Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	brother_n	child_n	parent_n	775	5	8.0343	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62084	The book of nature translated and epitomiz'd. By George Sikes.	Sikes, George.	1667 (1667)	Wing S6322B; ESTC R220778	50,008	113

choice_a creatur_n in_o their_o most_o extend_a capacity_n be_v ever_o able_a to_o receive_v obedience_n be_v due_a to_o he_o as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n of_o all_o glory_n and_o praise_n be_v due_a to_o he_o as_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o because_o he_o be_v infinite_a he_o be_v infinite_o to_o be_v love_v fear_v honour_a obey_v praise_v and_o glorify_v he_o be_v infinite_o to_o be_v believe_v and_o trust_v because_o infinite_o faithful_a and_o true_a but_o love_n do_v most_o principal_o correspond_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v love_n 1_o jo._n 4._o 8._o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o god_n be_v honour_n or_o fear_v etc._n etc._n sect_n ii_o concern_v these_o duty_n in_o special_a and_o first_o of_o fear_n all_o other_o debt_n or_o duty_n of_o man_n to_o god_n must_v be_v found_v in_o and_o spring_v from_o his_o love_n of_o god_n love_n be_v acceptable_a of_o itself_o no_o other_o performance_n be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n but_o as_o in_o conjunction_n with_o love_n he_o that_o fear_n god_n without_o love_n his_o fear_n carry_v in_o it_o punishment_n sadness_n torment_n bondage_n to_o himself_o and_o find'_v no_o acceptance_n with_o god_n he_o that_o pretend'_v to_o honour_v god_n without_o love_n flatter_n he_o play_n be_v the_o hypocrite_n and_o be_v abominable_a but_o fear_v join_v with_o love_n be_v voluntary_a free_a and_o acceptable_a have_v no_o torment_n sadness_n or_o bondage_n in_o it_o fear_v then_o single_o consider_v in_o itself_o without_o love_n be_v but_o a_o servile_a thing_n carry_v with_o it_o pain_n and_o torment_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v multiply_v as_o love_v aught_o one_o right_a fear_n of_o god_n admit_v no_o other_o fear_n but_o expell_n they_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v flow_v infinite_a secondary_a love_n of_o all_o creatur_n as_o make_v or_o bear_v of_o he_o and_o as_o more_o or_o less_o resemble_v what_o be_v in_o he_o but_o from_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n issue_v no_o 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