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	see_v	think_v	952	5	3.6022	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32912	Cheap riches, or, A pocket-companion made of five hundred proverbial aphorismes &c. as the next ensuinge page will more particularly notifie / by Natthanaell Church.	Church, Nathanaell.	1657 (1657)	Wing C3990; ESTC R37680	24,519	139

wicked_a be_v hell_n not_o the_o end_n of_o their_o aim_n but_o of_o their_o course_n prov._n 14,12_o and_o 16,25_o 51._o every_o lust_n streigthen_v we_o the_o removal_n give_v we_o liberty_n rom._n 6.12.14,16_o and_o chap._n 8_o 2._o 52._o those_o which_o be_v ever_o drink_v without_o thirst_n shall_v ever_o thirst_v without_o drink_v isa_n 65.11_o to_o the_o 15._o 53._o god_n judge_n certain_o a_o priore_fw-la man_n charitable_o a_o posteriore_fw-la prov._n 16.1,2_o psal_n 139_o all_o 2_o sam._n 12.18_o and_o 1_o king_n 3.26,27_o 54._o we_o may_v be_v weak_a &_o wise_a both_o at_o once_o as_o the_o coney_n the_o pismire_n and_o chicken_n see_v psal_n 104.18_o prov._n 6.6,7,8_o ch._n 30.25,26_o read_v and_o do_v matth._n 23.37_o 55._o the_o wicked_a be_v like_o a_o wheel_n unstable_a creak_v and_o at_o last_o burn_v psal_n 83.13_o 56._o beast_n have_v a_o bodily_a presence_n to_o eat_v christian_n to_o edify_v psal_n 104.14_o 28._o psal_n 145.15,16_o col._n 4.6_o 1_o tim._n 1.4_o eph._n 4.29_o 30._o 57_o christ_n refuse_v the_o world_n preferment_n and_o then_o angel_n come_v unto_o he_o matth._n 4_o 8,9,10,11_o 58._o the_o more_o we_o subdue_v the_o canaanite_n out_o lust_n the_o more_o we_o enjoy_v canaan_n our_o rest_n see_v judg._n 2.22,23_o and_o so_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n josh_n 9.27_o 59_o the_o deceitful_a tradesman_n work_v on_o the_o ignorance_n or_o need_n of_o the_o buyer_n docet_fw-la experientia_fw-la rerum_fw-la 60._o to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o godly_a and_o and_o ungodly_a be_v not_o only_o a_o courtesy_n but_o a_o bound_a duty_n matth._n 5.44_o gal._n 6.10_o rom._n 12._o end_v so_o 61._o in_o thing_n indifferent_a or_o doubtful_a we_o be_v to_o look_v what_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v do_v and_o then_o to_o do_v it_o 62._o those_o gift_n do_v bind_v we_o most_o that_o come_v from_o a_o free_a giver_n hos_n 14.4_o 8._o psal_n 116.7,8,12_o 63._o if_o injury_n be_v our_o enemy_n let_v forgiveness_n be_v our_o weapon_n rom._n 12.21_o matth._n 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