Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	better_a	death_n	life_n	924	5	4.5184	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05787	The devout companion: containing prayers and meditations for every day in the week: and for several occasions, ordinary and extraordinary.	E. S.	1699 (1699)	Wing S2450A; ESTC R213357	46,424	199

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and_o incapacity_n that_o may_v hinder_v my_o growth_n in_o knowledge_n and_o bring_v i_o to_o life_n everlasting_a through_o jesus_n christ_n my_o only_a lord_n and_o saviour_n amen_n a_o prayer_n in_o time_n of_o war._n o_o eternal_a god_n who_o rule_a and_o behold_v all_o the_o world_n and_o have_v many_o time_n miraculous_o preserve_v &_o defend_v we_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o show_v thy_o power_n in_o these_o needful_a and_o perilous_a time_n whilst_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n among_o we_o save_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n from_o our_o enemy_n and_o put_v they_o to_o shame_v that_o hate_n we_o turn_v the_o weapon_n of_o our_o adversary_n and_o their_o

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