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	year_n	772	5	4.3155	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89032	Good company being a collection of various, serious, pious meditations; Christian experiences, sayings, sentences; useful for instruction, consolation and confirmation. / By John Melvin, M.A. preacher of the word at Udimer in Sussex.	Melvin, John, M.A.	1659 (1659)	Wing M1656; Thomason E2124_1; ESTC R210169	44,421	139

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spoon_n be_v never_o so_o long_o so_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o a_o seducer_n 50._o a_o sinful_a conscience_n which_o seek_v to_o shun_v god_n presence_n discover_v as_o much_o folly_n as_o faultiness_n and_o be_v like_o the_o fish_n which_o swim_v to_o the_o length_n of_o the_o line_n with_o the_o hook_n in_o the_o mouth_n 51._o satan_n can_v hurt_v a_o saint_n but_o in_o the_o heel_n which_o be_v far_o from_o the_o head_n and_o though_o painful_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o mortal_a 52._o sin_n be_v the_o wicket_n that_o let_v death_n into_o the_o world_n 53._o fine_a apparel_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o he_o that_o wear_v it_o be_v as_o a_o scarf_n to_o the_o arm_n put_v out_o of_o joint_n 54._o they_o be_v profane_a niggard_n who_o think_v any_o thing_n too_o good_a for_o the_o servant_n and_o service_n of_o god_n 55._o we_o be_v loath_a with_o cain_n to_o confess_v ourselves_o our_o brother_n keeper_n and_o too_o willing_a to_o be_v his_o executioner_n 56._o they_o that_o can_v forbear_v to_o sin_n can_v bear_v what_o be_v due_a to_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n become_v injurious_a to_o god_n mercy_n by_o diffidence_n and_o to_o his_o justice_n by_o impatience_n 57_o self-guiltiness_n in_o some_o be_v the_o chief_a motive_n to_o suspicion_n in_o other_o 58._o wicked_a man_n turn_v divine_a patience_n into_o humane_a presumption_n 59_o generation_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o regeneration_n in_o the_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o different_a principle_n 60._o man_n head_n be_v a_o mint_n of_o evil_a imagination_n his_o heart_n a_o sink_n of_o inordinate_a affection_n his_o memory_n a_o closet_n of_o sin_n full_a of_o fancy_n and_o impressure_n 61._o god_n many_o time_n will_v a_o change_n yet_o never_o change_v his_o will_n 62._o god_n who_o make_v man_n without_o his_o help_n will_v not_o destroy_v he_o without_o his_o fault_n 63._o as_o the_o carpenter_n who_o build_v noah_n ark_n be_v not_o save_v in_o it_o so_o some_o preach_v other_o into_o the_o church_n and_o live_v themselves_o out_o of_o it_o 64._o it_o be_v as_o proper_a for_o sin_n to_o raise_v fear_n in_o the_o soul_n as_o for_o rot_a flesh_n and_o wood_n to_o breed_v worm_n 65._o christian_n must_v labour_v as_o well_o to_o see_v god_n in_o his_o work_n as_o to_o believe_v he_o in_o the_o scripture_n 66._o to_o break_v the_o bruise_a reed_n to_o trouble_v the_o grieve_a spirit_n to_o strike_v the_o breath_n out_o of_o a_o man_n body_n who_o be_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n be_v cruelty_n upon_o cruelty_n 67._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n piety_n and_o humanity_n of_o the_o live_n to_o see_v their_o friend_n and_o relation_n fair_o inter_v 68_o sincerity_n and_o safety_n go_v together_o 69._o god_n command_n be_v just_a in_o themselves_o and_o just_o command_v unto_o man_n nothing_o so_o great_a but_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o nothing_o so_o small_a that_o we_o may_v be_v allow_v to_o sleight_n it_o 70._o whatsoever_o god_n command_v there_o be_v weight_n and_o worth_n in_o it_o to_o make_v it_o regard_v 71._o he_o that_o obey_v not_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n but_o with_o choice_n and_o exception_n obey_v he_o not_o at_o all_o 72._o god_n promise_n how_o fair_a or_o fierce_a soever_o never_o fail_v of_o a_o answerable_a effect_n he_o be_v immutable_a in_o his_o counsel_n unresistable_a in_o his_o power_n 73._o it_o be_v safe_a to_o go_v against_o the_o stream_n with_o godliness_n then_o to_o be_v carry_v along_o with_o ungodliness_n and_o overwhelm_v in_o it_o 74._o every_o sin_n cast_v another_o shovel_n of_o brimstone_n upon_o the_o sinner_n soul_n in_o hell_n 75._o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n only_o keep_v holy_a day_n 76._o every_o cessation_n from_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o resurrection_n from_o sin_n 77._o they_o that_o forget_v god_n in_o their_o life_n forget_v themselves_o in_o death_n 78._o he_o that_o watch_v not_o his_o first_o in_o clination_n to_o sin_n but_o feed_v they_o with_o the_o honey_n and_o milk_n of_o god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v draw_v from_o presumption_n to_o desperation_n in_o god_n mercy_n 79._o sin_n which_o come_v in_o forma_fw-la pauperis_fw-la or_o pretend_v reason_n be_v very_o dangerous_a 80._o every_o man_n have_v so_o many_o god_n as_o he_o have_v habitual_a sin_n 81._o grace_n be_v no_o grace_n to_o i_o till_o i_o know_v i_o have_v and_o will_v have_v more_o of_o it_o 82._o it_o be_v strange_a god_n shall_v think_v man_n enough_o for_o himself_o and_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o god_n 83._o that_o man_n heart_n be_v not_o sincere_a who_o love_v god_n by_o the_o proportion_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n 84._o it_o be_v sin_n to_o distrust_v god_n in_o necessary_a thing_n and_o to_o press_v he_o in_o superfluous_a thing_n 85._o no_o man_n ever_o lose_v his_o faith_n but_o he_o that_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a the_o keep_n 86._o it_o be_v a_o powerful_a sermon_n to_o see_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o ill-gotten_a good_n and_o cast_v off_o his_o belove_a sin_n 87._o he_o that_o have_v least_o of_o this_o world_n have_v enough_o to_o weigh_v he_o down_o from_o heaven_n by_o a_o inordinate_a love_n of_o that_o little_a and_o he_o that_o have_v most_o have_v not_o too_o much_o to_o give_v for_o heaven_n and_o happiness_n 88_o heaven_n will_v cost_v a_o rich_a man_n more_o than_o a_o poor_a man_n because_o he_o have_v more_o to_o give_v for_o it_o 89._o rich_a and_o poor_a be_v alike_o in_o this_o that_o they_o must_v leave_v all_o which_o retard_v their_o present_a and_o constant_a follow_v of_o christ_n 90._o true_a repentance_n be_v when_o the_o sad_a soul_n weep_v more_o blood_n at_o more_o pore_n than_o the_o weak_a body_n sweat_v drop_n of_o water_n and_o that_o more_o for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n than_o the_o stripe_n of_o his_o displeasure_n 91._o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v punish_v be_v a_o great_a affliction_n better_o be_v call_v satan_n with_o peter_n than_o friend_n with_o judas_n 92._o he_o be_v a_o imprudent_a man_n who_o dispose_v of_o year_n to_o come_v when_o he_o be_v not_o lord_n of_o to_o morrow_n 93._o if_o any_o thing_n quench_v the_o heat_n of_o sin_n the_o desire_n of_o money_n or_o the_o rise_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o death_n present_a 94._o in_o the_o rage_a fit_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o madness_n some_o have_v physic_n from_o god_n and_o be_v reclaim_v 95._o he_o that_o defer_v his_o repentance_n because_o of_o the_o thief_n example_n delude_v his_o own_o soul_n for_o he_o be_v call_v at_o the_o first_o call_v not_o at_o the_o last_o and_o it_o be_v not_o for_o our_o imitation_n but_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o desperation_n 96._o if_o there_o be_v any_o defect_n of_o joy_n in_o heaven_n it_o be_v this_o that_o we_o can_v long_o express_v our_o love_n by_o suffer_v for_o god_n 97._o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o full_a evidence_n yet_o suffer_v be_v a_o new_a seal_n upon_o that_o faith_n 98._o they_o that_o neglect_v the_o good_a opinion_n of_o other_o neglect_v those_o virtue_n which_o shall_v produce_v that_o good_a opinion_n 99_o all_o the_o world_n never_o join_v to_o deceive_v one_o man_n nor_o be_v ever_o any_o one_o man_n able_a to_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n 100_o better_o have_v no_o be_v then_o be_v without_o jesus_n century_n 2._o 1._o accustom_v thyself_o to_o affliction_n before_o it_o come_v and_o it_o will_v be_v no_o stranger_n when_o it_o come_v 2._o as_o long_o as_o i_o have_v god_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o feel_v his_o love_a care_n of_o i_o i_o can_v admit_v any_o weight_n of_o his_o hand_n any_o furnace_n of_o his_o heat_n 3._o to_o flatter_v our_o selus_fw-la in_o any_o licentiousness_n with_o a_o opinion_n of_o