Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	letter_n	receive_v	778	5	5.2253	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50522	The works of the pious and profoundly-learned Joseph Mede, B.D., sometime fellow of Christ's Colledge in Cambridge; Works. 1672	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Worthington, John, 1618-1671.	1672 (1672)	Wing M1588; ESTC R19073	1,655,380	1,052

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certè_fw-la eodem_fw-la tempore_fw-la vixit_fw-la &_o apocalypsin_n quoth_v arti●et_o ab_fw-la corum_fw-la sententia_fw-la non_fw-la abhorruisse_fw-la quicunque_fw-la verba_fw-la ejus_fw-la apud_fw-la eusebium_fw-la hand_n oscitant_a ligeri●_n fatebitur_fw-la isai._n cap._n 2._o vers._n 11_o 17._o 17._o quam_fw-la magistri_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la passim_fw-la necnon_fw-la author_n lib._n sapientiae_fw-la cap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o 8._o mal._n 4._o 1._o 1._o isai._n 5._o 16._o 16._o zeph._n 3._o 8._o 8._o sapient_a cap._n 3._o 7_o &_o 13._o confer_v 1_o pet._n 2._o 12._o &_o cap._n 5._o 6._o juxta_fw-la vulg._n &_o quaedam_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈…〉_z graeca_n lib._n 11._o c._n 1_o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 12._o tertull._n lib._n the_o resu●r_n carnis_fw-la &_o syrum_fw-la interpretem_fw-la quinimo_fw-la illud_fw-la praelium_fw-la commissum_fw-la &_o absolu●um_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o ictu_fw-la oculi_fw-la ut_fw-la postea_fw-la demonstrabitur_fw-la at_o temph_n commensuratio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la facta_fw-la in_o ictu_fw-la ocuit_fw-la ocuit_fw-la no●at_fw-la in_o luc._n 17._o 17._o huius_fw-la editionis_fw-la pag._n 424._o 424._o apocal._n 6._o 17._o drusi●●_n ad_fw-la cap._n 1._o joelis_fw-la dies_fw-la domini_fw-la genusloquendi_fw-la for●nse_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la dicat_fw-la judicium_fw-la domini_fw-la quomodo_fw-la apost_n diem_fw-la humanum_fw-la dixit_fw-la pro_fw-la judicium_fw-la humanum_fw-la 1_o cor._n 4._o 3._o bestia_fw-la septiml_a capi●●●_n est_fw-la imago_fw-la bestiae_fw-la sexto_fw-la ca●ite_fw-la mactat_fw-la u●l_fw-la imaginem_fw-la gerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n apoc._n 14._o 4._o 4._o cap._n 7._o 14._o 14._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la p._n 423._o 423._o cap._n 3●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 7._o 9_o 9_o hujes_n edit_n pag._n 421._o 421._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 506._o 506._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 439._o lin_v 1._o 2._o 2._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 439._o 439._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la p._n 455._o 455._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 482._o 482._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 500_o 500_o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 522._o 522._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 421._o 421._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la p._n 439._o 439._o conferatur_fw-la hymnus_fw-la davidis_fw-la novissimus_fw-la 2_o sam._n 22._o cum_fw-la eodem_fw-la ps._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d excidii_fw-la hierosolylmita●i_fw-la 2_o reg_n à_fw-fr v_o 1●_n cap._n 24._o ad_fw-la finim_n ●_o 25._o cum_fw-la eadem_fw-la historia_fw-la jer._n 52._o legatio_fw-la merodach_n balada●_n 2_o reg._n ●_o 20._o come_v 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la eadem_fw-la esai_n 39_o 2_o sam._n 21._o 19_o cum_fw-la 1_o par._n 20._o 5._o 5._o huius_fw-la edit_fw-la pag._n 519._o 519._o sic_fw-la ire●d_n ●5_n c._n 32._o l._n 5._o 5._o h●c_fw-la respicere_fw-la videtur_fw-la &_o il_fw-fr lord_n cypriani_fw-la epist._n 52._o aliud_fw-la est_fw-la pendere_fw-la in_o die_fw-la judicii_fw-la ad_fw-la sententiam_fw-la domini_fw-la aliud_fw-la statim_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la coronari_fw-la agit_fw-fr verò_fw-la nisi_fw-la adm●dum_fw-la ●allor_fw-la d●_n p●aerogativa_fw-la martyrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la illud_fw-la irenaei_n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o christum_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la de_fw-la coelis_fw-la adventu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la hic_fw-la pro_fw-la poena_fw-la posita_fw-la videtur_fw-la non_fw-la virtu●e_fw-la qunni_n poenam_fw-la in_o mora_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la constituit_fw-la te●u●_n te●u●_n deut._n 33._o 6._o psal._n 49._o 11._o esai_n 65._o 6_o &_o 15._o 15._o ut_fw-la ps._n 16._o 10_o act._n 2._o 31._o ezek._n 14._o 25._o apud_fw-la lxx._n levit._fw-la 19_o 28._o &_o alibi_fw-la add_v apoc._n 6._o 9_o addit_fw-la quidam_fw-la eccles_n 16._o ul●_n ul●_n auth._n qu._n &_o resp._n ad_fw-la orth._n qu._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d indignat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d huc_fw-la pertiner_n illud_fw-la auth._n qu._n &_o resp._n ad_fw-la or●h_n qu._n 120._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet._n 3._o 8._o 8._o cap._n 11._o 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o consul_n r._n epis●_n corum_fw-la a●mach_n respon_n ad_fw-la jesei●am_fw-la p._n 337_o 338_o 339_o etc._n etc._n cap._n 20._o ver._n 8_o 9_o psalm_n 72._o ●_o isai._n 49._o 6._o 6._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la tam●ess●o_fw-la ●ess●o_z ad_fw-la dc●tram_fw-la dei_fw-la quam_fw-la plena_fw-la &_o omnimodasub_fw-la jugatio_fw-la &_o c●ncuicatio_fw-la hostium_fw-la ivea_fw-la a●●●gatione_fw-la attenditu●_n quae_fw-la demum_fw-la in_o secu●●_n do_v adventu_fw-la ad●mp●nd_v ●_o est_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vers._n 14._o respon●●_n cap_n 14._o in_o ne●●_n inde●●_n versu_fw-la 3._o ad_fw-la s●●●ersûs_fw-la 7._o in_o gr●●o_n 9_o 9_o hebr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o letter_n to_o mr._n wood_n of_o lenton_n in_o lincolnshire_n by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o he_o apoc._n 17._o 18._o 18._o see_v the_o scheme_n at_o pag._n 431._o 431._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 7._o 1._o in_o answer_n to_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o same_o friend_n friend_n chap._n 15._o &_o chap._n 16._o 16._o chap._n 16._o 10._o in_o answer_n to_o mr._n wood_n letter_n of_o april_n 29._o 1624._o 1624._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o sea_n etc._n etc._n see_v in_o the_o author_n comment_n upon_o apocal_a 16._o where_o be_v mention_v of_o the_o vial_n and_o chap._n 8._o where_o be_v mention_v of_o the_o trumpet_n see_v also_o chap._n 6_o v._o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 17._o verse_n 10._o 10._o 30_o day_n to_o every_o month._n month._n lib._n 18._o the_o 〈◊〉_d d●i_fw-la c._n 53_o 54._o i_o e._n penultimo_fw-la &_o ultim●_n ultim●_n ibidem_fw-la c._n 54._o sub_fw-la finem_fw-la an._n christi_n 1._o 33._o 70._o 94._o 94._o if_o you_o will_v count_v the_o embolism_n of_o 5_o day_n then_o add_v 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〈◊〉_d apocal._n 14._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 16._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 15._o 54._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 9_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apocal._n 13._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 9_o 5._o several_a other_o example_n may_v be_v mention_v but_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n so_o general_o acknowledge_v by_o those_o that_o be_v but_o competent_o acquaint_v with_o sacred_a philology_n that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o needless_a task_n to_o produce_v the_o very_a many_o instance_n which_o may_v be_v bring_v in_o confirmation_n thereof_o 2._o his_o exact_a skill_n in_o history_n and_o the_o custom_n both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o other_o nation_n be_v a_o singular_a aid_n and_o advantage_n to_o he_o for_o explain_v the_o obscure_a passage_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o prophet_n it_o be_v

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