Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	bear_v	love_v	see_v	4,195	5	3.3866	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61805	A dissuasive from revenge in a discourse upon these words, Recompense to no man evil for evil, Rom. 12.17. By Nicolas Stratford, D.D. Dean of S. Asaph.	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1684 (1684)	Wing S5933; ESTC R223758	31,693	162

a_o dissuasive_a from_z revenge_n in_o a_o discourse_n upon_o these_o word_n recompense_n to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n rom._n 12._o 17._o by_o nicolas_n stratford_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o s._n asaph_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxxiv_o to_o my_o worthy_a and_o belove_a friend_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o manchester_n and_o salford_n though_o after_o much_o importunity_n i_o be_v at_o length_n prevail_v with_o to_o quit_v my_o relation_n to_o you_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a reluctancy_n and_o uneasiness_n to_o myself_o and_o that_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a reason_n why_o i_o take_v no_o leave_n of_o you_o for_o a_o solemn_a farewell_o as_o it_o will_v have_v be_v no_o real_a benefit_n to_o you_o so_o i_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o it_o will_v have_v add_v to_o my_o own_o affliction_n what_o the_o prevalent_a inducement_n to_o my_o removal_n be_v be_v i_o suppose_v well_o know_v 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it_o not_o only_o to_o your_o read_n but_o to_o your_o practice_n beseech_v you_o to_o accept_v it_o as_o a_o small_a expression_n of_o my_o great_a affection_n to_o you_o 1._o s._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o to_o which_o the_o whole_a christian_a doctrine_n tend_v and_o in_o which_o all_o its_o part_n be_v unite_v as_o line_n in_o a_o common_a centre_n be_v charity_n that_o 9_o rom._n 13._o 8_o 9_o he_o that_o love_v another_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n for_o this_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o commandment_n it_o be_v brief_o comprehend_v in_o this_o say_n namely_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o as_o all_o duty_n of_o piety_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n so_o love_v to_o our_o neighbour_n be_v 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