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	great_a	love_v	891	5	5.6800	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05290	The teares or lamentations of a sorrowfull soule. Set foorth by Sir William Leighton Knight, one of his Maiesties honorable band of pentioners	Leighton, William, Sir, fl. 1603-1614.	1613 (1613)	STC 15433; ESTC S108437	69,222	214

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thing_n that_o be_v internal_a a_o lowly_a and_o obedient_a heart_n a_o trouble_a spirit_n thou_o do_v elect_v of_o poor_a oppress_v thou_o take_v the_o part_n &_o proud_a man_n down_o thou_o do_v deject_v frame_n thou_o therefore_o my_o inward_a zeal_n that_o outward_a business_n i_o deceive_v not_o of_o comfort_n which_o thou_o do_v reveal_v to_o thou_o and_o i_o of_o joy_n bereave_v not_o when_o at_o thy_o mercy_n gate_n i_o knock_v do_v not_o as_o rich_a man_n use_v the_o poor_a 7._o that_o gain_v they_o fast_o the_o gate_n do_v lock_v but_o quick_o lord_n set_v open_v the_o door_n let_v not_o my_o misery_n deprive_v my_o spirit_n of_o joy_n or_o soul_n comfort_n let_v no_o vain_a thing_n ill_a man_n devise_v draw_v i_o to_o be_v of_o their_o consort_n make_v strong_a my_o faith_n &_o hope_v lord_n give_v i_o and_o i_o will_v take_v hold_v of_o thy_o protection_n be_v my_o defence_n and_o panoplie_n and_o guide_v i_o safe_a to_o thy_o election_n thou_o have_v o_o lord_n my_o trouble_n see_v have_v know_v my_o soul_n in_o bitterness_n thou_o have_v my_o help_n &_o succour_v be_v o_o help_v i_o now_o in_o my_o distress_n in_o mercy_n thou_o have_v mighty_o save_v i_o from_o peril_n infinite_a my_o life_n consume_v my_o heart_n do_v die_v my_o year_n do_v waste_v my_o day_n be_v night_n the_o day_n tell_v day_n the_o night_n the_o morrow_n the_o base_a reproach_n of_o my_o disaster_n yea_o friend_n &_o foe_n add_v grief_n to_o sorrow_n &_o each_o base_a mate_n do_v i_o or'e-maister_n i_o be_o now_o at_o the_o point_n to_o pine_v o_o let_v it_o be_v thy_o bless_a pleasure_n to_o ease_v my_o grief_n for_o i_o be_o thou_o my_o pain_n assuage_v lord_n in_o some_o measure_n for_o thou_o my_o pain_n have_v measure_v and_o all_o that_o be_v good_a for_o those_o that_o fear_v lord_n thou_o in_o store_n have_v treasure_v to_o i_o lord_n let_v the_o same_o appear_v in_o sight_n of_o those_o that_o be_v my_o foe_n that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o period_n of_o all_o my_o torture_n pain_n and_o woe_n grant_v this_o for_o christ_n his_o sake_n o_o god_n ❧_o the_o five_o lamentation_n in_o distress_n ¶_o wherein_o the_o distress_a pray_v god_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o despair_n howsoever_o man_n go_v about_o to_o make_v he_o afraid_a in_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o put_v my_o trust_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v which_o daily_o say_v there_o be_v no_o help_n for_o i_o unjust_a but_o lord_n thy_o word_n can_v decay_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n how_o can_v they_o then_o prove_v that_o thou_o will_v none_o help_v i_o send_v i_o be_o bring_v low_o in_o sight_n of_o man_n there_o be_v none_o will_v help_v or_o comfort_n lend_v my_o basket_n and_o my_o store_n be_v spend_v 1._o they_o say_v it_o be_v by_o thou_o accurse_v thou_o do_v it_o take_v that_o have_v it_o send_v but_o they_o take_v all_o thing_n at_o the_o worst_a at_o i_o they_o gape_v at_o i_o they_o wonder_v 7._o as_o at_o a_o monster_n seldom_o see_v on_o all_o their_o work_n and_o word_n i_o ponder_v 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