Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	become_v	enemy_n	king_n	819	5	3.4949	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04185	Sermons on several subjects; shewing Gods love to mankind. Salvation is by grace. Wilderness-provision. God a strong hold in trouble. Light is to be improved. / By J. Lougher minister of the gospel.	Lougher, John, d. 1686	1685 (1685)	Wing L3093C; ESTC R180071	105,071	248

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be_v his_o own_o in_o the_o world_n he_o have_v declare_v great_o his_o love_n to_o all_o mankind_n yet_o much_o high_a love_n be_v in_o he_o to_o all_o true_a christian_n it_o be_v say_v christ_n look_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n 19_o matth._n 19_o and_o love_v he_o we_o also_o find_v it_o record_v that_o he_o love_v martha_n and_o mary_n &_o lazarus_n of_o this_o last_o they_o go_v to_o jesus_n and_o say_v behold_v he_o who_o thou_o love_v be_v sick_a and_o this_o be_v such_o 36._o john_n 11.3_o 5_o 36._o as_o other_o observe_v it_o for_o jesus_n weep_v at_o his_o grave_n they_o say_v behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o be_v a_o far_o high_a and_o more_o endear_a love_n than_o what_o he_o have_v for_o the_o young_a man_n who_o it_o be_v evident_a love_v the_o world_n more_o than_o christ_n and_o esteem_v earthly_a treasure_n above_o heavenly_a to_o make_v this_o love_n of_o god_n more_o apparent_a let_v we_o consider_v the_o 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be_v like_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n 4.7_o phil._n 4.7_o which_o st._n paul_n say_v pass_v all_o understanding_n hence_o we_o find_v that_o the_o four_o dimension_n by_o which_o man_n take_v a_o estimate_n of_o corporeal_a greatness_n be_v give_v to_o this_o love_n we_o read_v of_o the_o breadth_n and_o length_n 19_o eph._n 3.18_o 19_o and_o height_n and_o depth_n of_o this_o love_n the_o very_a same_o which_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n to_o declare_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o perfection_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n 9_o job_n 11.7_o 8_o 9_o deep_a than_o hell_n long_o than_o the_o earth_n and_o broad_a than_o the_o sea_n but_o i_o will_v speak_v of_o it_o comparative_o and_o so_o amplify_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o love_n the_o love_n of_o one_o creature_n to_o another_o be_v very_o great_a that_o between_o david_n and_o jonathan_n be_v great_a 1.26_o 2_o sam._n 1.26_o and_o wonderful_a even_o pass_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n either_o of_o one_o woman_n to_o another_o or_o of_o a_o affectionate_a mother_n to_o her_o only_a son_n or_o of_o a_o love_a wife_n to_o her_o dear_a husband_n but_o what_o be_v david_n love_n or_o the_o love_n of_o all_o creature_n to_o god_n love_n the_o one_o be_v but_o finite_a the_o other_o infinite_a compare_v it_o with_o the_o love_n of_o good_a man_n unto_o god_n some_o have_v have_v great_a affection_n this_o way_n as_o david_n i_o love_v thou_o dear_o 18.1_o psal_n 18.1_o say_v he_o o_o lord_n my_o strength_n but_o here_o be_v a_o vast_a disproportion_n if_o all_o the_o love_n that_o ever_o have_v be_v now_o be_v and_o ever_o shall_v be_v in_o all_o the_o saint_n be_v in_o one_o man_n heart_n it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a love_n to_o god_n yet_o far_o short_a of_o that_o in_o god_n to_o they_o let_v we_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o other_o object_n he_o love_v all_o his_o creature_n as_o such_o yet_o man_n above_o all_o inferior_a creature_n the_o angel_n by_o creation_n 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