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
A45274	Holy raptures, or, Patheticall meditations of the love of Christ together with A treatise of Christ mysticall, or, The blessed union of Christ and his members : also, The Christian laid forth in his whole disposition & carriage / by Jos. Hall ...	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1652 (1652)	Wing H385A; ESTC R40927	65,290	228

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heat_v but_o it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o we_o in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o be_v ever_o as_o himself_o constant_a and_o eternal_a he_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v to_o love_v we_o then_o to_o be_v himself_o he_o can_v but_o be_v unchangeable_a we_o can_v but_o be_v happy_a sect_n 10._o our_o sense_n and_o improvement_n of_o christ_n love_n in_o all_o the_o former_a particular_n and_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o inequality_n of_o the_o person_n all_o this_o o_o dear_a jesus_n have_v thou_o do_v all_o this_o have_v thou_o suffer_v for_o man_n and_o oh_o now_o for_o a_o heart_n that_o may_v be_v some_o way_n answerable_a to_o thy_o mercy_n sure_o even_o good_a nature_n hate_v to_o be_v in_o debt_n for_o love_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o repay_v favour_n with_o interest_n oh_o for_o a_o soul_n sick_a of_o love_n yea_o sick_a unto_o death_n why_o shall_v i_o how_o can_v i_o be_v any_o otherwise_o any_o whit_n less_o affect_v o_o saviour_n this_o only_o sickness_n be_v my_o 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