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	great_a	think_v	786	5	3.6869	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56976	Enchiridion Containing institutions, divine contemplative. Practicall. Moral ethicall. Oeconomicall. Politicall. Written by Fra: Quarles.; Enchiridion	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1644 (1644)	Wing Q87; ESTC R220612	52,804	235

own_o poison_n and_o kill_v she_o if_o she_o see_v thy_o soul_n unseen_a or_o see_v too_o late_o with_o her_o poison_n she_o kill_v thou_o since_o therefore_o thou_o can_v not_o escape_v thy_o sin_n let_v not_o thy_o sin_n escape_v thy_o observation_n chap._n xlix_o if_o thou_o expect_v to_o rise_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o he_o who_o thy_o father_n greatness_n raise_v from_o his_o service_n to_o court_n preferment_n thou_o will_v be_v deceive_v for_o the_o more_o in_o esteem_n thou_o be_v the_o more_o sensible_a be_v he_o of_o what_o he_o be_v who_o former_a servitude_n will_v be_v chronicle_v by_o thy_o advancement_n and_o glory_n obscure_v by_o thy_o greatness_n however_o he_o will_v conceive_v it_o a_o dead_a service_n which_o may_v be_v interpret_v by_o thou_o as_o a_o merit_a reward_n rather_o than_o a_o meritorious_a benefit_n chap._n l._n trust_v not_o to_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o common_a swearer_n for_o he_o that_o dare_v sin_n against_o his_o god_n for_o neither_o profit_n nor_o pleasure_n will_v trespass_v against_o thou_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n he_o that_o dare_v break_v the_o precept_n of_o his_o father_n will_v easy_o be_v persuade_v to_o violate_v the_o promise_n unto_o his_o brother_n chap._n li._n let_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o news_n thou_o hear_v be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o what_o thou_o believe_v lest_o the_o great_a part_n of_o what_o thou_o believe_v be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o what_o be_v true_a where_o lie_n be_v easy_o admit_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n will_v not_o easy_o be_v exclude_v chap._n lii_o deliberate_a long_a before_o thou_o consecrate_v a_o friend_n and_o when_o thy_o impartial_a judgement_n conclude_v he_o worthy_a of_o thy_o bosom_n receive_v he_o joyful_o and_o entertain_v he_o wise_o impart_v thy_o secret_n bold_o and_o mingle_v thy_o thought_n with_o he_o he_o be_v thy_o very_a self_n and_o use_v he_o so_o if_o thou_o firm_o think_v he_o faithful_a thou_o make_v he_o so_o chap._n liii_o as_o there_o be_v no_o worldly_a gain_n without_o some_o loss_n so_o there_o be_v no_o worldly_a loss_n without_o some_o gain_n if_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o wealth_n thou_o have_v lose_v some_o trouble_n with_o it_o if_o thou_o be_v degrade_v from_o thy_o honour_n thou_o be_v likewise_o free_v from_o the_o stroke_n of_o envy_n if_o sickness_n have_v blur_v thy_o beauty_n it_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o pride_n set_v the_o allowance_n against_o the_o loss_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v no_o loss_n great_a he_o lose_v little_a or_o nothing_o that_o reserve_v himself_o chap._n liv._n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o take_v the_o best_a advantage_n of_o thyself_o especial_o in_o matter_n where_o the_o fancy_n be_v most_o employ_v keep_v temperate_a diet_n use_v moderate_a exercise_n observe_v seasonable_a and_o set_v hour_n for_o rest_n let_v the_o end_n of_o thy_o first_o sleep_n raise_v thou_o from_o thy_o repose_n then_o have_v thy_o body_n the_o best_a temper_n then_o have_v thy_o soul_n the_o least_o incumberance_n then_o no_o noise_n shall_v disturb_v thy_o ear_n no_o object_n shall_v divert_v thy_o eye_n then_o if_o thy_o sprightly_a fancy_n transport_v thou_o not_o beyond_o the_o common_a pitch_n and_o show_v thou_o not_o the_o magazine_n of_o high_a invention_n return_v thou_o to_o thy_o wanton_a bed_n and_o there_o conclude_v thyself_o more_o fit_a to_o wear_v thy_o mistress_n favour_n than_o apollo_n bay_n chap._n lv_o if_o thou_o be_v rich_a strive_v to_o command_v thy_o money_n lest_o she_o command_v thou_o if_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o use_v she_o she_o be_v thy_o servant_n if_o not_o thou_o be_v her_o slave_n chap._n lvi_o bring_v thy_o daughter_n a_o husband_n of_o she_o own_o religion_n and_o of_o no_o hereditary_a disease_n let_v his_o wisdom_n outweigh_v his_o wealth_n let_v his_o parentage_n excel_v his_o person_n and_o let_v his_o year_n exceed_v she_o let_v thy_o prayer_n recommend_v the_o rest_n to_o providence_n if_o he_o prove_v thou_o have_v find_v a_o son_n if_o not_o thou_o have_v lose_v a_o daughter_n chap._n lvii_o so_o use_v prosperity_n that_o adversity_n may_v not_o abuse_v thou_o if_o in_o the_o one_o security_n admit_v no_o fear_n in_o the_o other_o despair_n will_v afford_v no_o hope_n he_o that_o in_o prosperity_n can_v foretell_v a_o danger_n can_v in_o adversity_n foresee_v deliverance_n chap._n lviii_o if_o thy_o faith_n have_v no_o doubt_n thou_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o doubt_v thy_o faith_n and_o if_o thy_o doubt_n have_v no_o hope_n thou_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o fear_v despair_n when_o therefore_o thy_o doubt_n shall_v exercise_v thy_o faith_n keep_v thy_o hope_n firm_a to_o qualify_v thy_o doubt_n so_o shall_v thy_o faith_n be_v secure_v from_o doubt_n so_o shall_v thy_o doubt_n be_v preserve_v from_o despair_n chap._n lix_o if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v true_o valiant_a fear_v to_o do_v any_o injury_n he_o that_o fear_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a be_v always_o afraid_a to_o suffer_v evil_a he_o that_o never_o fear_v be_v desperate_a and_o he_o that_o fear_v always_o be_v a_o goward_n he_o be_v the_o true_a valiant_a man_n that_o dare_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o may_v and_o fear_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o ought_v chap._n lx_o anger_n may_v repast_v with_o thou_o for_o a_o hour_n but_o not_o repose_v for_o a_o night_n the_o continuance_n of_o anger_n be_v hatred_n the_o continuance_n of_o hatred_n turn_v malice_n that_o anger_n be_v not_o warrantable_a which_o have_v see_v two_o sun_n chap._n lxi_o if_o thou_o stand_v guilty_a of_o oppression_n or_o wrongful_o possess_v of_o another_o right_n see_v thou_o make_v restitution_n before_o thou_o give_v a_o alm_n if_o otherwise_o what_o be_v thou_o but_o a_o thief_n and_o make_v god_n thy_o receiver_n chap._n lxii_o when_o thou_o pray_v for_o spiritual_a grace_n let_v thy_o prayer_n be_v absolute_a when_o for_o temporal_a blessing_n add_v a_o clause_n of_o god_n pleasure_n in_o both_o with_o faith_n and_o humiliation_n so_o shall_v thou_o undoubted_o receive_v what_o thou_o desire_v or_o more_o or_o better_a never_o prayer_n right_o make_v be_v make_v unheard_a or_o hear_v ungranted_a chap._n lxiii_o he_o that_o give_v all_o though_o but_o little_a give_v much_o because_o god_n look_v not_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o giver_n he_o that_o desire_v to_o give_v more_o than_o he_o can_v have_v equal_v his_o gift_n to_o his_o desire_n and_o have_v give_v more_o than_o he_o have_v chap._n lxiv_o be_v not_o too_o greedy_a in_o desire_v riches_n nor_o too_o eager_a in_o seek_v they_o nor_o too_o covetous_a in_o keep_v they_o nor_o too_o passionate_a in_o lose_v they_o the_o first_o will_v possess_v thy_o soul_n of_o discontent_n the_o second_o will_v dispossess_v thy_o body_n of_o rest_n the_o three_o will_v possess_v thy_o wealth_n of_o thou_o the_o last_o will_v dispossess_v thou_o of_o thyself_o he_o that_o be_v too_o violent_a in_o the_o concupiscible_a will_v be_v as_o violent_a in_o the_o irascible_a chap._n lxv_o be_v not_o too_o rash_a in_o the_o break_n of_o a_o inconvenient_a custom_n as_o it_o be_v get_v so_o leave_v it_o by_o degree_n danger_n attend_v upon_o too_o sudden_a alteration_n he_o that_o pull_v down_o a_o bad_a building_n by_o the_o great_a may_v be_v ruin_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o he_o that_o take_v it_o down_o brick_n by_o brick_n may_v live_v to_o build_v a_o better_a chap._n lxvi_o if_o thou_o desire_v that_o inestimable_a grace_n of_o save_a faith_n detest_v that_o insatiable_a vice_n of_o damnable_a covetousness_n it_o be_v impossible_a one_o heart_n though_o never_o so_o double_a shall_v lodge_v both_o faith_n possess_v thou_o of_o what_o thou_o have_v not_o covetousness_n dispossess_v thou_o of_o what_o thou_o have_v thou_o can_v not_o serve_v god_n unless_o mammon_n serve_v thou_o chap._n lxvii_o beware_v of_o he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n anger_n when_o it_o be_v long_o in_o come_v be_v the_o strong_a when_o it_o come_v and_o the_o long_o keep_v abuse_a patience_n turn_v to_o fury_n when_o fancy_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o passion_n that_o understanding_n which_o compose_v the_o fancy_n qualify_v the_o passion_n but_o when_o judgement_n be_v the_o ground_n the_o memory_n be_v the_o recorder_n chap._n lxviii_o he_o that_o profess_v himself_o thy_o open_a enemy_n arm_n thou_o against_o the_o evil_a he_o mean_v thou_o but_o he_o that_o dissemble_v himself_o thy_o secret_a friend_n strike_v beyond_o caution_n and_o wound_n above_o cure_n from_o the_o first_o thou_o may_v deliver_v thyself_o from_o the_o last_o good_a lord_n deliver_v thou_o chap._n lxix_o if_o thou_o have_v wrong_v thy_o brother_n in_o thought_n reconcile_v thou_o to_o he_o in_o thought_n if_o thou_o have_v offend_v he_o in_o word_n let_v thy_o reconciliation_n be_v in_o word_n if_o thou_o

have_v trespass_v against_o he_o in_o deed_n by_o deed_n be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o that_o reconciliation_n be_v most_o kind_o which_o be_v most_o in_o kind_n chap._n lxx_o not_o to_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v to_o take_v from_o he_o not_o to_o feed_v the_o hungry_a if_o thou_o have_v it_o be_v the_o utmost_a of_o thy_o power_n to_o kill_v he_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v avoid_v both_o sacrilege_n and_o murder_n be_v charitable_a chap._n lxxi_o so_o often_o as_o thou_o remember_v thy_o sin_n without_o grief_n so_o often_o thou_o repeat_v those_o sin_n for_o not_o grieve_v he_o that_o will_v not_o mourn_v for_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v do●e_n give_v earnest_a for_o the_o evil_n he_o mean_v to_o do_v nothing_o can_v assuage_v that_o fire_n which_o sin_n have_v make_v but_o only_o that_o water_n which_o repentance_n have_v draw_v chap._n lxxii_o look_v well_o before_o thou_o leap_v into_o the_o chair_n of_o honour_n the_o high_a thou_o climb_v the_o low_a thou_o fall_v if_o virtue_n prefer_v thou_o virtue_n will_v preserve_v thou_o if_o gold_n or_o favour_n advance_v thou_o thy_o honour_n be_v pin_v upon_o the_o wheel_n of_o fortune_n when_o the_o wheel_n shall_v turn_v thy_o honour_n fall_v and_o thou_o remain_v a_o everlasting_a monument_n of_o thy_o own_o ambitious_a folly_n chap._n lxxiii_o we_o be_v bear_v with_o our_o temptation_n nature_n sometime_o press_v we_o to_o evil_a sometime_o provoke_v we_o unto_o good_a if_o therefore_o thou_o give_v she_o more_o than_o her_o due_a thou_o nourish_v a_o enemy_n if_o less_o than_o be_v sufficient_a thou_o destroy_v a_o friend_n moderation_n will_v prevent_v both_o chap._n lxxiv_o if_o thou_o scorn_v not_o to_o serve_v luxury_n in_o thy_o youth_n chastity_n will_v scorn_v thy_o service_n in_o thy_o age_n and_o that_o the_o will_n of_o thy_o green_a year_n think_v no_o vice_n in_o the_o act_n the_o necessity_n of_o thy_o grey_a hair_n make_v no_o virtue_n in_o the_o forbear_n where_o there_o be_v no_o conflict_n there_o can_v be_v no_o conquest_n where_o there_o be_v no_o conquest_n there_o be_v no_o crown_n chap._n lxxv_o thou_o do_v nothing_o towards_o thy_o own_o creation_n for_o thou_o be_v create_v for_o thy_o creator_n glory_n thou_o must_v do_v something_o towards_o thy_o own_o redemption_n for_o thou_o be_v redeem_v for_o thy_o own_o good_a he_o that_o make_v thou_o without_o thou_o will_v not_o save_v thou_o without_o thou_o chap._n lxxvi_o when_o thy_o tongue_n and_o heart_n agree_v not_o in_o confession_n that_o confession_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o god_n pleasure_n he_o that_o confess_v with_o his_o tongue_n and_o want_v confession_n in_o his_o heart_n be_v either_o a_o vain_a man_n or_o a_o hypocrite_n he_o that_o have_v confession_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o want_v it_o in_o his_o tongue_n be_v either_o a_o proud_a man_n or_o a_o timorous_a chap._n lxxvii_o gold_n be_v caesar_n treasure_n man_n be_v god_n thy_o gold_n have_v caesar_n image_n and_o thou_o have_v god_n give_v therefore_o those_o thing_n unto_o caesar_n which_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n which_o be_v god_n chap._n lxxviii_o in_o the_o commission_n of_o evil_a fear_v no_o man_n so_o much_o as_o thy_o own_o self_n another_o be_v but_o one_o witness_n against_o thou_o thou_o be_v a_o thousand_o another_o thou_o may_v avoid_v but_o thyself_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d not_o wickedness_n be_v its_o own_o punishment_n chap._n lxxix_o in_o thy_o apparel_n avoid_v singularity_n profuseness_n and_o gaudiness_n be_v not_o too_o early_o in_o the_o fashion_n nor_o too_o late_a decency_n be_v the_o half_a way_n between_o affectation_n and_o neglect_n the_o body_n be_v the_o shell_n of_o the_o soul_n apparel_n be_v the_o husk_n of_o that_o shell_n the_o husk_n often_o tell_v you_o what_o the_o kernel_n be_v chap._n lxxx_o let_v thy_o recreation_n be_v manly_a moderate_a seasonable_a lawful_a if_o thy_o life_n be_v sedentary_a more_o tend_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o thy_o body_n if_o active_a more_o to_o the_o refresh_n of_o thy_o mind_n the_o use_n of_o recreation_n be_v to_o strengthen_v thy_o labour_n and_o sweeten_v thy_o rest._n chap._n lxxxi_o be_v not_o censorious_a for_o thou_o know_v not_o who_o thou_o judge_v it_o be_v a_o more_o dextrous_a error_n to_o speak_v well_o of_o a_o evil_a man_n then_o ill_o of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o safe_a for_o thy_o judgement_n to_o be_v miss_v by_o simple_a charity_n then_o uncharitable_a wisdom_n he_o may_v tax_v other_o with_o privilege_n that_o have_v not_o in_o himself_o what_o other_o may_v tax_v chap._n lxxxii_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o thy_o wealth_n have_v purchase_v thou_o for_o it_o be_v neither_o last_a nor_o thy_o own_o what_o money_n create_v money_n preserve_v if_o thy_o wealth_n decay_v thy_o honour_n die_v it_o be_v but_o a_o slippery_a happiness_n which_o ●ortunes_n can_v give_v and_o frown_n can_v take_v and_o not_o worth_a the_o own_v which_o a_o night_n fire_n can_v melt_v or_o a_o rough_a sea_n can_v drown_v chap._n lxxxiii_o if_o thou_o can_v desire_v any_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o fair_a way_n to_o happiness_n if_o thou_o have_v attain_v it_o thou_o be_v at_o thy_o way_n end_n he_o be_v not_o happy_a who_o have_v all_o that_o he_o desire_v but_o that_o desire_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v good_a if_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v what_o thou_o need_v not_o repent_v yet_o endeavour_v to_o repent_v what_o thy_o necessity_n have_v do_v chap._n lxxxiv_o spend_v a_o hundred_o year_n in_o earth_n best_a pleasure_n and_o after_o that_o a_o hundred_o more_o to_o which_o be_v spend_v add_v a_o thousand_o and_o to_o that_o ten_o thousand_o more_o the_o last_o shall_v as_o sure_o end_n as_o the_o first_o be_v end_v and_o all_o shall_v be_v swallow_v with_o eternity_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v to_o day_n be_v not_o sure_a to_o live_v a_o day_n he_o that_o have_v live_v the_o long_a be_v but_o as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v yesterday_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o one_o be_v that_o he_o have_v live_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o other_o be_v that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o the_o lot_n of_o both_o be_v that_o they_o must_v die_v it_o be_v no_o happiness_n to_o live_v long_o nor_o unhappiness_n to_o die_v soon_o happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o to_o die_v well_o chap._n lxxxv_o be_v careful_a to_o who_o thou_o give_v and_o how_o he_o that_o give_v he_o that_o deserve_v not_o lose_v his_o gift_n and_o betray_v the_o giver_n he_o that_o confer_v his_o gift_n upon_o a_o worthy_a receiver_n make_v many_o debtor_n and_o by_o give_v receive_v he_o that_o give_v for_o his_o own_o end_n make_v his_o gift_n a_o bribe_n and_o the_o receiver_n a_o prisoner_n he_o that_o give_v often_o ●eaches_v requittance_n to_o the_o receiver_n and_o discover_v a_o crafty_a confidence_n in_o the_o giver_n chap._n lxxxvi_o have_v any_o wrong_a thou_o be_v brave_o revenge_v slight_v it_o and_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v forgive_v it_o and_o it_o be_v finish_v he_o be_v below_o himself_o that_o be_v not_o above_o a_o injury_n chap._n lxxxvii_o let_v not_o thy_o passion_n miscall_v thy_o child_n lest_o thou_o prophesy_v his_o fortune_n let_v not_o thy_o tongue_n curse_v he_o lest_o thy_o curse_n return_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v curse_n send_v in_o the_o room_n of_o blessing_n be_v drive_v back_o with_o a_o double_a vengeance_n chap._n lxxxviii_o in_o all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n which_o remain_v indifferent_a do_v according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o that_o church_n where_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n and_o unity_n who_o create_v both_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n expect_v unity_n in_o the_o one_o and_o order_n in_o both_o chap._n lxxxix_o let_v thy_o religious_a fast_n be_v a_o voluntary_a abstinence_n no●_z so_o much_o from_o flesh_n as_o fleshly_a thought_n god_n be_v please_v with_o that_o fast_n which_o give_v to_o another_o what_o thou_o deny_v to_o thyself_o and_o when_o the_o afflict_n of_o thy_o own_o body_n be_v the_o repair_n of_o thy_o brother_n he_o fast_v true_o that_o abstain_v sad_o grieve_v real_o give_v cheerful_o and_o forgive_v charitable_o chap._n xc_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o mystery_n keep_v thy_o tongue_n quiet_a five_o word_n cost_v zacharias_n forty_o week_n silence_n in_o such_o height_n convert_v thy_o question_n into_o wonder_n and_o let_v this_o suffice_v thou_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o deed_n be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o doer_n chap._n xci_o deride_v not_o he_o who_o the_o loose_a world_n call_v puritan_n lest_o thou_o offend_v a_o little_a one_o if_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n god_n that_o know_v he_o will_v reward_v he_o if_o zealous_a that_o god_n that_o love_v he_o will_v revenge_v he_o if_o he_o be_v good_a he_o be_v