Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	friend_n	great_a	love_v	6,235	5	6.3276	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

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see_v it_o and_o be_v grieve_v be_v he_o lead_v they_o gentle_o then_o dare_v thou_o beat_v they_o back_o with_o word_n or_o reproach_n like_o the_o piercing_n of_o a_o sword_n the_o lord_n lead_v the_o lame_a and_o the_o blind_a in_o the_o way_n they_o do_v not_o know_v to_o zion_n weep_v the_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o she_o that_o travel_v with_o child_n jer._n 31._o 8._o mark_v the_o four_o sort_n in_o the_o world_n the_o fit_a object_n of_o man_n compassion_n and_o help_v lame_a and_o blind_a the_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o travel_v with_o child_n and_o the_o first_o two_o most_o despicable_a yet_o the_o lord_n despise_v none_o of_o they_o but_o see_v they_o be_v weep_v and_o come_v to_o zion_n he_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a

lordship_n chief_a study_n and_o constant_a endeavour_n may_v be_v to_o promote_v the_o lord_n glory_n by_o a_o constant_a tenor_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n that_o the_o mountain_n may_v bring_v peace_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o little_a hill_n by_o righteousness_n psal_n 72._o vers_fw-la 3._o that_o you_o may_v raise_v up_o the_o foundation_n of_o many_o generation_n and_o be_v call_v the_o repairer_n of_o the_o breach_n isa_n 58._o vers_fw-la 12._o that_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n may_v long_o enjoy_v your_o lordship_n as_o one_o of_o their_o great_a blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o mercy_n and_o truth_n may_v meet_v together_o and_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n kiss_v each_o other_o psal_n 85._o so_o that_o by_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o your_o god_n upon_o you_o truth_n and_o piety_n order_n and_o unity_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n in_o church_n and_o state_n may_v abound_v that_o after_o many_o good_a day_n you_o may_v obtain_v that_o approbation_n well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o sincere_a and_o fervent_a prayer_n of_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n robert_z edward_z murrois_fw-fr the_o 20._o of_o february_n 1683._o errata_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n page_n 4._o line_n 29._o for_o who_o read_v which_o in_o the_o contens_fw-fr p._n 2._o l._n 9_o for_o cor._n r._n chr._n p._n 6._o l._n 42._o for_o sam_n satanius_n r._n samosatenus_fw-la p._n ibid._n l._n last_o for_o serinium_fw-la r._n syrmium_fw-la p._n 13._o l._n 8._o for_o videbent_a r._n viz._n p._n 23._o l_o 43._o for_o rowa_n r._n tomo_n p._n 41._o l._n 25._o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 49._o l._n 18._o for_o university_n r._n universality_n p._n 45._o l._n 40._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 65._o l._n 27._o for_o he_o r._n this_o p._n 73._o l._n 30._o for_o care_n r._n cure_n p._n 80._o 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