Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	heart_n	heaven_n	love_v	5,566	5	5.9099	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97258	The poores advocate in 8 parts. Shewing, what an incomparable favour it is to the rich: that there are poor to accept of their charity, had they the wit to know it. Wherein is also made plain, that bounty and frugality is the best and surest way to plenty: with many other rational, and strong inducements to make men liberal; were it but for their own ends. Being enough (with the blessing of God) to change even a Nabal into a Zaccheus. By R. Yonnge [sic], florilegus. Who most earnestly begs of all rich men especially, and that for the poors sake, for Christs and the Gospels sake, but most of all for their own (even if their bodies, names, estates, precious souls and posterities) sake; to lay to heart, what is herein propounded to them out of Gods word, touching the poor: and then certainly, they will neither spend so excessively, nor heap up wealth so unmeasurably as they do; when millions of their poor brethren (for whom God would become man and die to redeem) are in such want, that I want words to express it.	Younge, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing Y173; Thomason E1452_3; ESTC R209561	58,165	58

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show_v to_o he_o and_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n it_o be_v say_v he_o wonder_v at_o she_o and_o hold_v his_o peace_n gen._n 24.18_o to_o 22._o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n indeed_o to_o see_v the_o like_a in_o our_o day_n be_v not_o forgetful_a say_v the_o apostle_n to_o lodge_v stranger_n for_o thereby_o some_o have_v receive_v angel_n into_o their_o house_n unaware_o heb._n 13.2_o so_o do_v abraham_n and_o lot_n and_o many_o other_o but_o for_o all_o this_o possibility_n of_o happiness_n few_o will_v put_v it_o to_o the_o venture_n and_o be_v they_o indeed_o angel_n without_o angel_n in_o their_o purse_n to_o pay_v for_o it_o they_o shall_v find_v but_o cold_a entertainment_n again_o our_o bless_a saviour_n tell_v we_o he_o that_o receive_v you_o receive_v i_o and_o he_o that_o receive_v i_o receive_v he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v give_v unto_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o to_o drink_n a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o disciple_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o shall_v not_o lose_v his_o reward_n matth._n 10.40_o 41_o 42._o but_o for_o all_o that_o shall_v christ_n come_v to_o rich_a man_n in_o these_o day_n in_o his_o own_o person_n as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n and_o demand_v a_o small_a matter_n of_o they_o he_o shall_v receive_v but_o a_o flout_v and_o a_o churlish_a denial_n as_o then_o he_o do_v john_n 4.7_o to_o 13._o they_o will_v rather_o hazard_v the_o loss_n of_o such_o a_o friend_n as_o christ_n himself_o then_o the_o least_o loss_n by_o a_o friend_n of_o his_o send_n in_o deut._n 16.17_o every_o man_n be_v command_v to_o give_v according_a as_o god_n have_v blessed_v he_o and_o so_o in_o 1_o cor._n 16.2_o and_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o upon_o who_o god_n bestow_v most_o of_o his_o outward_a blessing_n of_o they_o he_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a inward_a thanks_o but_o it_o will_v amaze_v a_o man_n to_o see_v how_o many_o rich_a man_n who_o god_n have_v blessed_v 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from_o verse_n 41._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n which_o be_v a_o book-case_n plain_a and_o easy_a for_o each_o of_o we_o to_o understand_v that_o will_v not_o feel_v those_o flame_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o give_v the_o poor_a something_o unless_o they_o have_v sufficient_a for_o their_o need_n thou_o shall_v not_o harden_v thy_o heart_n nor_o shut_v thy_o hand_n from_o thy_o poor_a brother_n but_o thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n wide_a unto_o he_o and_o shall_v sure_o lend_v he_o sufficient_a for_o his_o need_n in_o that_o which_o he_o want_v deut._n 15_o 7_o 8._o so_o they_o part_v their_o good_n to_o all_o man_n as_o every_o one_o have_v need_v act_v 2.44_o 45._o neither_o be_v there_o any_o among_o they_o that_o lack_v distribution_n be_v make_v according_a as_o he_o have_v need_v act_v 4.34_o 35_o 37._o if_o you_o give_v not_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v needful_a to_o the_o body_n what_o do_v it_o profit_n james_n 2.16_o 1_o john_n 3.17_o that_o their_o 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