Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	believe_v	good_a	great_a	944	5	2.3699	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93149	A friendly discourse concerning profane cursing and swearing, wherein is shewed the heinousness of those sins, and the necessity of private persons giving informations for the suppressing of them, pursuant to the late act of Parliament In a familiar conference between two plain persons. Made publick for the awakening of the consciences of common-swearers; and the vindication of our religious informers, who have been the instruments of the remarkable abatement of swearing; and for the encouragement of all good Christians, to joyn their endeavours with them for the entire suppressing it; and by giving informations to the magistrates against it, drunkenness, and prophanation of the Lord's Day.		1697 (1697)	Wing S33A; ESTC R230178	11,117	16

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worthy_a person_n both_o for_o family_n and_o estate_n who_o be_v free_a from_o this_o sin_n i_o live_v in_o the_o family_n of_o a_o very_a worthy_a person_n of_o a_o large_a fortune_n for_o three_o year_n and_o in_o all_o that_o time_n i_o never_o hear_v he_o once_o either_o curse_n or_o swear_v and_o i_o hope_v our_o nation_n have_v many_o more_o such_o and_o since_o we_o have_v a_o law_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sin_n i_o hearty_o wish_v it_o be_v more_o careful_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o that_o every_o magistrate_n and_o officer_n will_v discharge_v their_o duty_n in_o the_o effectual_a punish_v and_o suppress_v of_o this_o sin_n and_o that_o all_o other_o man_n will_v be_v industrious_a to_o inform_v the_o magistrate_n of_o it_o as_o you_o may_v expect_v i_o will_v be_v if_o ever_o i_o hear_v you_o swear_v or_o curse_v again_o that_o you_o may_v pay_v the_o penalty_n the_o law_n direct_v except_o you_o leave_v off_o swear_v without_o it_o and_o i_o think_v you_o 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shall_v love_v almighty_a god_n better_o and_o my_o neighbour_n and_o myself_o too_o than_o to_o take_v your_o advice_n in_o this_o case_n when_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n and_o a_o act_n of_o charity_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o man_n to_o turn_v informer_n and_o it_o be_v a_o stand_a rule_n in_o the_o jewish_a nation_n that_o such_o as_o hear_v or_o see_v the_o fact_n be_v to_o be_v informer_n and_o witness_n against_o the_o offender_n although_o it_o be_v a_o friend_n or_o a_o neighbour_n nay_o they_o be_v to_o be_v executioner_n too_o as_o we_o read_v deut._n 17.7_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o afterward_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o in_o levit._n 24.11_o we_o find_v the_o people_n that_o hear_v the_o blasphemy_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o son_n of_o shelomith_n carry_v he_o before_o the_o magistrate_n they_o tell_v moses_n of_o it_o and_z ver_fw-la 14._o he_o give_v command_n to_o have_v he_o 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punishment_n of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n and_o how_o can_v we_o expect_v our_o prayer_n to_o be_v answer_v except_o we_o give_v information_n to_o they_o since_o the_o offence_n be_v seldom_o commit_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n so_o that_o magistrate_n must_v have_v information_n from_o those_o that_o hear_v or_o see_v the_o offence_n commit_v and_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v convince_v you_o of_o the_o necessity_n as_o well_o as_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o m._n i_o must_v confess_v that_o i_o be_o almost_o convince_v that_o the_o informer_n do_v no_o more_o than_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n yet_o i_o shall_v have_v take_v it_o ill_o of_o you_o if_o you_o have_v inform_v against_o i_o you_o be_v my_o particular_a friend_n and_o so_o long_o acquaint_v with_o i_o s._n how_o can_v you_o take_v that_o ill_a that_o be_v design_v for_o your_o good_a and_o when_o a_o man_n do_v no_o more_o than_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o i_o have_v almost_o say_v the_o 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