Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	begin_v	good_a	great_a	785	5	2.4002	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95027	Something in answer to two late malitious libels of William Rogers; intituled, the sixth and eighth part of his (falsly so called) Christian-Quaker, &c. : Being a further caution to Friends, to take heed of that treacherous spirit that is entered into William Rogers and his abettors. : Who under the profession of primitive truth, are betraying it to the world ... / Published for the clearing of truth against William Rogers's lies and slanders ... C.T.	Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686.; Rogers, William, d. ca. 1709. Christian-Quaker distinguished from the apostate & innovator. Part 6.; Rogers, William, d. ca. 1709. Christian-Quaker distinguished from the apostate & innovator. Part 8.	1682 (1682)	Wing T265; ESTC R184889	30,402	42

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god_n great_a mercy_n be_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o good_a caution_n to_o other_o neither_o be_v they_o print_v but_o send_v among_o friend_n and_o thy_o own_o company_n who_o be_v go_v into_o enmity_n and_o so_o become_v enemy_n this_o be_v no_o parallel_n to_o the_o print_n and_o spread_v thy_o wicked_a book_n with_o ham_n spirit_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o grief_n of_o his_o good_a people_n render_v they_o apostate_n and_o innovator_n etc._n etc._n belie_v they_o and_o so_o tell_v and_o publish_v thy_o slander_n as_o in_o gath_n and_o askelon_n to_o the_o glad_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a and_o so_o manifest_v thy_o own_o shame_n in_o go_v about_o to_o slander_v such_o as_o god_n have_v clothe_v etc._n etc._n and_o my_o book_n stand_v still_o a_o witness_n and_o a_o testimony_n upon_o thy_o head_n and_o those_o that_o encourage_v thou_o against_o your_o foul_a spirit_n and_o be_v there_o none_o come_v off_o in_o wilts_n and_o bristol_n since_o 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be_v as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v the_o word_n that_o pass_v betwixt_o we_o now_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v that_o william_n rogers_n be_v about_o to_o print_v but_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o very_o wicked_a thus_o to_o show_v their_o enmity_n but_o they_o will_v have_v their_o reward_n so_o in_o this_o day_n we_o may_v bless_v the_o lord_n that_o we_o have_v heen_n preserve_v from_o that_o spirit_n in_o our_o county_n william_n gandie_n cheshire_n the_o 9th_o of_o the_o 2d_o month_n 1681._o w._n r._n say_v part_v 8._o pag_n 14._o not_o one_o jota_n of_o a_o order_n approve_v by_o g._n f_o s_o party_n can_v be_v dispense_v with_o to_o maintain_v the_o ancient_a fellowship_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n answer_v but_o w._n r._n have_v not_o show_v wherein_o nor_o what_o all_o these_o order_n be_v nor_o our_o ancient_a fellowship_n this_o be_v but_o his_o empty_a clamour_n like_o the_o rest_n and_o part_v 8_o pag._n 13._o w._n r._n say_v whether_o 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