Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bear_v	good_a	love_v	905	5	5.8116	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45740	A sermon preached at the Oxford-shire feast, at St Mary le Bow, November 29, 1683 by John Hartcliffe ...	Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712.	1684 (1684)	Wing H968; ESTC R19398	18,299	43

earth_n who_o make_v the_o sea_n and_o the_o dry_a land_n if_o ever_o we_o expect_v to_o come_v safe_a at_o last_o to_o the_o haven_n of_o rest_n and_o happiness_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o for_o our_o own_o to_o keep_v up_o unity_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n above_o all_o thing_n take_v heed_n lest_o we_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o christian_a charity_n and_o love_n that_o the_o world_n therefore_o may_v be_v convince_v how_o our_o natural_a inclination_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o mind_v of_o these_o thing_n i_o will_v conclude_v all_o with_o a_o short_a character_n of_o the_o disposition_n of_o our_o countryman_n and_o if_o there_o can_v be_v a_o true_a one_o give_v of_o any_o nation_n then_o certain_o this_o may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o we_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o have_v common_o a_o unaffected_a sincerity_n whereby_o they_o be_v much_o incline_v to_o plain-dealing_a and_o just_o abhor_v all_o the_o refine_a way_n of_o lie_v by_o equivocation_n so_o that_o they_o be_v use_v to_o speak_v well_o of_o other_o behind_o their_o back_n as_o well_o as_o to_o their_o face_n they_o bear_v no_o false_a countenance_n that_o can_v flatter_v every_o thing_n and_o every_o body_n alike_o their_o tongue_n as_o well_o as_o face_n know_v no_o artifice_n nor_o do_v their_o word_n or_o look_v contradict_v their_o heart_n they_o be_v not_o enemy_n we_o some_o be_v under_o the_o specious_a name_n of_o friend_n and_o they_o consider_v the_o intrinsic_a worth_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o mark_n and_o value_v good_a fortune_n have_v set_v upon_o they_o they_o love_v to_o deliver_v their_o mind_n with_o a_o sound_a simplicity_n avoid_v the_o vanity_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n of_o false_a speech_n and_o compliment_n for_o he_o that_o use_v they_o believe_v not_o himself_o so_o that_o they_o be_v imaginary_a service_n a_o solemn_a nonsense_n and_o a_o put_v together_o many_o good_a word_n to_o signify_v nothing_o they_o have_v the_o middle_a quality_n between_o the_o reserve_a subtle_a southren_n a_o the_o rough_a unhewn_a northern_a people_n they_o be_v not_o extreme_o prone_a to_o tattle_v think_v it_o much_o better_a to_o do_v well_o than_o to_o talk_v much_o a_o universal_a modesty_n possess_v they_o and_o if_o for_o any_o thing_n they_o may_v be_v reprove_v it_o must_v be_v for_o their_o excess_n of_o natural_a bashafulness_n these_o quality_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a and_o proper_a to_o our_o soil_n that_o we_o oft_o hear_v they_o object_v to_o we_o by_o some_o of_o our_o neighbour_n satirist_n in_o more_o disgraceful_a expression_n for_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o revile_v the_o english_a with_o a_o want_n of_o familiarity_n with_o a_o melancholy_a dumpishness_n with_o slowness_n silence_n and_o with_o the_o unrefined_a sullenness_n of_o their_o bebaviour_n but_o these_o be_v only_o the_o reproach_n of_o partiality_n and_o ignorance_n they_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o a_o honourable_a integrity_n for_o neglect_v of_o circumstance_n and_o flourish_v for_o regard_v thing_n of_o great_a moment_n more_o than_o less_o for_o a_o scorn_n to_o deceive_v as_o well_o as_o to_o be_v deceive_v which_o be_v all_o the_o best_a endowment_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o wise_a or_o good_a men._n so_o that_o even_o the_o position_n of_o our_o climate_n the_o influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o composition_n our_o blood_n as_o well_o as_o the_o embrace_n of_o the_o ocean_n seem_v to_o render_v our_o country_n a_o land_n of_o peculiar_a blessing_n of_o great_a knowledge_n and_o of_o true_a friendship_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n that_o god_n will_v reveal_v more_o of_o his_o secret_n will_v bestow_v large_a gift_n both_o of_o human_a and_o divine_a knowledge_n upon_o we_o than_o upon_o other_o because_o he_o have_v already_o furnish_v we_o with_o a_o natural_a genius_n so_o well_o proportion_v and_o fit_v for_o the_o receive_n and_o practise_v his_o gospel_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n finis_fw-la book_n print_v for_o and_o sell_v by_o samuel_n carr_n at_o the_o king_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o anniversary_n meet_v of_o he_o eton_n scholar_n novemb_n 18._o 1679._o by_o tho._n horn._n bellow_v of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridg_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o anniversary_n meet_v of_o the_o eton_n scholar_n novemb_n 6._o 1681._o by_o william_n perseus_n late_a fellow_n of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridg_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o anniversary_n meet_v of_o the_o eton_n scholar_n novemb_n 22._o 1683._o by_o joseph_n layton_n late_a fellow_n of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridg_n finis_fw-la

the_o whole_a creation_n serviceable_a to_o mankind_n whilst_o the_o glorious_a spirit_n above_o and_o our_o own_o fellow-creature_n do_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v to_o the_o good_a of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o delight_n of_o our_o mind_n man_n may_v high_o esteem_v the_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o they_o may_v be_v proud_a of_o their_o large_a possession_n but_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o thing_n bestow_v upon_o a_o man_n of_o equal_a value_n with_o a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o neighbour_n there_o be_v few_o heart_n that_o be_v not_o double_a few_o tongue_n that_o be_v not_o cleave_a and_o a_o man_n must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o age_n of_o poetry_n the_o golden_a time_n to_o find_v such_o a_o happy_a pair_n as_o entire_o love_v one_o another_o let_v this_o rarity_n be_v find_v in_o our_o conversation_n let_v we_o show_v that_o friendship_n to_o each_o other_o as_o may_v be_v valuable_a for_o its_o stability_n and_o last_a nature_n such_o as_o may_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o change_n of_o fortune_n the_o rust_n of_o time_n nor_o the_o violence_n of_o man_n let_v other_o glory_n in_o their_o high_a and_o slippery_a place_n we_o envy_v not_o their_o happiness_n so_o long_o as_o we_o preserve_v the_o love_n of_o our_o countryman_n let_v other_o ascribe_v what_o they_o suffer_v or_o enjoy_v here_o below_o to_o some_o good_a or_o malignant_a influence_n from_o above_o as_o for_o we_o we_o do_v not_o think_v there_o be_v any_o planet_n so_o lucky_a as_o a_o trusty_a companion_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a none_o so_o malicious_a as_o false_a heart_a and_o perfidious_a acquaintance_n let_v other_o be_v solicitous_a how_o jupiter_n or_o mercury_n look_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o affair_n it_o import_v we_o most_o to_o mark_n what_o man_n we_o converse_v withal_o and_o although_o we_o be_v to_o prefer_v our_o countryman_n above_o other_o yet_o these_o be_v to_o be_v avoid_v if_o they_o be_v vicious_a if_o they_o 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