Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	death_n	life_n	world_n	5,607	5	4.5010	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30702	Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ...	Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing B6237; ESTC R40782	133,437	408

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themselves_o and_o yet_o fall_v so_o as_o to_o rise_v ●o_o no_o more_o they_o be_v but_o set_v 〈◊〉_d slippery_a place_n as_o the_o psalmist●eaks_v ●eaks_z and_o then_o cast_v down_o into_o ●●struction_n and_o bring_v into_o de●●lation_n as_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o be_v ●terly_o consume_v with_o terror_n ●sal_n 73.18_o 19_o 19_o psal_n 73.18_o 19_o thus_o they_o flat●●r_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o ●●es_n until_o their_o iniquity_n be_v ●●und_v to_o be_v hateful_a they_o say_v ●●ey_n shall_v die_v in_o their_o nest_n and_o multiply_v their_o day_n as_o the_o sand_n ●his_fw-la be_v the_o ground_n upon_o which_o ●ob's_n friend_n argue_v so_o strong_o ●gainst_a he_o that_o sure_o god_n ●d_a not_o love_v he_o because_o it_o ●ent_v so_o ill_o with_o he_o there●re_o they_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o god_n ●e_v thing_n that_o be_v right_a measure_v his_o thought_n by_o outward_a providence_n in_o this_o world_n a●_n model_v all_o their_o argument_n according_a to_o this_o rule_n now_o 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you_o look_v upon_o these_o thing_n ●s_a argument_n of_o my_o love_n to_o ●hose_v person_n who_o enjoy_v they_o ●or_a you_o see_v what_o kind_n of_o ●_z they_o be_v sometime_o cast_v ●mong_a even_o among_o my_o most_o ●itter_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n such_o ●s_n be_v and_o will_v be_v so_o and_o who_o abuse_v these_o good_a thing_n to_o a_o far_o harden_v they_o in_o their_o enmity_n but_o do_v not_o you_o regard_v 〈◊〉_d envy_v not_o their_o portion_n nei●her_o judge_v their_o condition_n ●herefore_o happy_a measure_v not_o ●ny_a love_n by_o outward_a mercy_n ●or_a i_o thus_o promiscuous_o cast_v ●hem_n abroad_o into_o the_o world_n to_o ●ive_a check_n to_o such_o thought_n as_o ●ould_v argue_v either_o love_n or_o ha●red_v from_o they_o eccles_n 9.1_o sect._n xii_o last_o the_o lord_n give_v such_o 〈◊〉_d large_a dole_n of_o outward_a mer●ies_n unto_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o pre●ent_a world_n because_o this_o be_v all_o ●hat_n ever_o they_o be_v like_a to_o have_v they_o be_v never_o 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be_v like_o 〈◊〉_d have_v they_o be_v to_o go_v their_o wa●_n and_o expect_v no_o more_o thus_o dea●_n jehoshaphat_n likewise_o with_o tho●_n son_n that_o be_v not_o to_o plead_v 〈◊〉_d title_n to_o his_o kingdom_n intend_v the_o throne_n and_o crown_n for_o ●ehoram_n their_o father_n give_v they_o ●reat_a gift_n of_o silver_n 21.3_o 2_o chron._n 21.3_o and_o of_o gold_n ●nd_v of_o precious_a thing_n with_o fence_a fly_n in_o judah_n but_o the_o kingdom_n ●ave_n he_o to_o jehoram_n because_o he_o be_v ●●e_z first-born_a so_o god_n deal_v w●t●●any_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o ●orld_n as_o jehoshaphat_n do_v with_o ●is_n other_o son_n who_o give_v they_o ●heir_a dole_n before_o hand_n in_o great_a ●ifts_n and_o so_o commit_v their_o ●ortion_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o ●hey_n be_v not_o to_o expect_v any_o ●ore_n the_o kingdom_n it_o be_v for_o the_o firstborn_a thus_o the_o wicked_a have_v ●reat_a gift_n in_o this_o world_n their_o ●ortion_n be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n ●nd_v they_o be_v to_o expect_v no_o more_o they_o be_v not_o from_o hence_o to_o argue_v that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v ●o_o well_o for_o they_o that_o therefore_o ●e_n will_v do_v better_o and_o intend_v ●hem_fw-mi a_o further_a good_a cujus_fw-la con●rarium_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la nay_o you_o may_v ●ather_o gather_v a_o argument_n ●uite_o the_o other_o way_n because_o god_n intend_v no_o further_a good_a unto_o you_o hereafter_o therefore_o be_v you_o have_v so_o much_o now_o th●_n we_o use_v to_o answer_v man_n that_o ha●●_n have_v their_o dole_n already_o giu_v they_o and_o they_o will_v come_v again_o why_o do_v you_o come_v again_o y●_n have_v have_v your_o dole_n already_o so_o god_n will_v answer_v to_o ma●_n man_n when_o they_o shall_v cry_v to_o hi●_n for_o mercy_n at_o that_o day_n w●_n come_v you_o to_o i_o for_o more_o y●●_n have_v have_v your_o dole_n already_o have_v not_o you_o have_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d your_o work_n come_v to_o do_v n●●_n your_o cup_n overflow_v in_o your_o lif●_n time_n 73.7_o psal_n 73.7_o have_v not_o you_o more_o th●_n heart_n can_v wish_v why_o do_v yo●_n come_v again_o do_v not_o i_o sa●_n god_n show_v myself_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d mercy_n in_o your_o day_n that_o you_o b●ing_v so_o wicked_a as_o you_o be_v ha●_n yet_o so_o much_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n as_o you_o have_v i_o di●_n not_o only_o spare_v you_o and_o eke_o o●_n my_o longsufferance_n towards_o yo●_n but_o i_o load_v you_o then_o with_o benefit_n and_o heap_v my_o blessing_n on_o you_o if_o so_o be_v you_o will_v ther●_n by_o have_v be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n 2.4_o rom._n 2.4_o ●nd_v therefore_o though_o you_o be_v deny_v eternal_a mercy_n hereafter_o yet_o you_o have_v cause_n to_o tell_v ●e_a devil_n themselves_o and_o ●mned_a creature_n that_o shall_v be_v ●ur_n companion_n that_o god_n be_v ●ry_o merciful_a to_o you_o while_o you_o ●ed_v in_o this_o world_n you_o have_v a_o ●rge_a portion_n here_o but_o here_o be_v ●ur_n all._n son_n remember_v that_o ●ou_n in_o thy_o life-time_n receive_v ●y_a good_a thing_n thou_o can_v not_o spect_v they_o hereafter_o too_o chap._n vi_o ●●at_v the_o good_a thing_n the_o wicked_a do_v enjoy_v be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a life_n and_o why_o sect._n i._n the_o three_o particular_a propound_v in_o the_o handle_n this_o point_n be_v to_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a thing_n the_o wicked_a do_v enjoy_v be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a life_n so_o as_o when_o their_o life_n end_v then_o all_o their_o good_a be_v at_o a_o en●_n when_o the_o wicked_a man_n die_v he_o shall_v carry_v nothing_o away_o his_o glory_n shall_v not_o descend_v aft●●_n he_o psalm_n 49.17_o naked_a 〈◊〉_d come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o nake●_n he_o shall_v return_v all_o his_o go●_n thing_n have_v their_o period_n wi●●_n he_o he_o can_v carry_v they_o alo●●_n into_o another_o world_n when_o dea●_n seize_v on_o he_o than_o he_o be_v par●ed_v from_o they_o and_o then_o wh●_n shall_v those_o thing_n be_v which_o he_o h●_n provide_v 12.20_o luk._n 12.20_o though_o while_o he_o pve_v he_o bless_v his_o soul_n a●_n his_o flatterer_n be_v about_o hi●_n and_o his_o cog_a parasite_n a●_n they_o praise_v he_o yet_o he_o s●●_n go_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o his_o father_n 49.18_o psal_n 49.18_o and_o shall_v never_o see_v light_n and_o then_o all_o his_o good_a thi●_n be_v conclude_v with_o he_o a●_n it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o t●●_n wicked_a can_v outlive_v b●_n be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a lif●_n because_o first_o that_o there_o be_v some_o man_n who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o ●he_n earth_n 8._o cum_fw-la homines_fw-la beati_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la si_fw-la veer_fw-la volunt_fw-la profecto_fw-la esse_fw-la

12.19_o thou_o ●ast_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o ●ears_n he_o look_v no_o further_o ●here's_v his_o all_o though_o the_o language_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n seem_v ●o_o be_v the_o same_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o reply_n say_v esau_n concern_v the_o present_a send_v by_o his_o brother_n jacob_n to_o he_o i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n keep_v that_o thou_o have_v unto_o thyself_o but_o jacob_n reply_v nay_o i_o pray_v thou_o receive_v my_o present_n at_o my_o hand_n because_o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o because_o i_o have_v enough_o gen._n 33.9_o 10_o 11._o say_v esau_n i_o have_v enough_o and_o so_o say_v jacob_n too_o yet_o the_o difference_n be_v great_a for_o esau_n look_v no_o further_a than_o to_o the_o worldly_a blessing_n he_o have_v sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o cow_n and_o camel_n enough_o this_o be_v the_o enough_o that_o he_o mean_v here_o he_o terminate_v and_o he_o look_v no_o further_o but_o jacob_n look_v beyond_o these_o thing_n his_o eye_n pierce_v through_o the_o creature_n and_o therefore_o saie●_n he_o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o i_o have_v enough_o or_o i_o hau●_n all_o ver_fw-la 11._o jacob_n see_v the_o goodness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n in_o all_o his_o enjoyment_n and_o this_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n because_o he_o see_v god_n deal_v gracious_o with_o he_o therefore_o he_o have_v enough_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n man_n bear_v it_o he_o have_v all_o all_o that_o be_v true_o desirable_a or_o that_o he_o can_v desire_v esau_n have_v the_o 33.9.11_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la mihi_fw-la multum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la mi_fw-it hi_o omne_fw-la gen._n 33.9.11_o multum_fw-la but_o jacob_n have_v the_o omne_fw-la esau_n have_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o no_o more_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v but_o multum_fw-la but_o jacob_n have_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a 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