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
B05844	Divine breathings: or, A pious soul thirsting after Christ	T. S. (Thomas Sherman); Perin, Christopher.	1671 (1671)	Wing S3388A; ESTC R184098	42,078	222

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pureness_n and_o itself_o at_o length_n the_o comfort_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o wicked_a because_o they_o flow_v not_o from_o the_o spring_n of_o love_n they_o be_v but_o like_o dainty_a channel_n mud_v and_o embitter_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fade_a brook_n which_o at_o length_n will_v make_v the_o soul_n ashamed_a so_o that_o he_o which_o only_o enjoy_v the_o creature_n in_o itself_o shall_v lose_v the_o creature_n and_o himself_o the_o pure_a and_o the_o sweet_a mercy_n only_o run_v in_o the_o rivulet_n which_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o upper_a celestial_a spring_n of_o mercy_n therefore_o o_o lord_n whatsoever_o i_o enjoy_v let_v it_o stream_n from_o the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o love_n and_o flow_v to_o i_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o son_n lxxii_o meditat._n as_o the_o river_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o sea_n run_v back_o again_o into_o the_o sea_n so_o those_o blessing_n which_o come_v from_o god_n must_v always_o be_v employ_v for_o god_n what_o i_o have_v receive_v 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