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	soul_n	780	5	4.7839	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00564	The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And the spiritual navigator, bound for the Holy Land. In three sermons. By Thomas Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1615 (1615)	STC 107; ESTC S100391	96,543	190

12._o they_o beg_v earnest_o to_o be_v allow_v entrance_n into_o the_o swine_n of_o all_o creature_n void_a of_o reason_n it_o be_v observe_v of_o those_o that_o they_o will_v swill_v till_o they_o swell_v drink_v till_o they_o burst_v if_o circe_n cup_n or_o if_o you_o will_v the_o vintner_n the_o victualler_n have_v transform_v man_n into_o a_o drunken_a hog_n this_o be_v a_o moist_a place_n that_o satan_n affect_v if_o the_o head_n be_v well_o tipple_v he_o get_v in_o and_o make_v the_o eye_n wanton_a the_o tongue_n blasphemous_a the_o hand_n ready_a to_o stab_v the_o throat_n a_o open_a sepulchre_n to_o devour_v i_o deny_v not_o but_o paul_n may_v meet_v his_o friend_n at_o the_o market_n of_o appium_n and_o drink_v with_o his_o friend_n 15._o at_o the_o three_o tavern_n honest_a necessity_n must_v be_v relieve_v and_o for_o this_o purpose_n be_v tavern_n first_o erect_v for_o the_o necessary_a refection_n of_o traveller_n &_o stranger_n neither_o law_n divine_a nor_o national_a condemn_v their_o use_n but_o their_o abuse_n yet_o ecclus._n 26._o a_o victualler_n shall_v not_o be_v free_v from_o sin_n you_o will_v say_v it_o be_v apocryphal_a and_o i_o fear_v a_o man_n of_o that_o profession_n 30_o be_v apocryphal_a too_o who_o will_v not_o sell_v riot_n for_o money_n and_o wink_v at_o those_o that_o fill_v their_o brain_n to_o empty_v their_o purse_n wine_n be_v a_o good_a creature_n to_o cheer_v man_n heart_n and_o paul_n allow_v it_o to_o timothy_n for_o his_o stomach_n sake_n but_o those_o that_o drink_v wine_n not_o to_o help_v the_o stomach_n but_o to_o surfeit_v it_o not_o for_o wholesome_a and_o medicinal_a respect_n but_o with_o inebriative_a delight_n or_o on_o some_o victorious_a intent_n to_o overthrow_v the_o company_n these_o be_v moist_a place_n fit_a for_o satan_n trouble_n seek_v rest_n but_o be_v he_o in_o any_o hope_n to_o find_v it_o do_v he_o not_o carry_v his_o hell_n about_o he_o can_v he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o curse_n and_o 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yet_o the_o viper_n leap_v upon_o none_o of_o their_o hand_n but_o paul_n this_o viper_n of_o ●…ll_a labour_n to_o sting_v the_o best_a man_n reprobate_n he_o have_v poison_v enough_o already_o the_o dog_n bark_v at_o stranger_n not_o at_o domestical_a servant_n or_o daily-visitant_n friend_n this_o mad_a cerberus_n bite_v not_o those_o that_o have_v give_v he_o a_o sop_n their_o affection_n and_o soul_n but_o fly_n at_o the_o throat_n of_o such_o only_a as_o deny_v he_o the_o fealty_n of_o love_n and_o obedience_n and_o abandon_v his_o regiment_n while_o the_o israe_fw-la it_o be_v be_v in_o egypt_n and_o pharaoh_n have_v some_o service_n of_o they_o he_o do_v but_o oppress_v they_o with_o burden_n and_o such_o slavish_a imposition_n but_o when_o

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