Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	work_n	world_n	worst_a	20	3	8.3451	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47323	Charity directed, or, The way to give alms to the greatest advantage in a letter to a friend / written by Richard Kidder.	Kidder, Richard, 1633-1703.	1676 (1676)	Wing K397; ESTC R32868	32,292	40

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may_v bring_v forth_o 3._o let_v the_o alm_n giver_n take_v care_n that_o what_o he_o give_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o divine_a charity_n and_o kindness_n this_o rule_n shall_v not_o need_v seem_v strange_a for_o we_o may_v give_v as_o the_o apostle_n word_n suppose_v all_o our_o good_n to_o feed_v the_o poor_a and_o our_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o yet_o be_v void_a of_o charity_n 1_o cor._n 13.3_o whateve_a we_o do_v of_o this_o nature_n must_v proceed_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o most_o hearty_a love_n to_o our_o brother_n who_o be_v his_o image_n there_o may_v be_v many_o consideration_n may_v incline_v we_o to_o give_v it_o be_v our_o love_n that_o make_v it_o rewardable_a and_o then_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n give_v to_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o disciple_n shall_v not_o lose_v a_o reward_n mat._n 10.42_o we_o must_v not_o only_o help_v but_o we_o must_v pity_n our_o brother_n our_o religion_n teach_v we_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n and_o we_o be_v oblige_v by_o it_o to_o pity_n as_o well_o as_o to_o aid_v our_o brother_n it_o command_v we_o to_o put_v on_o bowel_n of_o merc●●_n col._n 3.12_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o stoic_n allow_v the_o good_a man_n to_o help_v but_o forbid_v he_o to_o pity_n and_o compassionate_a the_o needy_a but_o we_o learn_v to_o do_v both_o from_o the_o example_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n 5._o senec._n de_fw-fr clement_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o our_o to_o do_v both_o from_o the_o example_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o our_o lord_n our_o alm_n must_v be_v the_o offspring_n of_o our_o charity_n and_o kindness_n and_o if_o we_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v void_a of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v our_o relief_n will_v be_v but_o small_a he_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o help_v his_o neighbour_n that_o have_v a_o great_a sense_n of_o his_o misery_n and_o christianity_n have_v provide_v better_a for_o the_o poor_a than_o the_o philosophy_n 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that_o traffic_v but_o run_v a_o hazard_n only_o the_o good_a and_o prudent_a alms-giver_n run_v none_o at_o all_o it_o will_v have_v be_v happy_a for_o many_o man_n that_o they_o have_v put_v out_o more_o of_o their_o wealth_n this_o way_n this_o will_v have_v turn_v to_o a_o great_a account_n when_o the_o course_n they_o take_v turn_v to_o none_o at_o all_o i_o do_v not_o know_v but_o they_o may_v by_o this_o course_n have_v preserve_v these_o estate_n which_o have_v for_o want_v of_o this_o season_v perish_v and_o co●●●n●ed_v for_o certain_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o a_o