Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	affection_n	love_n	love_v	2,519	5	6.3625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08242	Certaine sermons vpon diuers texts of Scripture. Preached by Gervase Nid Doctor of Diuinitie	Nid, Gervase, d. 1629.	1616 (1616)	STC 18579; ESTC S113333	39,489	118

self-love_n or_o indolence_n haste_v to_o heal_v their_o heart_n before_o they_o be_v wound_v and_o to_o comfort_v their_o conscience_n before_o they_o be_v afflict_v hereupon_o they_o condemn_v all_o deep_a sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n as_o soft_a and_o effeminate_a or_o want_v of_o faith_n and_o patience_n all_o funeral_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o heathenish_a and_o unchristian_a all_o solemn_a afflict_v of_o the_o soul_n hymn_n supplication_n fast_v and_o alm_n deed_n which_o notwithstanding_o have_v be_v practise_v of_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n in_o all_o age_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o act_n the_o second_o verse_n devote_v man_n bear_v out_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n saint_n stephen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v great_a lamentation_n the_o word_n signify_v extremity_n of_o grief_n with_o beat_v and_o knock_v of_o the_o breast_n with_o what_o extraordinary_a sorrow_n do_v saint_n austin_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n et_fw-la libuit_fw-la flere_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la illa_fw-la de_fw-fr i_o &_o pro_fw-la i_o &_o dimisi_fw-la lachrimas_fw-la ut_fw-la effluerint_fw-la quantum_fw-la vellent_fw-la last_o which_o be_v the_o great_a commendation_n of_o this_o goodness_n and_o softness_n of_o nature_n we_o read_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v deep_o move_v and_o do_v weep_v at_o the_o departure_n of_o his_o friend_n whereupon_o the_o jew_n observe_v how_o great_o he_o love_v he_o god_n have_v create_v in_o our_o heart_n dulce_fw-la nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o sweet_a name_n of_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v as_o a_o spark_n of_o that_o eternal_a love_n wherewith_o the_o individed_a trinity_n be_v enslame_v which_o be_v so_o spiritual_a and_o active_a that_o be_v move_v it_o do_v present_o heat_n and_o dissolve_v the_o heart_n into_o passion_n the_o second_o extreme_a to_o be_v avoid_v be_v immoderation_n of_o grief_n which_o proceed_v from_o impatience_n and_o unbelief_n for_o when_o man_n believe_v not_o that_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o live_n and_o of_o the_o sick_a as_o of_o the_o whole_a that_o all_o thing_n work_v unto_o the_o good_a of_o the_o godly_a then_o love_v sail_v they_o and_o their_o hope_n they_o sorrow_n like_o they_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n and_o how_o can_v they_o have_v any_o hope_n when_o they_o want_v the_o comforter_n who_o be_v so_o call_v say_v saint_n austive_a that_o they_o which_o suffer_v loss_n of_o thing_n temporal_a may_v be_v comfort_v with_o hope_n of_o thing_n eternal_a therefore_o when_o any_o cross_n befall_v they_o through_o immoderate_a love_n of_o these_o transitory_a thing_n they_o be_v infinite_o deject_a full_a of_o bitter_a thought_n of_o curse_v and_o howl_v desperate_a mourner_n not_o capable_a of_o consolation_n accuser_n of_o god_n revolter_n from_o religion_n one_o example_n for_o all_o take_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n in_o that_o miserable_a siege_n and_o famine_n of_o samaria_n how_o he_o rail_v first_o against_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n second_o against_o god_n himself_o for_o that_o be_v the_o method_n and_o these_o be_v his_o blasphemous_a word_n behold_v what_o evil_a come_v from_o the_o lord_n why_o shall_v i_o wait_v long_o upon_o the_o lord_n ecce_fw-la tantum_fw-la malia_fw-la domino_fw-la quid_fw-la amplius_fw-la expectabo_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la a_o true_a example_n of_o impatience_n and_o insidelity_n likewise_o the_o gentile_n when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o they_o use_v to_o break_v out_o into_o exclamation_n and_o accusation_n against_o god_n as_o in_o that_o atque_fw-la deos_fw-la atque_fw-la astra_fw-la vocat_fw-la crudelia_fw-la mater_fw-la as_o quiutilian_n quis_fw-la mihi_fw-la alius_fw-la usus_fw-la vocis_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la incusem_fw-la deos_fw-la and_o jure_fw-la per_fw-la mala_fw-la mea_fw-la per_fw-la infelicem_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la hence_o rise_v their_o funeral_n pomp_n and_o superstitious_a exequy_n for_o the_o dead_a sacrifice_v of_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o defunct_a ertificiall_a howl_n and_o cut_v of_o their_o flesh_n ambitious_a sepulcher_n and_o excessive_a feast_n of_o many_o day_n continuance_n in_o which_o kind_n every_o nation_n have_v some_o peculiar_a vanity_n and_o superstition_n above_o the_o rest_n last_o in_o all_o their_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n they_o captivate_v their_o understanding_n to_o their_o affection_n wail_v without_o restraint_n rage_v against_o god_n and_o his_o creature_n but_o job_n lament_v be_v not_o of_o this_o kind_n neither_o be_v his_o word_n otherways_o to_o be_v interpret_v then_o as_o sign_n of_o extraordinary_a grief_n ease_v his_o oppress_a heart_n although_o not_o without_o some_o perturbation_n hitherto_o of_o the_o grief_n and_o passion_n of_o job_n mind_n express_v by_o this_o interrogation_n quare_fw-la wherefore_o which_o be_v a_o word_n of_o sorrow_n not_o of_o indignation_n now_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o cause_n of_o his_o grief_n namely_o that_o such_o benefit_n of_o god_n as_o light_v and_o life_n shall_v be_v so_o blot_v with_o misery_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n although_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a interpretation_n these_o word_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o sense_n light_n and_o life_n and_o labour_n and_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n yet_o their_o proper_a acception_n and_o signification_n will_v afford_v we_o this_o difference_n of_o discourse_n all_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v either_o labour_n or_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n by_o labour_n understand_v all_o that_o we_o do_v with_o difficulty_n and_o impediment_n whether_o they_o be_v action_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o body_n by_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n be_v mean_v all_o that_o we_o suffer_v in_o our_o soul_n either_o immediate_o or_o from_o the_o body_n or_o any_o outward_a affliction_n these_o two_o diverse_a kind_n of_o misery_n do_v plane_o and_o distinct_o appear_v in_o that_o sentence_n of_o woe_n which_o god_n pronounce_v against_o adam_n in_o dolore_fw-la comedes_fw-la here_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o suffer_v in_o sudore_fw-la comedes_fw-la there_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o work_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v they_o be_v either_o such_o as_o guide_v and_o ease_v our_o action_n which_o job_n comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o light_n or_o those_o which_o sustain_v and_o benefit_n our_o passion_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n life_n for_o the_o first_o light_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n sensible_a intellectual_a and_o spiritual_a sensible_a light_n be_v either_o artificial_a or_o natural_a concern_v natural_a light_n as_o of_o itself_o nothing_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o cheerful_a so_o to_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o weariness_n and_o toil_n nothing_o be_v more_o tedious_a in_o the_o 10_o of_o eccle._n the_o 7_o verse_n lighe_n be_v sweet_a and_o in_o the_o creation_n light_n be_v the_o first_o creature_n that_o be_v make_v and_o first_o hallow_v hence_o be_v it_o adorn_v with_o so_o many_o epithits_n in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o as_o poor_a labourer_n by_o sing_v do_v sweeten_v their_o pain_n for_o which_o cause_n s._n basil_n call_v their_o sing_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sauce_n of_o their_o toil_n so_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v lighten_v their_o labour_n and_o make_v they_o more_o cheerful_a in_o their_o work_n yet_o how_o much_o pleasant_a be_v light_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o liberty_n and_o rest_n which_o have_v leisure_n to_o contemplate_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o to_o discourse_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o light_n but_o if_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o some_o grievous_a tax_n and_o incessant_a labour_n as_o the_o israelite_n than_o light_n be_v but_o a_o eyesore_n whilst_o they_o see_v their_o own_o vexation_n and_o how_o much_o work_n they_o have_v to_o do_v whilst_o they_o see_v other_o sport_v and_o themselves_o toil_a last_o whilst_o they_o see_v their_o misery_n to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o they_o see_v youth_n dance_v and_o age_n woo_v woman_n walk_v to_o theater_n to_o see_v and_o to_o be_v see_v last_o they_o see_v the_o day_n distribrute_n beauty_n and_o cheerofulnesse_n to_o all_o creature_n but_o unto_o themselves_o unto_o bird_n unto_o building_n to_o the_o cloud_n to_o the_o air_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o water_n and_o therefore_o unto_o they_o which_o in_o time_n of_o old_a tyranny_n be_v condemn_v ad_fw-la lapicidivas_fw-la yet_o this_o be_v some_o comfort_n that_o they_o neither_o so_o much_o see_v their_o own_o misery_n nor_o the_o happiness_n of_o other_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o creation_n be_v ordain_v for_o sign_n and_o season_n to_o rule_v the_o day_n and_o to_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n but_o after_o sin_n have_v bring_v in_o labour_n the_o sun_n become_v a_o taske-maister_n to_o call_v man_n forth_o unto_o their_o work_n as_o it_o be_v in_o

in_o their_o bag_n indigested_a the_o last_o degree_n of_o cain_n his_o exceed_a wickedness_n that_o he_o kill_v his_o brother_n his_o natural_a brother_n and_o his_o only_a brother_n and_o which_o aggravate_v his_o villainy_n in_o who_o be_v all_o the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o brotherhood_n undivided_a for_o then_o there_o be_v not_o brother_n some_o by_o the_o father_n some_o by_o the_o mother_n brother_n by_o friendship_n not_o by_o blood_n brother_n by_o affinity_n not_o by_o consanguinity_n brother_n that_o be_v the_o same_o countryman_n not_o stranger_n brother_n of_o the_o same_o religion_n and_o not_o diverse_a but_o all_o these_o string_n of_o love_n and_o affection_n they_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o neither_o do_v he_o it_o for_o want_v of_o land_n and_o territory_n for_o be_v he_o not_o heir_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n but_o ambition_n and_o covetousness_n be_v impatient_a of_o consort_n and_o fellowship_n be_v they_o never_o so_o much_o dilate_v further_o by_o this_o murder_n cain_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o bless_a progeny_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v derive_v from_o he_o nay_o yet_o further_o he_o have_v slay_v all_o posterity_n that_o follow_v all_o generation_n may_v call_v he_o curse_v for_o if_o god_n have_v destroy_v he_o and_o give_v eve_n no_o more_o child_n as_o just_o he_o may_v have_v do_v the_o propogation_n of_o mankind_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o this_o fair_a world_n shut_v up_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v make_v like_o goodly_a new_a house_n which_o have_v no_o inhabitant_n but_o the_o love_n of_o brother_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o pass_v it_o thus_o which_o the_o more_o sacred_a it_o be_v with_o the_o great_a sin_n be_v it_o violate_v by_o this_o unnatural_a why_o do_v he_o not_o consider_v that_o have_v a_o brother_n his_o strength_n be_v double_v for_o what_o be_v brother_n but_o two_o in_o one_o two_o in_o labour_n but_o one_o in_o enjoy_v two_o against_o all_o other_o one_o betwixt_o themselves_o what_o advantage_n be_v it_o to_o be_v in_o two_o place_n at_o once_o to_o watch_v when_o he_o sleep_v to_o have_v his_o health_n when_o he_o be_v sick_a and_o all_o this_o not_o by_o a_o deputy_n but_o by_o himself_o for_o this_o union_n be_v in_o some_o sense_n natural_a not_o only_o of_o affection_n two_o hand_n two_o foot_n two_o eye_n two_o care_n in_o one_o body_n do_v resemble_v brother_n which_o be_v two_o body_n in_o one_o wherefore_o fraternal_a love_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o all_o love_n when_o we_o will_v have_v any_o to_o love_v entire_o we_o style_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o brethren_n as_o brethren_n envy_v not_o one_o another_o for_o the_o love_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n though_o it_o be_v great_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o natural_a but_o graft_v the_o love_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n great_a but_o not_o reciprocal_a for_o love_n descend_v not_o ascendeth_z but_o the_o love_n of_o brother_n be_v natural_a and_o collateral_a neither_o overawed_n with_o reverence_n nor_o by_o satiety_n intermit_v how_o full_a of_o sweetness_n be_v it_o to_o remember_v say_v valerius_n that_o we_o live_v in_o the_o same_o lodging_n before_o that_o we_o be_v bear_v and_o past_o the_o time_n of_o our_o infancy_n in_o the_o same_o cradle_n smile_v upon_o the_o same_o parent_n preserve_v by_o the_o same_o prayer_n and_o vow_n draw_v equal_a honour_n from_o the_o same_o ancestor_n have_v have_v the_o same_o parent_n the_o same_o womb_n the_o same_o blood_n the_o same_o beginning_n the_o same_o education_n the_o same_o nobility_n the_o same_o estate_n the_o same_o discipline_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o will_n and_o will_v the_o same_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o affection_n but_o this_o be_v the_o mischief_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o devil_n that_o the_o sweet_a love_n turn_v into_o the_o sharp_a hatred_n brother_n be_v incense_v be_v unquenchable_a as_o much_o water_n will_v not_o quench_v their_o love_n so_o not_o the_o ocean_n their_o hatred_n because_o every_o injury_n be_v more_o grievous_a proceed_n from_o a_o friend_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o will_v brutus_n stab_v caesar_n that_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n and_o our_o saviour_n to_o his_o apostle_n 6._o john_n 6._o will_v you_o also_o forsake_v i_o you_o but_o this_o woeful_a discord_n of_o brethren_n be_v not_o usual_o kindle_v but_o by_o extraordinary_a wrong_n what_o be_v it_o that_o enslame_v cain_n wherefore_o slay_v he_o he_o this_o interrogation_n be_v to_o stir_v we_o to_o attention_n and_o make_v way_n for_o a_o evident_a reason_n follow_v 9.22_o rom._n 9.22_o for_o no_o man_n will_v demand_v of_o himself_o unless_o his_o answer_n be_v plain_a and_o ready_a then_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a and_o his_o brother_n good_a because_o his_o own_o work_n be_v evil_a therefore_o will_v he_o make_v they_o worse_o and_o because_o his_o brother_n work_n be_v good_a do_v that_o only_o offend_v he_o that_o his_o brother_n do_v not_o offend_v if_o he_o like_v his_o own_o evil_n work_v better_a why_o be_v he_o not_o content_a with_o they_o and_o if_o he_o love_v his_o brother_n good_a work_n why_o do_v he_o not_o make_v his_o own_o like_o they_o so_o wickedness_n be_v loathsome_a to_o the_o wicked_a yet_o he_o will_v retain_v it_o and_o think_v he_o choose_v to_o be_v evil_a yet_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o account_v but_o what_o be_v his_o evil_a work_n no_o man_n be_v extreme_o sinful_a all_o at_o once_o vice_n grow_v upon_o man_n by_o degree_n therefore_o before_o this_o oblation_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o be_v disobedient_a to_o his_o parent_n proud_a voluptuous_a prefer_v the_o world_n despise_v the_o simplicity_n of_o innocency_n and_o the_o infirmity_n of_o virtue_n and_o come_v thus_o affect_v how_o can_v his_o offering_n please_v god_n how_o can_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v acceptable_a when_o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a work_n be_v want_v a_o honest_a man_n will_v not_o take_v a_o gift_n from_o a_o knave_n much_o less_o will_v god_n admit_v of_o such_o giftlesse_a gift_n think_v he_o by_o those_o gift_n to_o bribe_v the_o almighty_a and_o procure_v conneivance_n to_o his_o sin_n so_o it_o be_v and_o so_o it_o be_v the_o daily_a practice_n of_o secular_a manner_n to_o serve_v god_n only_o to_o make_v use_n of_o he_o for_o as_o religious_a man_n say_v saint_n austin_n do_v use_v the_o world_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v god_n so_o the_o ungodly_a do_v use_n god_n that_o they_o may_v more_o free_o enjoy_v the_o world_n which_o indeed_o be_v to_o make_v themselves_o a_o friend_n of_o the_o righteous_a god_n that_o they_o may_v more_o plenteous_o enjoy_v the_o unrighteous_a mammon_n abel_n be_v not_o thus_o condition_v but_o offer_v unto_o god_n himself_o also_o by_o mortification_n and_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o that_o alone_a sacrifice_n to_o come_v with_o live_a sacrifice_n god_n accept_v neglect_v the_o inanimate_a oblation_n of_o cain_n viva_fw-la accipien●_fw-la terrenarecusans_a say_v prudentius_n the_o sight_n of_o these_o virtue_n make_v cain_n to_o deject_v his_o countenance_n and_o envy_v follow_v and_o murder_v the_o brood_n of_o envy_n so_o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n be_v move_v with_o envy_n sell_v he_o into_o egypt_n and_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o excellent_a but_o the_o eye_n of_o envy_n espy_v it_o a_o evil_a eye_n say_v our_o saviour_n therefore_o evil_a because_o another_o be_v good_a a_o sore_a eye_n which_o can_v endure_v to_o look_v upon_o a_o quality_n that_o be_v bright_a and_o amiable_a in_o his_o brother_n this_o insatiable_a vice_n be_v that_o which_o first_o move_v the_o devil_n against_o our_o nature_n entire_a and_o first_o move_v cain_n against_o abel_n it_o be_v one_o also_o of_o the_o first_o vice_n which_o appear_v in_o our_o nature_n vidi_n pverum_fw-la amaro_fw-la vultu_fw-la in_o tuentem_fw-la collactaneum_fw-la suum_fw-la i_o have_v see_v a_o infant_n say_v s._n augustine_n look_v bitter_o upon_o his_o fellow-suckling_a confess_v confess_v and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o sin_n hence_o be_v bewitch_v common_o in_o old_a woman_n which_o antiquity_n do_v believe_v to_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o envious_a eye_n as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o fascinus_fw-la that_o be_v kill_v with_o the_o eye_n this_o make_v they_o so_o fearful_a of_o any_o singular_a or_o admirable_a nature_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v blast_v with_o envy_n and_o perish_v especial_o if_o it_o be_v a_o maturity_n before_o his_o season_n praecox_fw-la fructus_fw-la a_o hasty_a fruit_n wit_n or_o valour_n above_o his_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v menander_n therefore_o when_o any_o one_o praise_v it_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o say_v