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
A30305	The poor man's help and young mans guide containing I. Doctrinal instructions for the right informing of his judgment, II. Practical directions for the general course of his life, III. Particular advices for the well-managing of every day : with reference to his [brace] 1. Natural actions, 2. Civil imployments, 3. Necessary recreations, 4. Religious duties : particularly I. Prayer [brace] publick in the congregation, private in the family, secret in the closet, II. Reading the Holy Scriptures, III. Hearing of the Word preached, IV. Receiving of the Lord's Supper : unto which is added an earnest exhortation unto all Christians to the love and practice of universal holiness / by William Burkitt ...	Burkitt, William, 1650-1703.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5738; ESTC R34773	72,112	85

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day_n the_o lord_n own_o day_n a_o day_n of_o holy_a rest_n oh_o teach_v our_o soul_n to_o rest_n from_o sin_n that_o rest_n will_v please_v thou_o best_o this_o be_v the_o day_n thy_o day_n oh_o lord_n on_o which_o thou_o do_v arise_v for_o sinner_n have_v make_v thyself_o a_o sinless_a sacrifice_n thou_o thou_o alone_o redeem_a haste_n our_o soul_n from_o deadly_a thrall_n with_o no_o less_o price_n than_o precious_a blood_n the_o purchase_n of_o we_o all_o have_v thou_o not_o die_v we_o have_v not_o live_v but_o die_v eternal_o we_o will_v live_v to_o he_o that_o die_v for_o we_o and_o poise_n his_o name_n on_o high_a thou_o do_v indeed_o but_o rise_v again_o and_o do_v ascend_v on_o high_a that_o we_o poor_a sinner_n lose_v and_o dead_a may_v live_v eternal_o thy_o blood_n be_v shed_v instead_o of_o we_o thy_o soul_n our_o gild_n do_v bear_v thou_o take_v our_o sin_n give_v we_o thyself_o thy_o love_n be_v beyond_o compare_n welcome_o and_o dear_a unto_o my_o soul_n be_v thy_o 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that_o hand_n be_v for_o ever_o wither_v which_o shall_v be_v once_o stretch_v forth_o to_o hurt_v the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o let_v all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n under_o they_o execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n impartial_o to_o the_o punishment_n of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n and_o to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o thy_o true_a religion_n and_o godliness_n let_v all_o that_o minister_n unto_o thou_o in_o holy_a thing_n endeavour_n both_o by_o the_o purity_n of_o their_o doctrine_n and_o the_o piety_n of_o their_o life_n to_o win_v many_o to_o a_o love_n of_o holiness_n and_o religion_n that_o they_o may_v shine_v as_o star_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o pity_v all_o those_o that_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o myself_o supply_v their_o want_n out_o of_o thy_o abundance_n and_o work_v in_o i_o a_o readiness_n of_o disposition_n to_o administer_v to_o their_o necessity_n according_a to_o my_o ability_n accept_v my_o thankful_a return_n to_o thy_o majesty_n for_o all_o 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