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	good_a	think_v	1,119	5	3.7181	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96172	Mr. Tillam's account examined. Or, A brief reply to his unchristian account of some passages of Providence By a friend to truth, and to Mr. Tillam's own soul, if God have not sealed him down under hardness of heart. Written for the sake of such poor honest souls in Colchester, and the parts adjacent, as are misled through his inchantments.	Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.	1657 (1657)	Wing W1268aA; ESTC R231931	19,494	38

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the_o party_n most_o concern_v in_o it_o live_v at_o a_o distance_n can_v know_v of_o his_o pamphlet_n but_o chief_o after_o it_o be_v draw_v up_o it_o be_v judge_v fit_a by_o some_o interest_v in_o the_o business_n to_o lay_v it_o aside_o hope_v that_o his_o folly_n will_v be_v make_v manifest_a enough_o by_o his_o own_o proceed_n which_o indeed_o be_v already_o do_v in_o great_a part_n especial_o to_o pious_a and_o prudent_a christian_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o will_v be_v discover_v more_o and_o more_o daily_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o vain_a triumph_n and_o because_o there_o be_v many_o weak_a harmless_a and_o well_o mean_v people_n in_o danger_n of_o be_v further_o delude_v by_o he_o it_o be_v now_o resolve_v to_o present_v the_o man_n to_o the_o open_a view_n of_o the_o world_n that_o his_o untruth_n scandal_n and_o dangerous_a design_n may_v make_v all_o more_o cautious_a who_o they_o confide_v in_o and_o depend_v upon_o in_o so_o great_a concernment_n as_o that_o 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when_o the_o enemy_n be_v garrison_v there_o and_o i_o wish_v that_o as_o that_o party_n have_v their_o last_o considerable_a motion_n terminate_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o colchester_n the_o adjacent_a part_n be_v sufficient_o alarm_a by_o their_o be_v there_o so_o also_o mr._n tillam_n may_v make_v your_o miserable_a town_n the_o ultimate_a stage_n of_o his_o progress_n it_o be_v pity_n other_o place_n shall_v ever_o be_v trouble_v with_o such_o a_o guest_n as_o set_v the_o house_n on_o fire_n where_o ever_o he_o come_v make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o divide_v and_o sow_v discord_n among_o brethren_n by_o which_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o it_o may_v be_v easy_o gather_v of_o what_o fraternity_n he_o be_v it_o be_v abundant_o know_v what_o their_o religion_n be_v who_o aim_n be_v division_n know_v how_o to_o retire_v into_o union_n among_o themselves_o and_o meet_v together_o in_o one_o centre_n though_o the_o line_n draw_v from_o it_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n in_o the_o circumference_n doubtless_o mr._n tillam_n slight_a mr._n prin_n charge_n of_o his_o be_v a_o papist_n be_v a_o masterpiece_n it_o be_v more_o policity_n for_o mr._n t._n to_o contemn_v than_o answer_v so_o fair_a a_o probability_n his_o own_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o papist_n together_o with_o his_o romish_a trinket_n extreme_a unction_n wash_v of_o foot_n pretence_n to_o infallibility_n the_o choice_a jewel_n in_o the_o pope_n triple_a crown_n for_o all_o he_o speak_v must_v be_v take_v as_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n without_o any_o consult_v other_o though_o never_o so_o pious_a and_o prudent_a these_o thing_n i_o say_v may_v strong_o persuade_v a_o sober_a man_n to_o suspect_v a_o papist_n in_o the_o bottom_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o judge_v he_o reader_n let_v i_o only_o persuade_v thou_o to_o lay_v aside_o prejudice_n and_o thou_o shall_v here_o find_v mr._n tillam_n pass_v judgement_n upon_o himself_o for_o most_o of_o the_o particular_n charge_v upon_o he_o in_o this_o book_n be_v no_o other_o but_o such_o as_o drop_v from_o his_o own_o pen_n or_o tongue_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o wrong_n be_v do_v he_o he_o may_v thank_v himself_o for_o it_o but_o i_o shall_v hold_v thou_o no_o long_o in_o the_o porch_n if_o thou_o will_v know_v more_o read_v further_o let_v thy_o own_o eye_n be_v thy_o informer_n that_o which_o follow_v be_v a_o letter_n write_v by_o mr_n robert_n eton_n to_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o which_o he_o desire_v he_o to_o print_v worthy_a and_o endear_a friend_n i_o have_v at_o last_o meet_v with_o mr._n tillam_n pamphlet_n false_o entitle_v a_o christian_a account_n i_o think_v good_a in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o he_o and_o then_o of_o those_o passage_n in_o his_o pamphlet_n which_o relate_v to_o i_o this_o tillam_n who_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v the_o censure_n which_o the_o church_n &_o people_n of_o god_n have_v pass_v upon_o he_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o grace_n be_v for_o 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