Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	believe_v	faith_n	great_a	3,010	5	3.4764	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50480	En oligo christianos, the almost Christian discovered, or, The false-professor tried and cast being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchres, London, 1661, and now at the inportunity of friends made publick / by Matthew Meade.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1546; ESTC R9895	121,691	343

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rejoice_v in_o that_o light_n 27.10_o job_n 27.10_o for_o a_o season_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o hour_n a_o short_a space_n and_o then_o they_o leave_v he_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a question_n job_n put_v concern_v the_o hypocrite_n will_v he_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a will_v he_o always_o call_v upon_o god_n he_o may_v do_v much_o but_o these_o two_o thing_n he_o can_v do_v he_o can_v make_v god_n his_o delight_n he_o can_v persevere_v in_o duty_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o condition_n 33.27_o pro._n 24.16_o deut._n 33.27_o he_o will_v be_v a_o apostate_n at_o last_o the_o scab_n of_o hypocrisy_n usual_o break_v out_o in_o the_o plague_n soar_v of_o apostasy_n conversion_n ground_n be_v stand_a ground_n it_o be_v terra_fw-la firma_fw-la but_o a_o graceless_a profession_n of_o religion_n be_v slippery_a ground_n and_o fall_a ground_n julian_n the_o apostate_n be_v first_o julian_n the_o professor_n i_o know_v it_o be_v possible_a a_o beleiver_n 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