Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	bring_v	good_a	great_a	2,195	5	2.4810	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66979	A sermon preach'd at Salters-Hall to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, May 31, 1697 by John Woodhouse.	Woodhouse, John, d. 1700.	1697 (1697)	Wing W3463; ESTC R26398	23,244	66

work_n call_v for_o more_o inquisitive_a search_n and_o private_a application_n than_o be_v needful_a when_o immorality_n walk_v barefaced_a be_v see_v in_o every_o open_a place_n may_v be_v find_v without_o look_v for_o and_o more_o hand_n be_v on_o that_o account_n yet_o necessary_a the_o lord_n awaken_v we_o to_o use_v they_o and_o to_o help_v you_o with_o they_o iii_o three_o consider_v by_o way_n of_o enforcement_n to_o a_o vigorous_a activity_n herein_o the_o great_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n that_o have_v and_o may_v accrue_v from_o what_o be_v and_o may_v yet_o be_v do_v in_o this_o matter_n if_o you_o respect_v 1._o the_o interest_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n which_o be_v so_o dare_o run_v upon_o by_o the_o wickedness_n you_o be_v endeavour_v to_o reform_v when_o these_o vice_n bid_v defiance_n to_o god_n affront_n and_o pour_v contempt_n upon_o his_o law_n and_o government_n they_o make_v the_o great_a god_n seem_v mean_a and_o look_v contemptible_a as_o the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n have_v abundant_o show_v now_o have_v this_o father_n any_o child_n here_o that_o be_v unconcern_v for_o his_o honour_n and_o interest_n it_o may_v be_v a_o bastard_n it_o can_v be_v a_o legitimate_a son_n if_o therefore_o you_o have_v any_o deference_n for_o god_n any_o hearty_a concern_v for_o his_o neglect_a interest_n and_o honour_n any_o goodwill_n to_o his_o name_n that_o be_v blaspheme_v his_o sabbath_n which_o be_v profane_v his_o other_o law_n that_o be_v open_o and_o contemptuous_o violate_v sure_o you_o will_v up_o and_o be_v do_v be_v not_o this_o god_n your_o owner_n your_o daily_a benefactor_n be_v not_o you_o his_o steward_n his_o accountable_a steward_n and_o will_v you_o not_o stir_v at_o such_o a_o time_n in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o that_o so_o near_o concern_v your_o god_n and_o father_n will_v you_o pretend_v reverence_n to_o your_o father_n and_o yet_o suffer_v his_o honour_n to_o be_v thus_o tread_v in_o the_o dirt_n 2._o if_o you_o respect_v the_o good_a of_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o mankind_n now_o sink_v into_o brutish_a sensuality_n who_o know_v but_o it_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o recover_v they_o out_o of_o this_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v take_v captive_a or_o take_v alive_a as_o in_o the_o margin_n by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 26._o the_o word_n we_o translate_v recover_v signify_v to_o recover_v from_o madness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shame_n may_v bring_v he_o to_o a_o right_a mind_n and_o to_o awake_v out_o of_o a_o drunken_a sleep_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v dose_v stupefy_v shame_n and_o punishment_n may_v rouse_v they_o of_o which_o we_o have_v frequent_a example_n if_o this_o be_v a_o place_n for_o they_o however_o we_o may_v reasonable_o expect_v a_o threefold_a advantage_n to_o our_o debauch_a neighbour_n from_o hence_o it_o may_v prevent_v 1._o the_o present_a ruin_n of_o his_o body_n 2._o the_o necessary_a ruin_n of_o his_o estate_n 3._o the_o aggravate_v ruin_n of_o his_o soul_n at_o least_o need_v i_o tell_v they_o or_o you_o that_o drunkenness_n whoredom_n and_o suchlike_a immorality_n have_v a_o natural_a tendency_n as_o well_o as_o a_o moral_a procure_a efficacy_n to_o ruin_v both_o body_n soul_n and_o estate_n how_o oft_o have_v the_o disease_n of_o a_o macerate_v body_n and_o the_o small_a remain_n of_o a_o waste_a estate_n tell_v the_o world_n what_o these_o sin_n bring_v to_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o sin_n be_v legible_a in_o the_o punishment_n and_o be_v it_o nothing_o to_o save_v he_o from_o ruine_v poverty_n and_o rottenness_n in_o his_o bone_n and_o that_o increase_v of_o torment_n which_o multiply_v sin_n will_v lay_v he_o under_o be_v this_o thy_o kindness_n to_o thy_o friend_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n his_o case_n the_o case_n of_o his_o family_n call_v for_o help_n and_o pity_n and_o have_v thou_o no_o bowel_n 3._o if_o you_o respect_v the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o of_o this_o great_a city_n of_o which_o you_o be_v member_n if_o you_o have_v never_o see_v your_o bibles_n have_v read_v only_o the_o roman_a history_n you_o may_v see_v to_o what_o a_o glorious_a height_n severe_a virtue_n advance_v they_o and_o how_o soon_o their_o prowess_n courage_n success_n and_o grandeur_n sink_v to_o nothing_o when_o they_o let_v loose_a to_o the_o debauchery_n so_o long_o countenance_v and_o practise_v among_o we_o by_o virtue_n they_o advance_v till_o they_o be_v the_o envy_n of_o the_o world_n by_o vice_n they_o sink_v till_o they_o become_v the_o contempt_n of_o all_o and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o well_o as_o from_o a_o judicial_a act_n of_o god_n vice_n do_v it_o as_o well_o as_o provoke_v god_n to_o do_v it_o our_o bibles_n that_o teach_v we_o better_a thing_n than_o their_o twelve_o table_n be_v not_o spare_v in_o this_o discovery_n be_v the_o old_a world_n be_v sodom_n be_v the_o canaanite_n ruin_v be_v samaria_n judah_n jerusalem_n to_o name_v no_o more_o weaken_a impoverish_v and_o bring_v low_a you_o be_v stranger_n to_o your_o bibles_n if_o you_o know_v not_o that_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n si●_n be_v the_o shame_n and_o reproach_n of_o any_o nation_n it_o bring_v it_o into_o reproach_n and_o into_o a_o state_n fit_a to_o be_v despise_v when_o as_o righteousness_n greaten_v heighten_v and_o exalt_v a_o nation_n prov._n 14._o 34._o god_n will_v not_o long_o honour_v they_o with_o happy_a and_o felicitating_a circumstance_n that_o pour_v contempt_n and_o dishonour_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o righteous_a law_n this_o prophet_n furnish_v we_o with_o a_o passage_n high_o adapt_v to_o our_o present_a case_n hag._n 1._o 2._o the_o people_n have_v discharge_v themselves_o from_o the_o lord_n work_n the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o a_o favourable_a juncture_n for_o reform_v attempt_n they_o will_v suffer_v irreligion_n and_o immorality_n to_o take_v their_o swinge_v not_o but_o that_o they_o intend_v better_a thing_n in_o better_a time_n this_o be_v their_o course_n towards_o god_n provoke_v enough_o what_o be_v god_n towards_o they_o how_o prosper_v they_o in_o their_o trade_n and_o commerce_n be_v they_o in_o a_o thrive_a way_n whilst_o unreformed_a and_o void_a of_o care_n about_o it_o hear_v the_o prophet_n ver._n 6._o now_o therefore_o consider_v your_o way_n or_o set_v your_o heart_n on_o your_o way_n as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o q._n d._n and_o it_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n he_o say_v it_o you_o take_v yourselves_o for_o wise_a and_o great_a politician_n no_o doubt_n you_o think_v yourselves_o altogether_o in_o the_o right_n against_o i_o after_o all_o my_o prophet_n can_v say_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o a_o better_a course_n such_o a_o one_o as_o that_o wherein_o you_o may_v prosper_v but_o pray_v observe_v what_o you_o see_v and_o feel_v without_o see_v the_o cause_n you_o have_v sou_n n_o much_o and_o bring_v in_o little_a you_o eat_v but_o you_o have_v not_o enough_o you_o drink_v but_o you_o be_v not_o fill_v with_o drink_n you_o clothe_v you_o but_o there_o be_v none_o warm_a and_o he_o that_o earn_v wage_n earn_v wage_n to_o put_v it_o into_o a_o bag_n with_o holes_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n pierse_v through_o ver._n 9_o you_o look_v for_o much_o and_z lo_o it_o come_v to_o little_a when_o you_o bring_v it_o home_o i_o do_v blow_v upon_o it_o or_o as_o it_o may_v be_v read_v i_o blow_v it_o away_o it_o come_v to_o nothing_o it_o do_v you_o no_o good_a i_o may_v not_o stay_v to_o paraphrase_n these_o and_z and_z several_z other_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o import_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o in_o this_o prophecy_n chap._n 1._o and_o chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o but_o they_o plain_o notify_v the_o unprosperous_a and_o calamitous_a state_n they_o be_v in_o under_o that_o curse_n of_o god_n which_o their_o neglect_n of_o reformation_n have_v bring_v they_o under_o as_o he_o plain_o tell_v they_o chap._n 2._o v._n 16_o 17._o and_o the_o way_n to_o have_v it_o better_o 18_o 19_o and_o bid_v they_o consider_v it_o again_z and_o again_o that_o though_o his_o hand_n have_v be_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o have_v feel_v it_o every_o way_n so_o heavy_a yet_o they_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v of_o that_o sin_n which_o procure_v it_o upon_o they_o thing_n go_v ill_a but_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n thing_n happen_v by_o chance_n ill_a conduct_n and_o how_o can_v we_o help_v it_o past_a cure_n past_a care_n yet_o sin_n the_o procure_n and_o god_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o their_o bad_a case_n be_v overlook_v however_o if_o now_o after_o all_o they_o will_v set_v about_o god_n work_n he_o will_v prosper_v they_o he_o will_v not_o be_v behind_o hand_n with_o the●_n no_o not_o a_o day_n chap._n