Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	appear_v	good_a	great_a	807	5	2.3104	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46714	The lawfulnes of tithes demonstrated to the convincing of such of the Quakers as pretend conscience against the payment of them, or, A demonstration for liberty of conscience to the Quakers in the payment of their tithes by W.J.	Jeffery, William, 1616-1693.	1675 (1675)	Wing J523; ESTC R25126	21,989	33

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but_o small_a book_n viz._n the_o mean_a sort_n of_o quaker_n it_o treat_v upon_o this_o subject_a not_o that_o i_o think_v to_o do_v any_o great_a feat_n by_o it_o but_o that_o it_o may_v mind_v those_o that_o be_v learned_a indeed_o to_o undertake_v this_o and_o such_o other_o thing_n wherein_o the_o quaker_n do_v disturb_v the_o church_n prove_v not_o only_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o tithe_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v be_v pay_v which_o i_o do_v but_o also_o the_o necessity_n of_o they_o that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v or_o at_o leastwise_o the_o expediency_n of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v best_a to_o be_v pay_v the_o aim_n of_o such_o learned_a man_n as_o have_v write_v of_o this_o subject_a already_o be_v not_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o these_o quaker_n of_o who_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v but_o the_o confirmation_n of_o prince_n and_o ruler_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o land_n and_o nation_n such_o gospel-maintenance_n as_o be_v of_o so_o long_o stand_v and_o 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