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	love_v	true_a	4,053	5	4.6245	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06039	A sermon preached at Great Yarmouth, June 6th. By R.S., M.A. and rector of [illegible] in the county of Norfolk.	Scamler, Robert, b. 1653 or 4.	1677 (1677)	Wing S807B; ESTC R183256	44,829	80

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vile_a yea_o and_o worse_o than_o nothing_o what_o can_v it_o be_v style_v but_o the_o height_n of_o love_n to_o love_v we_o in_o our_o nonentity_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o a_o most_o noble_a spirit_n but_o to_o love_v we_o after_o our_o monstrous_a ingratitude_n i_o can_v express_v it_o 7._o eph_n 2_o 7._o but_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o exceed_a riches_n of_o his_o glorious_a and_o merciful_a grace_n for_o man_n by_o his_o own_o default_n have_v lose_v his_o original_a righteousness_n and_o be_v trappand_v by_o satan_n of_o all_o those_o blessing_n god_n of_o his_o special_a favour_n intend_v to_o bestow_v upon_o he_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v this_o grand_a mercy_n the_o gift_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n that_o we_o have_v provoke_v he_o in_o the_o high_a measure_n immaginable_a and_o cast_v all_o his_o commandment_n behind_o we_o what_o can_v we_o therefore_o conceive_v shall_v move_v he_o to_o give_v we_o his_o son_n 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