Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	best_a	good_a	love_v	832	5	5.7582	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55782	Four sermons preached in Oxford by John Price.	Price, John, Master of arts.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3352; ESTC R25593	64,575	154

the_o most_o exquisite_a and_o exact_a profession_n of_o christianity_n you_o that_o have_v so_o many_o golden_a opportunity_n of_o benefit_v yourselves_o and_o other_o you_o that_o in_o comparison_n of_o heathen_n and_o pagan_n shall_v be_v as_o angel_n what_o do_v you_o more_o than_o other_o more_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quid_fw-la amplius_fw-la facitis_fw-la what_o do_v you_o above_o other_o junius_z and_o tremelius_fw-la render_v it_o quid_fw-la eximium_fw-la facitis_fw-la what_o excellent_a admirable_a extraordinary_a thing_n do_v you_o these_o lection_n do_v not_o vary_v much_o the_o sense_n seem_v almost_o the_o same_o in_o all_o then_z other_o these_o word_n be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o original_n but_o they_o be_v necessary_o understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o respective_a term_n for_o when_o a_o man_n do_v more_o than_o other_o they_o do_v less_o than_o he_o his_o do_v some_o thing_n tell_v they_o they_o do_v nothing_o then_z other_o what_o other_o more_o than_o the_o covetous_a gripe_a hypocritical_a vainglorious_a self-admiring_a pharisee_n or_o the_o odious_a scandalous_a open_o profane_a and_o most_o wicked_a publican_n which_o be_v account_v the_o scum_n and_o dross_n of_o the_o people_n &_o hate_v by_o the_o jew_n because_o they_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o roman_n cruelty_n as_o much_o as_o many_o former_o hate_v our_o excise_n man_n &_o sequestratour_n these_o even_o these_o can_v love_v man_n for_o their_o own_o end_n or_o rather_o love_v themselves_o in_o those_o man_n these_o can_v salute_v their_o brethren_n their_o friend_n but_o it_o be_v they_o only_o and_o not_o other_o but_o as_o for_o you_o that_o either_o be_v my_o disciple_n already_o or_o will_v be_v you_o that_o be_v or_o will_v be_v christian_n you_o must_v not_o only_o love_v your_o friend_n but_o also_o your_o very_a enemy_n as_o have_v somewhat_o of_o god_n upon_o 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to_o greet_v one_o another_o with_o a_o kiss_n of_o charity_n to_o love_v the_o brother_n hood_n all_o man_n will_v easy_o grant_v st._n paul_n epistle_n be_v full_a of_o such_o salutation_n and_o demonstration_n of_o civility_n and_o courtesiy_n but_o some_o think_v it_o a_o hard_a say_n that_o their_o courtesy_n and_o civility_n shall_v reach_v even_o unto_o stranger_n and_o enemy_n the_o scripture_n be_v no_o less_o express_v in_o this_o then_o the_o other_o deut._n 10._o 19_o love_n thou_o therefore_o the_o stranger_n for_o you_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n not_o only_o your_o brethren_n your_o friend_n your_o ally_n those_o that_o your_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o gratitude_n to_o love_v upon_o particular_a account_n but_o also_o stranger_n such_o as_o be_v lovely_a only_o for_o god_n sake_n upon_o the_o general_a account_n of_o christianity_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n exhortation_n that_o we_o shall_v do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n but_o especial_o 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