Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	grace_n	great_a	soul_n	4,875	5	4.7291	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

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husband_n or_o father_n bring_v into_o a_o wood_n or_o water_n ☜_o ☜_o yet_o they_o be_v confident_a it_o be_v not_o to_o hang_v or_o drown_v they_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o people_n do_v not_o repent_v when_o they_o grow_v worse_o rev._n 16.9_o 11._o a_o passionate_a and_o trouble_a spirit_n be_v like_o a_o little_a pryll_n of_o water_n which_o every_o shower_n of_o rain_n or_o beast_n that_o pass_v through_o do_v change_v the_o colour_n of_o it_o and_o make_v muddy_a quick_a onset_n and_o endeavour_n to_o reform_v be_v far_o better_o than_o many_o purpose_n and_o resolution_n it_o shall_v trouble_v a_o christian_a much_o to_o have_v such_o grace_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o god_n beget_v so_o little_a good_a in_o he_o oh_o my_o soul_n will_v neither_o great_a love_n great_a mercy_n great_a forbearance_n great_a entreaty_n nor_o great_a wage_n prevail_v with_o thou_o to_o serve_v christ_n free_a and_o better_a a_o deep_a sense_n of_o sin_n beget_v deep_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n 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