Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	call_v	father_n	name_n	937	5	5.1384	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12945	A preface to the Kynges hyghnes; Exhortation to the people, instructynge theym to unitie and obedience	Starkey, Thomas, d. 1538.	1536 (1536)	STC 23236; ESTC S104591	84,228	171

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manner_n tempre_fw-it your_o judgement_n in_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n which_o over_o lyght_o you_o condenne_n because_o they_o appear_v to_o take_v their_o ground_n of_o this_o popyshe_a authorite_n of_o the_o which_o though_o many_o thing_n evil_a have_v issue_v &_o spring_v yet_o this_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o much_o good_a be_v also_o to_o we_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o them_z as_z in_o goddis_fw-la commandment_n for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v dear_a friend_n 〈…〉_o all_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v in_o all_o man_n and_o as_o saint_n poule_n show_v most_o manifest_o of_o that_o sort_n that_o he_o may_v thereby_o remove_v mountain_n out_o of_o their_o place_n yet_o if_o he_o have_v not_o join_v thereto_o a_o charytable_a heart_n and_o mind_n ever_o prompt_a and_o ready_a to_o show_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n and_o outward_a deed_n as_o occasion_n be_v minister_v that_o faith_n nothing_o shall_v to_o he_o avayle_v at_o all_o 〈◊〉_d like_v as_o contrary_a 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