Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	hate_v	love_v	rachel_n	60	3	16.8770	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68568	Ruths recompence: or a commentarie vpon the booke of Ruth wherein is shewed her happy calling out of her owne country and people, into the fellowship and society of the Lords inheritance: her vertuous life and holy carriage amongst them: and then, her reward in Gods mercy, being by an honourable marriage made a mother in Israel: deliuered in seuerall sermons, the briefe summe whereof is now published for the benefit of the Church of God. By Richard Bernard ...	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1628 (1628)	STC 1962; ESTC S101697	273,649	490

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will_v be_v content_a to_o marry_v with_o they_o which_o be_v a_o commendation_n to_o they_o that_o will_v thus_o welcome_v such_o as_o come_v among_o they_o for_o succour_v it_o be_v a_o matter_n praiseworthy_a to_o be_v harbersome_a to_o stranger_n for_o this_o be_v the_o barbarian_n commend_v act._n 28._o 2_o 7_o 10._o who_o receive_v the_o apostle_n and_o the_o rest_n into_o their_o house_n make_v they_o fire_n because_o of_o the_o cold_a and_o rain_n in_o winter_n courteous_o lodge_v they_o and_o when_o they_o depart_v be_v such_o as_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n and_o be_v thereby_o in_o want_n those_o barbarian_n help_v they_o with_o necessary_n this_o be_v humanity_n and_o mercy_n for_o this_o abraham_n and_o lot_n and_o job_n be_v commend_v and_o this_o goodness_n we_o must_v learn_v to_o practice_v for_o so_o be_v we_o exhort_v heb._n 13._o 2_o and_o these_o former_a example_n lead_v we_o to_o it_o this_o qutie_n be_v to_o be_v do_v not_o only_o to_o our_o kindred_n to_o 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