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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

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and_o he_o plant_v a_o vyne-yard_n second_o abraham_n the_o friend_n of_o god_n and_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a plant_v a_o grove_n in_o beersheba_n and_o call_v there_o on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n gen_n 21.33_o next_o king_n solomon_n a_o great_a and_o wise_a king_n eccles._n 2.4_o 5._o i_o make_v i_o great_a work_n i_o build_v i_o house_n and_o plant_v i_o vyne-yard_n i_o make_v i_o garden_n and_o orchard_n and_o i_o plant_v in_o they_o all_o kind_n of_o fruit_n so_o uzziah_n delight_v in_o this_o employment_n 2._o chron._n 26_o 10._o he_o have_v husbandman_n and_o dresser_n of_o vine_n etc._n etc._n yea_o our_o bless_a lord_n jesus_n do_v honour_v this_o industry_n by_o his_o frequent_v the_o garden_n joh_n 18.1_o when_o jesus_n have_v speak_v these_o word_n he_o go_v over_o the_o brook_n cedron_n where_o be_v a_o garden_n into_o which_o he_o enter_v with_o his_o disciple_n ver._n 2._o and_o judas_n also_o who_o betray_v he_o know_v the_o place_n for_o jesus_n 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fruitful_a and_o well_o order_v orchard_n in_o a_o few_o year_n will_v recompense_v all_o expensses_a with_o god_n blessing_n abundant_o chap._n xviii_o concern_v charity_n and_o care_n of_o the_o poor_a though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o magistrate_n and_o town-council_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o city_n and_o burgh_n which_o the_o judicious_a will_v understand_v as_o their_o occasion_n and_o station_n will_v discover_v unto_o they_o that_o there_o be_v one_o duty_n which_o be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o that_o all_o be_v bind_v to_o consider_v because_o the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n take_v special_a notice_n thereof_o and_o have_v careful_o recommend_v to_o all_o his_o people_n and_o that_o be_v a_o tender_a care_n over_o and_o a_o cordial_a charity_n towards_o the_o poor_a see_v for_o this_o deut._n 15.7_o

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