Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	abraham_n	call_v	faith_n	883	5	5.7042	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54857	The signal diagnostick whereby we are to judge of our own affections : and as well of our present, as future state, or, The love of Christ planted upon the very same turf, on which it once had been supplanted by the extreme love of sin : being the substance of several sermons, deliver'd at several times and places, and now at last met together to make up the treatise which ensues / by Tho. Pierce.	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1670 (1670)	Wing P2199; ESTC R12333	120,589	186

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the_o strong_a proof_n of_o his_o love_n 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n to_o keep_v they_o be_v a_o reward_n 18_o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n the_o best_a expression_n of_o our_o love_n 37_o 38_o etc._n etc._n the_o art_n of_o keep_v they_o entire_a 80_o 81._o conversation_n of_o what_o importance_n 61_o 122_o 123_o etc._n etc._n 127._o curse_v due_a to_o they_o who_o love_v not_o christ_n 99_o 100_o custom_n how_o a_o artificial_a nature_n 10_o 11_o 61_o 62_o 122_o 123_o etc._n etc._n d_o danger_n how_o make_v to_o save_v we_o 101._o david_n how_o he_o value_v the_o commandment_n 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n 80_o 81._o decree_n the_o influence_n on_o practice_n which_o our_o opinion_n of_o they_o have_v 102_o 103._o devil_n how_o we_o may_v profit_v by_o their_o example_n 3_o 4._o disobedience_n the_o great_a expression_n of_o our_o hatred_n 41._o duty_n how_o it_o be_v our_o happiness_n to_o do_v it_o 31_o 32._o how_o to_o make_v it_o delightful_a to_o we_o 61_o 62_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o 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