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	love_n	see_v	862	5	3.0252	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37135	The Dying man's assistant, or, Short instructions for those who are concern'd in the preparing of sick persons for death being also no less worthy the consideration of all good Christians in time of health, as shewing the importance of an early preparation for their latter end, with regard as well to their temporal, as eternal state ...		1697 (1697)	Wing D2954; ESTC R17100	52,686	145

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infinite_a goodness_n who_o shall_v give_v i_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o love_v thou_o infinite_o when_o will_v that_o bless_a state_n come_v that_o thou_o alone_o shall_v have_v the_o sole_a possession_n of_o my_o heart_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v whole_o thou_o who_o be_o by_o so_o many_o tie_n and_o on_o so_o many_o account_n bind_v to_o be_v so_o o_o let_v it_o come_v that_o bless_a time_n when_o god_n shall_v possess_v i_o full_o and_o entire_o and_o when_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o offer_v myself_o to_o he_o without_o reserve_n lord_n who_o have_v love_v i_o with_o a_o eternal_a love_n who_o creat_v i_o of_o nothing_o who_o save_v i_o when_o i_o be_v worse_a than_o nothing_o and_o have_v so_o often_o restore_v to_o i_o thy_o heavenly_a grace_n when_o i_o have_v lose_v it_o by_o my_o sin_n if_o i_o owe_v my_o soul_n to_o thou_o so_o many_o way_n what_o do_v i_o not_o owe_v thou_o for_o thyself_o who_o be_v so_o holy_a and_o merciful_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o thy_o transcendent_a favour_n be_v please_v to_o add_v that_o of_o inflame_a my_o heart_n so_o as_o i_o may_v love_v thou_o without_o bound_n or_o measure_n o_o bless_a spirit_n who_o be_v that_o immense_a love_n proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n who_o vouchsafe_v to_o fill_v we_o with_o thy_o divine_a gift_n increase_v i_o beseech_v thou_o every_o moment_n the_o love_n i_o have_v and_o shall_v ever_o continue_v to_o have_v for_o thou_o last_o the_o minister_n shall_v engage_v he_o to_o a_o love_n of_o god_n by_o some_o eminent_a instance_n of_o the_o great_a love_n of_o the_o saint_n towards_o he_o whether_o from_o the_o life_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n or_o other_o bless_a martyr_n and_o confessor_n of_o jesus_n christ_n raise_v therefrom_o a_o occasion_n of_o exciting_a he_o to_o act_n of_o contrition_n and_o the_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o miserable_a sinner_n who_o contrary_a to_o the_o example_n of_o those_o holy_a man_n have_v so_o often_o abandon_v his_o god_n 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