Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	commandment_n	faith_n	keep_v	3,905	5	5.7761	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65863	The divinity of Christ and unity of the three that bear record in heaven with the blessed end and effects of Christ's appearance, coming in the flesh, suffering and sacrifice for sinners, confessed and vindicated, by his followers, called Quakers : and the principal matters in controversie, between them, and their present opposers (as Presbyterians, Independants, &c.) considered and resolved, according to the scriptures of truth, and more particularly to remove the aspersions ... cast upon the ... Quakers ... in several books, written by Tho. Vincent, Will. Madox, their railing book, stil'd The foundation, &c, Tho. Danson, his Synopsis, John Owen, his Declaration / which are here examin'd and compared by G.W. ... ; as also, a short review of several passages of Edward Stillingfleet's ... in his discourse of the sufferings of Christ's and sermon preached before the King, wherein he flatly contradicts the said opposers.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1669 (1669)	Wing W1925; ESTC R19836	166,703	202

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and_o in_o this_o power_n of_o christ_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o righteous_a stand_v and_o this_o we_o contend_v for_o against_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o sinful_a agent_n who_o thus_o manage_n and_o maintain_v his_o work_n and_o how_o false_o be_v it_o for_o t._n d._n pag._n 56._o to_o say_v that_o charity_n or_o love_n suit_v our_o present_a imperfect_a state_n as_o he_o also_o say_v faith_n and_o hope_n do_v whereas_o charity_n or_o love_n which_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o perfectness_n and_o be_v know_v in_o the_o pure_a heart_n suit_v that_o state_n which_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n as_o perfection_n and_o purity_n be_v which_o be_v also_o effect_v through_o the_o true_a faith_n that_o purify_v the_o heart_n and_o that_o hope_v which_o he_o that_o have_v purify_v himself_n even_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a 1_o john_n 3._o which_o admit_v not_o of_o sin_n and_o imperfection_n term_v of_o life_n for_o he_o that_o abide_v in_o christ_n sin_v not_o and_o as_o to_o that_o of_o 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