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	lord_n	787	5	3.9743	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17286	The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of Numbers, verse 24. By Ier. Burroughes minister of Gods Word.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.	1639 (1639)	STC 4128; ESTC S107060	167,441	453

if_o david_n shall_v have_v say_v i_o be_o resolve_v to_o walk_v before_o thou_o in_o a_o perfect_a way_n and_o yet_o i_o have_v not_o thy_o gracious_a presence_n with_o i_o oh_o when_o will_v thou_o come_v unto_o i_o but_o still_o whatsoever_o become_v of_o i_o i_o be_o determine_v to_o continue_v walk_v within_o my_o house_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n the_o like_a place_n we_o have_v psal_n 119._o 8._o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o statute_n oh_o forsake_v i_o not_o utter_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v o_o lord_n thou_o have_v in_o some_o degree_n forsake_v i_o thou_o seem_v as_o if_o thou_o will_v forsake_v i_o yet_o lord_n i_o be_o determine_v that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o statute_n thus_o the_o upright_a heart_n resolve_v though_o i_o shall_v perish_v i●asceris_fw-la everlasting_o yet_o i_o will_v perish_v follow_v the_o lord_n and_o if_o i_o can_v follow_v he_o i_o will_v cry_v after_o he_o and_o if_o i_o can_v cry_v after_o he_o i_o will_v look_v towards_o he_o yea_o though_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v angry_a yet_o will_v i_o follow_v he_o as_o ●ob_v though_o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o though_o there_o be_v much_o guiltiness_n upon_o the_o spirit_n so_o that_o the_o devil_n and_o a_o unbelieved_a sullen_a heart_n will_v much_o discourage_v from_o follow_v after_o the_o lord_n yet_o still_o it_o will_v not_o leave_v off_o but_o it_o labour_v to_o encourage_v itself_o as_o samuel_n do_v the_o people_n 1_o sam._n 12._o 20_o 21._o samuel_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n fear_v not_o you_o have_v do_v all_o this_o wickedness_n yet_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o follow_v the_o lord_n but_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o turn_v you_o not_o aside_o for_o than_o shall_v you_o go_v after_o vain_a thing_n which_o can_v prosit_fw-la nor_o deliver_v for_o they_o be_v vain_a thus_o the_o soul_n that_o follow_v the_o lord_n reason_n with_o itself_o though_o it_o be_v true_a i_o have_v sin_v my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a god_n may_v just_o be_v provoke_v and_o for_o ever_o reject_v i_o yet_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v aside_o from_o follow_v he_o i_o know_v there_o be_v no_o good_a to_o be_v get_v elsewhere_a though_o i_o be_v unworthy_a of_o mercy_n yet_o god_n be_v worthy_a of_o honour_n and_o therefore_o what_o ever_o i_o can_v do_v i_o will_v that_o god_n may_v have_v honour_n though_o i_o perish_v yea_o this_o soul_n though_o it_o receive_v many_o a_o repulse_n yet_o still_o it_o will_v follow_v as_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n though_o christ_n call_v her_o dog_n yet_o she_o leave_v not_o off_o she_o acknowledge_v herself_o to_o be_v a_o dog_n yet_o still_o she_o seek_v yea_o though_o god_n seem_v to_o go_v cross_a way_n quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o the_o soul_n expect_v yet_o still_o this_o soul_n will_v follow_v he_o even_o in_o those_o way_n as_o when_o the_o lord_n call_v abraham_n to_o follow_v he_o into_o a_o land_n that_o shall_v flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n gen._n 12._o 1._o abraham_n be_v content_a to_o leave_v his_o own_o country_n his_o father_n house_n his_o kindred_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o notwithstanding_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v into_o that_o land_n he_o find_v there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n verse_n 10._o so_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o get_v into_o egypt_n and_o that_o with_o the_o peril_n of_o his_o life_n or_o else_o he_o must_v have_v starve_v flesh_n and_o blood_n will_v have_v murmur_v much_o at_o this_o and_o have_v say_v what_o be_v this_o that_o land_n that_o god_n say_v he_o will_v show_v i_o be_v this_o that_o fruitful_a land_n for_o which_o i_o must_v leave_v my_o country_n and_o all_o my_o friend_n and_o now_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o come_v into_o it_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o starve_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o abraham_n follow_v god_n still_o in_o all_o the_o way_n he_o be_v please_v to_o lead_v he_o in_o again_o when_o god_n promise_v to_o multiply_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n yet_o for_o twenty_o year_n after_o this_o sarah_n be_v barren_a god_n seem_v to_o neglect_v his_o promise_n and_o after_o when_o he_o have_v a_o child_n in_o who_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o be_v bless_v yet_o this_o child_n abraham_n must_v kill_v and_o here_o god_n seem_v to_o go_v cross_a to_o his_o promise_n yet_o abraham_n follow_v god_n still_o one_o who_o follow_v god_n full_o indeed_o look_v up_o to_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o promise_n not_o to_o it_o as_o it_o appear_v to_o sense_n he_o see_v more_o good_a in_o the_o promise_n then_o in_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n though_o he_o see_v nothing_o though_o he_o seele_v nothing_o in_o himself_o nor_o in_o any_o creature_n for_o the_o present_a and_o what_o work_n he_o follow_v the_o lord_n in_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v imperfect_a he_o will_v not_o give_v over_o till_o he_o see_v something_o come_v of_o it_o if_o he_o follow_v god_n for_o a_o break_a heart_n he_o will_v pray_v and_o meditate_v and_o pray_v and_o meditate_v again_o and_o again_o if_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n and_o a_o thousand_o time_n over_o again_o till_o the_o work_n come_v to_o some_o effect_n and_o so_o for_o power_n over_o a_o corruption_n and_o strength_n in_o any_o grace_n where_o there_o be_v truth_n of_o grace_n there_o will_v be_v work_v like_o fire_n that_o never_o leave_v work_v till_o it_o break_v forth_o and_o get_v the_o victory_n hence_o that_o place_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 12._o 20._o where_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o quench_v the_o smoke_a flax_n nor_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n till_o he_o send_v forth_o judgement_n into_o victory_n if_o we_o observe_v the_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n from_o whence_o this_o be_v take_v which_o be_v isaiah_n 42._o 3_o the_o word_n be_v he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o judgement_n unto_o truth_n note_v that_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v truth_n there_o will_v be_v victory_n christ_n will_v nourish_v the_o smoke_a flax_n that_o be_v the_o least_o work_n of_o grace_n till_o judgement_n that_o be_v this_o work_n of_o sanctification_n be_v bring_v into_o victory_n and_o overcome_v what_o oppose_v it_o if_o he_o bring_v any_o beginning_n of_o grace_n to_o truth_n the_o victory_n be_v already_o get_v it_o be_v report_v of_o master_n bradford_n that_o he_o will_v never_o leave_v off_o when_o he_o be_v in_o holy_a duty_n till_o he_o find_v something_o come_v in_o as_o in_o confession_n of_o sin_n till_o he_o find_v his_o heart_n melt_v and_o break_v for_o sin_n in_o seek_v pardon_n till_o he_o find_v some_o quiet_v of_o his_o spirit_n in_o some_o intimation_n from_o god_n of_o his_o love_n and_o so_o for_o grace_n till_o he_o find_v his_o heart_n warm_v and_o quicken_v it_o be_v a_o excellent_a thing_n indeed_o to_o resolve_v to_o follow_v the_o lord_n in_o duty_n howsoever_o though_o nothing_o shall_v come_v in_o by_o it_o to_o ourselves_o but_o yet_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v right_a will_v never_o 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116._o which_o he_o say_v oh_o lord_n say_v he_o i_o never_o go_v away_o from_o thou_o without_o thou_o he_o mean_v he_o never_o leave_v off_o duty_n till_o he_o get_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o so_o carry_v the_o lord_n along_o with_o he_o oh_o how_o often_o do_v we_o go_v from_o god_n without_o god_n we_o think_v it_o enough_o that_o we_o have_v be_v before_o he_o in_o holy_a duty_n though_o indeed_o we_o still_o abide_v stranger_n to_o he_o &_o he_o to_o we_o how_o often_o do_v god_n send_v we_o empty_a away_o from_o his_o presence_n which_o we_o shall_v account_v a_o sore_a and_o grievous_a affliction_n but_o