Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	great_a	lord_n	sin_n	5,822	5	4.5349	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68048	The rule of perfection contayning a breif and perspicuous abridgement of all the wholle spirituall life, reduced to this only point of the (vvill of God.) Diuided into three partes. The first treating of the exteriour will of God, contayning the actiue life. The second of the interiour vvill contayning the contemplatiue life. The third of the essentiall vvill concerning the life supereminent. Composed by the R.F. Benet Capucin, preacher, of the holie order of Saint Francis, novv of the prouince of France, heertofore called VV. Fitch, of Canfeld in Essex.; Règle de perfection. Part 1-2. English.	Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610.	1609 (1609)	STC 10928.3; ESTC S115066	90,218	200

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of_o revenge_n exercise_v the_o virtue_n of_o charity_n and_o imitate_v our_o saviour_n who_o pray_v for_o those_o that_o persecute_v he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n moreover_o he_o that_o with_o this_o only_a end_n and_o motive_n of_o god_n will_n answer_v not_o when_o he_o be_v false_o accuse_v discretion_n always_o presuppose_v shall_v mortify_v self_n love_n practise_v the_o virtue_n of_o silence_n and_o follow_v herein_o jesus_n christ_n who_o answer_v nothing_o to_o the_o false_a witness_n bring_v in_o against_o he_o i_o may_v bring_v infinite_a other_o like_a example_n to_o this_o end_n but_o we_o will_v conclude_v with_o this_o which_o comprehend_v all_o other_o namely_o that_o whensoever_o a_o man_n according_a to_o this_o rule_n do_v any_o thing_n disagreable_a to_o sensuality_n or_o affection_n and_o leave_v any_o thing_n pleasant_a or_o agreeable_a to_o the_o same_o for_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n he_o mortify_v the_o proper_a will_n practise_v the_o virtue_n 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you_o a_o example_n and_o if_o it_o have_v not_o bein_z to_o have_v give_v we_o a_o example_n what_o need_v he_o to_o have_v suffer_v so_o much_o see_v one_o only_a drop_n of_o his_o blood_n yea_o his_o only_a will_n have_v bein_z sufficient_a to_o have_v redeem_v us._n other_o now_o of_o these_o twoe_o thing_n some_o want_v the_o one_o and_o some_o the_o other_o as_o for_o those_o that_o want_v the_o first_o namely_o suffer_v with_o christ_n i_o wish_v they_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o saint_n peter_n say_v 1._o christus_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la 2._o vobis_fw-la relinquens_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ut_fw-la sequamini_fw-la vestigia_fw-la eius_fw-la christ_n have_v suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v to_o you_o a_o example_n that_o you_o may_v follow_v his_o step_n and_o of_o s._n paul_n 8._o sy_n compatimur_fw-la &_o conglorificabimur_fw-la if_o we_o suffer_v together_o we_o shall_v also_o be_v glorify_v together_o 2._o and_o likewise_o of_o s._n iohn_n qui_fw-la 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aliquid_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la eius_fw-la the_o hide_a darkness_n of_o god_n which_o he_o call_v the_o abundance_n of_o light_n be_v unknown_a to_o all_o light_n and_o keep_v secret_a from_o all_o knowledge_n and_o if_o any_o one_o see_v god_n have_v understand_v what_o he_o see_v he_o have_v not_o see_v he_o but_o somewhat_o appertain_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o speculation_n of_o the_o intelligence_n do_v proportion_n god_n allmightie_a infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a to_o our_o smalle_a capacity_n but_o contrariwise_o the_o will_n by_o love_n proportion_v itself_o in_o some_o degree_n to_o the_o immensity_n infinity_n and_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n so_o that_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o intelligence_n make_v god_n like_a unto_o man_n cause_v he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o descend_v unto_o we_o but_o the_o love_n of_o the_o will_n make_v man_n like_o unto_o god_n elevate_n the_o soul_n unto_o he_o final_o this_o speculation_n of_o the_o intelligence_n be_v a_o human_a thing_n make_v we_o remain_v in_o ourselves_o but_o the_o