Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	dead_a	faith_n	work_n	6,847	5	6.9184	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23775	The whole duty of man laid down in a plain way for the use of the meanest reader divided into XVII chapters : one whereof being read every Lords day, the whole may be read over, thrice in the year, necessary for all families : with private devotions.; Whole duty of man	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Fell, John, 1625-1686.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679.	1659 (1659)	Wing A1170_PARTIAL; Wing A1161_PARTIAL; ESTC R22026	270,427	508

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that_o thou_o will_v deliberate_o choose_v death_n thou_o will_v sure_o practise_v according_a to_o that_o sentence_n of_o thy_o understanding_n i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o on_o this_o first_o part_n of_o charity_n that_o of_o the_o affection_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o that_o of_o the_o action_n action_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v it_o whereby_o the_o former_a must_v be_v approve_v we_o may_v pretend_v great_a charity_n within_o but_o if_o none_o break_v forth_o in_o the_o action_n we_o may_v say_v of_o that_o love_n as_o sa●nt_a james_n do_v of_o the_o faith_n he_o speak_v of_o that_o it_o be_v dead_a jam._n 2._o 20._o it_o be_v the_o love_a in_o deed_n that_o must_v approve_v our_o beart_n before_o god_n 1_o jo._n 3._o 18._o now_o this_o love_n in_o the_o action_n may_v likewise_o fit_o be_v distribute_v as_o the_o former_a be_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o four_o distinct_a capacity_n of_o our_o brethren_n their_o soul_n their_o body_n their_o good_n and_o credit_n the_o soul_n i_o 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god_n forbid_v say_v he_o that_o i_o shall_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n in_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o you_o 1_o sam._n 12._o 23._o nor_o shall_v we_o need_v to_o fear_v that_o our_o prayer_n will_v be_v quite_o lose_v for_o if_o they_o prevail_v not_o for_o those_o for_o who_o we_o pour_v they_o out_o yet_o however_o they_o will_v return_v into_o our_o own_o bosom_n psal._n 35._o 13_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o miss_v of_o the_o reward_n of_o that_o charity_n in_o the_o second_o place_n we_o be_v to_o exercise_v this_o active_a charity_n towards_o the_o body_n of_o our_o body_n neighbour_n we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o compassionate_v their_o pain_n and_o misery_n but_o also_o to_o do_v what_o we_o can_v for_o their_o ease_n and_o relief_n the_o good_a samaritan_n luke_n 10._o have_v never_o be_v propose_v as_o our_o pattern_n have_v he_o not_o as_o well_o help_v as_o pity_v the_o wound_v man_n it_o be_v not_o good_a wish_n no_o nor_o good_a word_n neither_o that_o avail_n 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