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	know_v	master_n	823	5	6.3002	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85207	Hidden manna or, the mystery of saving grace. Wherein the peculiarity of Gods especiall grace to the elect is asserted and proved, and divers objections of Pelagians and Arminians about the power of the will of man to supernatural good, are fully answered and confuted. By that reverend, learned, and faithfull minister of Gods word, William Fenner B.D. late of Rochford in Essex. Perfected many years since by the author whilst he was preacher at VVillingsworth in Staffordshire. Imprimatur Edm. Calamy.	Fenner, William, 1600-1640.	1652 (1652)	Wing F692; Thomason E1310_2; ESTC R209026	31,828	115

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mischief_n be_v in_o their_o heart_n psal_n 28._o 3._o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o vain_a man_n be_v true_o father_v upon_o the_o heart_n his_o heart_n gather_v iniquity_n to_o itself_o psal_n 41._o 6._o our_o saviour_n christ_n set_v all_o corruption_n upon_o the_o heart_n score_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n murder_n adultery_n fornication_n theft_n false_a witness_n blasphemy_n matth._n 15._o 19_o st._n chrysostome_n &c_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n add_v more_o revile_v touchy_a tasty_a word_n filthy_a talk_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o may_v add_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v drunkenness_n and_o company_n keep_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o will_n for_o the_o heart_n be_v common_o put_v for_o it_o 2._o ratione_fw-la reatus_fw-la because_o the_o will_n be_v it_o that_o indeed_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o evil_a in_o