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	love_v	time_n	1,084	5	3.7075	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06431	Granados deuotion Exactly teaching how a man may truely dedicate and deuote himselfe vnto God: and so become his acceptable votary. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian and French. And now perused, and englished, by Francis Meres, Master of Artes, & student in diuinity.; Libro de la oración y meditación. Part 2. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16902; ESTC S108896	180,503	650

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that_o ●…e_o have_v not_o gain_v so_o great_a a_o ●…od_a unto_o we_o by_o our_o own_o might_n 〈◊〉_d strength_n but_o that_o the_o divine_a ●…ce_n and_o mercy_n have_v bestow_v ●…pon_o us._n for_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o race_n be_v not_o to_o the_o s●…_n nor_o the_o battle_n to_o the_o strong_a ne●…_n 9_o yet_o favour_n to_o man_n of_o knowledge_n if●…_n have_v place_n in_o humane_a matt●…_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v it_o h●…_n place_n in_o divine_a all_o which_o dep●…_n of_o grace_n and_o because_o grac●…_n especial_o give_v to_o the_o hum●…_n as_o the_o whole_a scripture_n testifie●…_n here_o no_o less_o but_o much_o more_o 〈◊〉_d humility_n profit_n than_o fortitude_n the_o obtain_n of_o devotion_n therefore_o let_v man_n very_a hum●…_n acknowledge_v &_o confess_v his_o o●…_n unworthines_n &_o weakness_n let_v h●…_n humble_v himself_o under_o the_o mig●…_n hand_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o come_v i●…_n his_o sight_n as_o a_o infan●…_n who_o kno●…_n nothing_o neither_o can_v do_v any_o thin●…_n and_o let_v he_o beseeeh_o he_o by_o t●…_n merit_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o wou●…_n vouchsafe_v to_o look_v upon_o he_o w●…_n the_o eye_n of_o his_o pity_v and_o wou●…_n give_v unto_o he_o as_o to_o the_o poore●…_n beggar_n the_o crumb_n fall_v fronthe_n ●…of_o his_o great_a mercy_n but_o with_o ●…are_a confession_n &_o humility_n ●…ought_v not_o to_o be_v secure_a and_o ●…therto_o care_n &_o so_o commit_v all_o ●…d_n as_o some_o do_v but_o he_o must_v ●…s_v hand_n to_o the_o plough_n &_o do_v 〈◊〉_d lie_v in_o he_o and_o then_o god_n ●…oe_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o friend_n 〈◊〉_d the_o humble_a so_o also_o be_v he_o a_o ●…y_n unto_o the_o slothful_a and_o idle_a ●…e_n three_o thing_n ●…t_o beget_v devotion_n be_v the_o watch_n and_o keep_n of_o the_o

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unless_o present_o they_o have_v their_o desire_n satisfy_v albe●…_n they_o utter_o forsake_v and_o renounc●…_n god_n this_o be_v proper_a unto_o those_o me●…_n who_o be_v violent_o draw_v and_o ●…aled_v of_o their_o appetite_n and_o affec●…ions_n and_o who_o be_v always_o accu●…omed_v to_o have_v their_o will_n and_o de●…res_v fulfil_v who_o like_a woman_n ●…reat_a with_o child_n be_v so_o tickle_v ●…ith_o immoderate_a appetite_n &_o af●…ctions_n &_o be_v so_o subject_a unto_o this_o ●…ce_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o evil_a habit_n ●…hich_v by_o long_a use_n they_o have_v put_v ●…n_o that_o if_o forthwith_o they_o have_v ●…ot_v their_o desire_n satisfy_v they_o ey●…er_v seem_v to_o die_v or_o else_o fall_v into_o a_o ●…sease_n these_o the_o devil_n draw_v ●…sily_o away_o from_o the_o exercise_n of_o ●…ayer_n draw_v they_o after_o their_o ●…petites_n as_o if_o they_o be_v bind_v ●…th_v a_o chain_n there_o be_v many_o ●…d_v the_o world_n be_v every_o where_o 〈◊〉_d full_a of_o they_o that_o when_o ●…ers_n go_v to_o prayer_n they_o go_v to_o ●…eyr_n worldly_a business_n who_o drive_v their_o weekly_a labour_n to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v at_o church_n to_o pray_v and_o to_o hear_v divine_a service_n and_o sermon_n let_v these_o man_n know_v that_o they_o be_v the_o devil_n slave_n and_o that_o the_o devil_n lead_v they_o bind_v in_o chain_n whither_o he_o list_v even_o to_o their_o perdition_n and_o destruction_n therefore_o let_v they_o beware_v and_o serious_o regard_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o their_o deviation_n and_o seduction_n for_o without_o all_o doubt_n and_o so_o let_v they_o persuade_v themselves_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o above_o all_o particular_a impedymente_n the_o inordinate_a lou●…_n of_o any_o thing_n do_v more_o especial_o hurt_v which_o be_v embrace_v with_o the_o whole_a mind_n and_o with_o all_o th●…_n affection_n we_o must_v here_o know_v that_o ther●…_n idol_n be_v scarce_o one_o in_o the_o world_n sor●…_n ligious_a or_o so_o free_a from_o passion_n that_o have_v not_o some_o idol_n that_o he_o serve_v and_o adore_v that_o be_v some_o thing_n upon_o which_o he_o bestow_v his_o whole_a affection_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o which_o he_o do_v all_o that_o he_o can_v the_o mind_n of_o some_o be_v whole_o swallow_v up_o in_o the_o study_n of_o science_n and_o eloquence_n and_o upon_o these_o two_o study_n they_o bestow_v all_o their_o endeavour_n and_o pain_n so_o that_o they_o seek_v no_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n they_o respect_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o only_o this_o suppose_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o great_a than_o this_o study_n nor_o any_o thing_n more_o worthy_a the_o spirit_n and_o nobility_n of_o man_n the_o desire_n of_o worldly_a honour_n the_o favour_n of_o prince_n and_o great_a personage_n and_o the_o possession_n of_o temporal_a good_n do_v draw_v other_o away_o thou_o shall_v see_v many_o who_o be_v altogether_o 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soul_n he_o therefore_o that_o so_o ●…uffereth_v and_o so_o fight_v shall_v by_o 〈◊〉_d much_o be_v a_o more_o perfect_a imi●…atour_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v further_a ●…ff_n from_o all_o consolation_n this_o be_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o pure_a cup_n ●…f_a obedience_n which_o be_v not_o mi●…ed_v with_o any_o other_o liquor_n which_o ●…ight_v mitigate_v the_o bitterness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o ●…ertue_n this_o be_v that_o true_a touchstone_n by_o which_o be_v try_v who_o be_v gold_n and_o who_o be_v lead_v who_o be_v god_n true_a ●…iend_n and_o who_o be_v false_a tell_v i_o whether_o she_o be_v the_o simile_n ●…ore_o faithful_a wife_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v esteem_v of_o her_o husban●…_n which_o do_v that_o she_o ought_v and_o meet_v have_v her_o husband_n a●…_n way_n before_o her_o eye_n who_o almo●…_n every_o hour_n bestow_v gift_n an●…_n benefit_n upon_o she_o or_o she_o that_o far_o off_o from_o her_o husband_n wh●…_n among_o many_o letter_n scarce_o rece●…_n ve_v one_o from_o he_o and_o yet_o ne●…_n verthelesse_o continue_v unto_o hi●…_n firm_a in_o her_o love_n and_o steedfast_a i●…_n her_o fidelity_n then_o much_o mor●…_n glorious_a shall_v that_o soul_n be_v whic●…_n by_o many_o day_n be_v seperate●…_n from_o her_o bridegroom_n yet_o sti●…_n preserve_v her_o innocency_n say_v with_o job_n loe_o though_o he_o slay_v m●…_n 13._o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o that_o be_v not_o good_a ground_n whic●…_n simile_n bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n nor_o nou●…_n rish_v the_o seed_n except_o it_o be●…_n continual_o water_v but_o that_o i●…_n good_a ground_n and_o deserve_v commendation_n which_o during_o bot●…_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o ●…olde_n of_o winter_n yet_o preserve_v ●…at_a which_o be_v commit_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d and_o do_v cherish_v and_o nourish_v 〈◊〉_d that_o friend_n be_v high_o to_o be_v e●…eemed_v who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trou●…le_n do_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o fi●…elity_n but_o they_o that_o 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