Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	affection_n	heart_n	life_n	2,903	5	4.0762	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94070	XXXI. select sermons, preached on special occasions; the titles and several texts, on which they were preached, follow. / By William Strong, that godly, able and faithful minister of Christ, lately of the Abby at Westminster. None of them being before made publique.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing S6007_pt1; Thomason E874_1; ESTC R203660	309,248	523

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sure_o gate_n by_o their_o strength_n may_v be_v for_o defence_n unto_o they_o but_o not_o for_o offence_n unto_o they_o without_o they_o be_v propugnacula_fw-la non_fw-la ●ppugnacula_fw-la they_o do_v not_o fight_v with_o gate_n second_o ancient_o council_n do_v usual_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v all_o the_o council_n and_o the_o policy_n of_o hell_n but_o that_o also_o seem_v not_o well_o to_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o use_v which_o signify_v to_o prevail_v and_o overcome_v by_o power_n not_o by_o policy_n by_o strength_n and_o not_o by_o art_n but_o that_o which_o prevail_v most_o with_o i_o be_v that_o our_o divine_n have_v common_o assert_v against_o the_o local_a distance_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v never_o put_v for_o hell_n or_o the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a but_o either_o for_o the_o grave_n or_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o if_o that_o ●e_v true_a than_o we_o read_v of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o grave_n job_n 38_o 17._o isai_n 38.10_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o keep_v ●hose_v that_o be_v under_o its_o possession_n and_o so_o christ_n do_v argue_v from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o no_o enemy_n shall_v prevail_v because_o even_o when_o you_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o death_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o grave_n yet_o you_o ●hall_v have_v a_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o the_o grave_n shall_v ●ive_a up_o its_o dead_a and_o be_v rise_v you_o shall_v die_v no_o more_o ●…th_fw-mi shall_v no_o more_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o the_o gate_n of_o ●…e_a grave_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o you_o and_o ●…erfore_o