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
A95864	A sermon preached to the Honorable House of Commons; at their late solemne fast, December, 28. Wherein is described 1. The church her patience: 2. Her hope. In the exercise of both which graces, she is enabled to waite upon God in the way of his judgements: in which divers cases are propounded and resolved. That the soul sick of love, doth with more difficulty endure the absence of Christ, then the present evils of this world. By Thomas Valentine, Rector of Chalfont in Buckinghamshire. Published by order of that House.	Valentine, Thomas, 1585 or 6-1665?	1643 (1643)	Wing V26; Thomason E86_32; ESTC R12382	44,658	51

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matth._n 22.46_o whereupon_o it_o conclude_v not_o only_o in_o point_n of_o affection_n but_o judgement_n that_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a among_o ten_o thousand_o cant._n 5.10_o and_o if_o god_n shall_v show_v we_o his_o glory_n and_o make_v all_o his_o good_a to_o pass_v before_o we_o as_o once_o he_o do_v to_o moses_n exod._n 33.19_o yet_o we_o can_v not_o think_v well_o enough_o of_o he_o for_o our_o thought_n can_v not_o comprehend_v his_o excellency_n nor_o can_v we_o love_v he_o according_a to_o his_o worth_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v err_v in_o our_o love_n it_o be_v no_o blind_a dote_a affection_n as_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v among_o friend_n the_o church_n may_v give_v full_a scope_n to_o her_o affection_n and_o she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o long_v too_o much_o she_o can_v never_o love_n enough_o but_o her_o love_n be_v well_o ground_v she_o be_v constant_a and_o firm_o settle_v and_o if_o she_o think_v any_o thing_n shall_v separate_v it_o will_v be_v as_o death_n 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heart_n she_o mourn_v as_o a_o woman_n forsake_v or_o divorce_v take_v joy_n in_o nothing_o be_v very_o impatient_a of_o his_o absence_n but_o never_o blame_v her_o saviour_n but_o impute_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o sorrow_n to_o her_o own_o ill_a carriage_n and_o misdemeanour_n and_o thereupon_o she_o take_v up_o new_a lamentation_n over_o her_o old_a corruption_n and_o give_v not_o over_o her_o confession_n and_o prayer_n till_o he_o again_o return_v to_o she_o in_o mercy_n which_o when_o he_o please_v to_o do_v she_o be_v the_o more_o joyful_a by_o the_o drive_v away_o of_o her_o former_a fear_n and_o grief_n and_o as_o friend_n meet_v more_o love_o and_o greet_v more_o hearty_o after_o

affliction_n be_v lay_v upon_o god_n people_n israel_n groan_v under_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n be_v but_o in_o a_o way_n of_o preparation_n to_o go_v out_o with_o jewel_n and_o gold_n and_o great_a riches_n and_o the_o like_a be_v make_v good_a in_o isaiahs_n pprophecy_n isa_n 54.11_o o_o thou_o afflict_a and_o toss_v with_o tempest_n that_o have_v no_o comfort_n behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o the_o carbuncle_n and_o lay_v thy_o foundation_n with_o saphire_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o agate_n and_o thy_o gate_n shine_v stone_n and_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n the_o church_n be_v then_o afflict_v and_o like_o a_o poor_a man_n in_o a_o cold_a cottage_n and_o if_o they_o can_v have_v patience_n till_o god_n have_v do_v that_o which_o he_o be_v about_o he_o will_v make_v their_o condition_n better_o see_v then_o that_o though_o in_o affliction_n the_o church_n be_v as_o a_o woman_n forsake_v 54.6_o isa_n 54.6_o yet_o see_v she_o shall_v be_v as_o 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