Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	body_n	heart_n	soul_n	4,786	5	4.6656	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77504	The mystical brasen serpent: with the magnetical vertue thereof. or, Christ exalted upon the cross, with the blessed end and fruit of that his exaltation, in drawing the elect world to himself, to believe on Him, and to be saved by Him. In two treatises, from John 3. 14, 15. 12. 32. Whereunto is added A treatise of the saints joint-membership each with other. As they were delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the gospel, and preacher to that incorporation. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy. July 30. 1652.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4719; Thomason E1249_1; ESTC R208891	155,986	284

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o useful_a and_o needful_a qualification_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o seem_v but_o little_a sincere_a love_n in_o the_o world_n scarce_o be_v there_o a_o man_n but_o make_v some_o show_n of_o love_n or_o friendship_n to_o his_o neighbour_n yet_o how_o many_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v their_o heart_n brim_n full_a of_o rancour_n and_o malice_n let_v christian_n seek_v after_o sincerity_n as_o in_o all_o grace_n so_o in_o this_o of_o love_n that_o they_o may_v embrace_v each_o other_o with_o mutual_a and_o cordial_a affection_n so_o the_o apostle_n there_o prosecute_v his_o charge_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v ver_fw-la 10._o be_v kind_o affection_a one_o towards_o another_o with_o brotherly-love_n or_o in_o the_o love_n of_o the_o brethren_n a_o very_a emphatical_a expression_n christian_n must_v not_o only_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o the_o brethren_n but_o they_o must_v also_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kind_o 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