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
A34575	The great necessity of preparation for death and judgment a sermon preached in the parochial chappel of Macclesfield, in the county palatine of Chester, at the funeral of Mr. John Corker, als Cor Cor, of Hurdesfield, on the eleventh day of November, 1693, and since revised and enlarg'd at the request of the relations of the deceased / by Samuel Corker, als Cor Cor ...	Corker, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1713.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6307; ESTC R9062	80,354	95

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6.19_o colos_n 3.2_o nor_o lie_v up_o for_o ourselves_o treasure_n upon_o earth_n but_o that_o we_o set_v our_o affection_n upon_o thing_n above_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grace_n and_o glory_n and_o the_o inheritance_n which_o be_v incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a and_o fade_v not_o away_o reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o and_o not_o on_o thing_n on_o the_o earth_n the_o pleasure_n honour_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o world_n which_o we_o be_v prone_a to_o desire_v inordinate_o and_o to_o pursue_v immoderate_o though_o we_o be_v charge_v to_o the_o contrary_a love_v not_o the_o world_n 2.15_o 1_o john_n 2.15_o neither_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o friendship_n of_o the_o world_n be_v enmity_n with_o god_n 4.4_o james_n 4.4_o whosoever_o will_v be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n in_o open_a hostility_n with_o 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state_n in_o adorn_v our_o soul_n with_o evangelical_n grace_n and_o virtue_n to_o fit_v we_o for_o heaven_n for_o if_o we_o have_v the_o riches_n of_o both_o the_o indies_n we_o can_v take_v nothing_o away_o with_o we_o when_o we_o depart_v hence_o 1.21_o job_n 1.21_o naked_a come_v we_o out_o of_o our_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v we_o return_v we_o must_v everlasting_o part_v with_o all_o that_o we_o have_v when_o we_o die_v and_o leave_v it_o as_o solomon_n say_v to_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v come_v after_o we_o and_o who_o know_v whether_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n 19_o ecoles_n 2.18_o 19_o yet_o shall_v he_o have_v rule_v over_o all_o our_o labour_n and_o gather_v all_o that_o we_o have_v heap_v up_o but_o work_n of_o righteousness_n will_v accompany_v we_o into_o the_o other_o world_n and_o now_o be_v the_o time_n for_o we_o to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n to_o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o holiness_n to_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o add_v 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