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
A12982	The doctrine and vse of repentance necessarie to be practised and vsed of all who looke to sing the song of Moses, and the song of the lambe beyond the glassie sea: Reuel.15.23. Preached in sundrie sermons in the parish church of Alhallowes Bredstreete in London: by Rich. Stock; Doctrine and use of repentance.	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.	1610 (1610)	STC 23275; ESTC S106168	171,388	390

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mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o sin_n where_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v mercy_n goodness_n long_o suffer_v and_o readiness_n to_o forgive_v and_o why_o be_v all_o this_o but_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o such_o as_o have_v need_n of_o mercy_n and_o not_o only_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o come_v but_o to_o make_v they_o afraid_a by_o such_o fear_n as_o these_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o he_o which_o they_o can_v do_v without_o deny_v this_o unto_o they_o and_o so_o bring_v much_o dishonour_n and_o disgrace_n unto_o he_o and_o sin_n to_o themselves_o for_o as_o man_n much_o dishonour_v great_a prince_n in_o doubt_v of_o and_o call_v in_o question_n their_o title_n and_o regal_a style_n and_o make_v themselves_o capable_a of_o treason_n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o 2._o they_o must_v think_v his_o name_n be_v not_o a_o bare_a title_n as_o some_o prince_n have_v without_o any_o part_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o as_o his_o name_n so_o be_v his_o 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