Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	child_n	good_a	lord_n	2,815	5	3.7082	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93756	A sermon preached unto the inhabitants of the town of Thornbury, in Glocestershire [sic] on March 20, 1697/8	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5133; ESTC R42869	30,618	36

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we_o think_v that_o we_o have_v his_o favour_n or_o love_a kindness_n although_o solomon_n say_v true_o no_o man_n know_v either_o love_n or_o hatred_n that_o be_v of_o god_n by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o corrupt_a and_o ignorant_a man_n as_o he_o be_v man_n a_o little_a tincture_n whereof_o even_o david_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n here_o have_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o love_n or_o hatred_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o according_a to_o the_o delightful_a or_o afflict_a thing_n which_o happen_v unto_o they_o in_o this_o world_n as_o sure_a as_o scripture_n be_v true_a which_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v true_a which_o again_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v true_a this_o be_v a_o fallible_a yea_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_a rule_n to_o judge_v by_o for_o the_o scripture_n say_v express_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chasten_v and_o scourge_v every_o son_n which_o he_o receive_v which_o same_o chasten_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v not_o joious_a but_o grievous_a heb._n twelve_o 6_o 11._o as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v rev._n three_o 19_o and_o so_o again_o it_o be_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n and_o who_o belly_n thou_o fille_v with_o thy_o hide_a treasure_n they_o be_v full_a of_o child_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o substance_n unto_o their_o babe_n psal_n xvii_o 14._o their_o eye_n stand_v out_o with_o fatness_n they_o have_v more_o than_o heart_n can_v wish_v psal_n 1xxiii_fw-la 7._o the_o tabernacle_n of_o robber_n prosper_v and_o they_o that_o provoke_v god_n be_v secure_a into_o who_o hand_n god_n bring_v abundant_o job_n twelve_o 7._o son_n remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o likewise_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n luke_n xuj_o 25._o and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o 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what_o the_o spirit_n say_v in_o eccles_n 8._o 2._o and_o against_o they_o that_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n mal._n 3._o 5_o now_o the_o stranger_n there_o mean_v be_v either_o a_o heathen_a who_o also_o be_v a_o idolater_n or_o a_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o here_o god_n speak_v against_o turn_v he_o aside_o from_o his_o right_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o may_v be_v true_o reason_v and_o apply_v against_o turn_v aside_o a_o papist_n from_o his_o right_n as_o the_o prophet_n malachy_n be_v no_o heathen_a nor_o strange_a only_o because_o he_o do_v by_o the_o spirit_n deliver_v and_o make_v know_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o be_v on_o this_o wise_a so_o i_o be_o no_o papist_n although_o i_o make_v know_v also_o and_o affirm_v the_o will_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o be_v on_o this_o wise_a as_o i_o have_v here_o receive_v and_o learn_v it_o from_o his_o own_o word_n of_o truth_n i_o shall_v not_o here_o mention_v many_o more_o 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