o but_o out_o of_o conscience_n to_o god_n dare_v not_o comply_v with_o sinful_a condition_n of_o communion_n with_o they_o this_o be_v foretell_v by_o our_o bless_a lord_n shall_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o his_o follower_n that_o some_o such_o zealot_n there_o will_v be_v 16.2_o who_o will_v turn_v they_o out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n excommunicate_v they_o for_o heretic_n and_o then_o kill_v they_o and_o yet_o by_o their_o so_o do_v will_v think_v they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n bless_a jesu_n where_o have_v these_o man_n who_o take_v thy_o holy_a name_n in_o vain_a these_o fellow_n of_o thou_o for_o so_o they_o style_v themselves_o learn_v of_o thou_o such_o principle_n such_o practice_n as_o these_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a so_o cruel_o and_o treacherous_o to_o deal_v with_o man_n who_o live_v quiet_o by_o they_o with_o s._n paul_n sword_n to_o destroy_v they_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o with_o s._n peter_n key_n to_o lock_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n against_o they_o to_o murder_v they_o in_o this_o world_n and_o to_o damn_v they_o in_o the_o next_o this_o 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the_o slaughter_n of_o subject_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o state_n and_o rare_a master_n of_o christianity_n as_o they_o be_v think_v it_o glorious_a to_o proselyte_n whole_a nation_n by_o baptise_v they_o in_o their_o blood_n may_v god_n ever_o preserve_v his_o gracious_a majesty_n and_o we_o the_o sinful_a people_n of_o this_o land_n from_o such_o villainous_a attempt_n of_o he_o and_o our_o enemy_n i_o know_v the_o like_a bigotry_n and_o outrage_n be_v charge_v upon_o our_o sectary_n even_o at_o this_o time_n and_o that_o with_o great_a vehemence_n i_o be_o hearty_o sorry_a that_o any_o who_o delight_n to_o wear_v the_o name_n of_o protestant_n as_o i_o think_v most_o of_o those_o people_n do_v shall_v give_v a_o just_a occasion_n for_o such_o a_o charge_n but_o if_o it_o be_v so_o if_o

they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o will_v not_o have_v depart_v from_o we_o however_o we_o must_v have_v a_o love_n and_o kindness_n for_o they_o too_o and_o this_o kindness_n to_o our_o brethren_n be_v to_o be_v express_v in_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n that_o we_o think_v the_o best_a of_o they_o put_v the_o best_a interpretation_n upon_o their_o action_n that_o we_o wish_v they_o well_o rejoice_v in_o their_o well-doing_n and_o condole_v their_o ill_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o by_o the_o school_n be_v call_v amor_fw-la benevolentiae_fw-la the_o love_n of_o good_a will_n that_o we_o speak_v the_o best_a of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n and_o that_o we_o judge_v not_o for_o fear_v of_o be_v judge_v 7.1_o that_o we_o do_v they_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a for_o this_o be_v the_o royal_a law_n to_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o thus_o our_o bless_a lord_n who_o as_o he_o be_v our_o elder_a brother_n the_o first-born_a of_o the_o creation_n so_o be_v the_o author_n of_o our_o religion_n he_o go_v about_o do_v good_a 10.38_o and_o seek_v opportunity_n of_o do_v it_o where_o this_o brotherly_a kindness_n be_v there_o will_v be_v no_o grudge_n and_o hatred_n no_o envy_n or_o malice_n at_o the_o heart_n no_o calumny_n and_o detraction_n no_o slander_n and_o reproach_n in_o the_o tongue_n no_o quarrel_n and_o strife_n no_o mischief_n or_o injury_n in_o action_n but_o then_o this_o kindness_n must_v not_o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o degenerate_v into_o a_o sinful_a compliance_n with_o our_o brother_n sin_n this_o will_v make_v we_o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n this_o the_o apostle_n tax_n rom._n 1._o the_o last_o verse_n speak_v of_o those_o who_o have_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o consent_n with_o they_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 50.18_o thou_o see_v a_o thief_n and_o consent_v with_o he_o to_o be_v drink_v with_o the_o drunken_a to_o fit_v with_o patience_n and_o hear_v my_o brother_n blaspheme_v god_n and_o damn_v his_o own_o soul_n to_o see_v he_o run_v down_o a_o precipice_n blunder_n into_o a_o pit_n and_o take_v the_o ready_a way_n for_o hell_n and_o not_o lay_v hold_n of_o he_o and_o pull_v he_o back_o this_o be_v such_o brotherly_a kindness_n as_o the_o devil_n himself_o have_v for_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n what_o say_v the_o rule_n in_o leviticus_n 19.17_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o brother_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n upon_o he_o that_o be_v the_o true_a of_o love_n hence_o correptio_fw-la fraterna_fw-la brotherly_a reproof_n in_o such_o case_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a act_n of_o charity_n o_o my_o dear_a brethren_n let_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o we_o that_o we_o meet_v for_o excess_n and_o riot_n for_o noise_n and_o quarrel_n but_o rather_o let_v it_o be_v see_v by_o our_o carriage_n that_o we_o come_v together_o upon_o a_o religious_a a_o brotherly_a and_o a_o charitable_a account_n and_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o be_v all_o to_o conclude_v with_o where_o let_v i_o beg_v your_o patience_n as_o well_o as_o charity_n that_o you_o will_v not_o think_v i_o tedious_a whilst_o i_o enlarge_v myself_o upon_o this_o bless_a subject_n of_o charity_n 3._o charity_n where_o be_v thou_o in_o what_o airy_a mansion_n be_v thou_o lodge_v what_o invisible_a palace_n do_v thou_o inhabit_v where_o may_v we_o find_v thou_o that_o we_o may_v make_v our_o dutiful_a address_n to_o thou_o s._n paul_n indeed_o have_v give_v a_o fair_a description_n of_o thou_o in_o 1_o cor._n 13._o but_o by_o those_o character_n there_o lay_v down_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a find_v thou_o out_o in_o any_o earthly_a abode_n and_o sure_o he_o himself_o be_v wrap_v up_o into_o the_o three_o heaven_n when_o he_o take_v the_o copy_n of_o thy_o celestial_a countenance_n and_o draw_v those_o amiable_a line_n and_o feature_n of_o thy_o seraphic_a beauty_n thou_o be_v she_o who_o from_o eternity_n waste_v that_o cement_n by_o which_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n be_v unite_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n and_o be_v satisfy_v in_o their_o mutual_a enjoyment_n when_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o without_o they_o nothing_o beside_o they_o thou_o she_o who_o afterward_o by_o thy_o charm_n of_o love_n do_v join_v the_o upper_a and_o the_o low_a world_n who_o bring_v down_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o make_v he_o descend_v upon_o earth_n and_o who_o will_v bring_v we_o up_o to_o heaven_n after_o he_o whither_o he_o be_v ascend_v thou_o be_v the_o very_a foundation_n and_o perfection_n of_o christian_a religion_n who_o with_o a_o infinite_a activity_n fulfille_v all_o god_n commandment_n 10.12_o and_o with_o as_o infinite_a a_o goodness_n covere_v all_o our_o sin_n thou_o create_v and_o keep_v up_o a_o good_a understanding_n betwixt_o a_o prince_n and_o his_o people_n and_o betwixt_o the_o people_n among_o themselves_o make_v man_n of_o one_o wind_n in_o a_o house_n in_o a_o city_n in_o a_o kingdom_n thou_o be_v the_o very_a band_n and_o ligament_n of_o peace_n who_o preserve_v and_o secure_a all_o the_o interest_n of_o mankind_n their_o life_n and_o liberty_n their_o plenty_n and_o prosperity_n in_o their_o several_a society_n and_o station_n he_o that_o abide_v in_o thou_o abide_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o 4.16_o for_o thou_o and_o god_n be_v all_o one_o 13.7_o thou_o with_o a_o omnipotence_n equal_a to_o god_n bear_v all_o thing_n indure_v all_o thing_n believe_v and_o hope_v all_o thing_n and_o at_o last_o after_o thou_o have_v wrought_v thy_o mighty_a and_o glorious_a act_n of_o kindness_n here_o below_o thou_o shall_v ascend_v in_o triumph_n through_o the_o spangle_a vault_n and_o shall_v enter_v into_o heaven_n with_o a_o train_n of_o thy_o good_a work_n follow_v thou_o leave_v thy_o two_o sister-grace_n behind_o thou_o at_o heaven-gate_n for_o in_o that_o bless_a state_n of_o vision_n and_o fruition_n there_o will_v 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talent_n which_o the_o only_a way_n of_o improve_n be_v to_o lay_v they_o out_o and_o by_o that_o charge_n the_o apostle_n give_v charge_v they_o that_o be_v rich_a in_o this_o world_n that_o they_o do_v good_a 6.17_o that_o they_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o distribute_v willing_a to_o communicate_v etc._n etc._n why_o charge_v they_o to_o do_v so_o if_o it_o be_v not_o their_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v this_o kind_n of_o charity_n be_v express_v in_o feed_v the_o hungry_a in_o clothing_n the_o naked_a in_o visit_v the_o sick_a in_o relieve_v the_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o general_o in_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o all_o those_o especial_o in_o the_o circle_n of_o our_o own_o society_n and_o brotherhood_n who_o any_o way_n want_v our_o