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	word_n	1,039	5	3.8622	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87093	The epitaph of a godly man, especially a man of God or, The happines by death of holines in life. Delineated in a sermon preached at the funerall of Mr Adam Pemberton late minister of the parish of St Fosters Foster-lane : who ended this mortall, April the 8th, 1655. and was buried in hope of an immortal life the 11th of the same moneth. / By Nath: Hardy M.A. and preacher to the parish of St Dionis Back Church.	Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.	1655 (1655)	Wing H720; Thomason E844_15	25,148	39

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william_n christmas_n and_o mrs_n elizabeth_n adam_n in_o 4to_n 7_o divinity_n in_o mortality_n or_o the_o gospel_n excellency_n and_o the_o preacher_n frailty_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mr_n richard_n goddard_n minister_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st_n gregory_n by_o st_n paul_n in_o 4to_n 8_o and_o 9_o two_o mite_n or_o a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n of_o god_n singular_a goodness_n in_o two_o sermon_n occasion_v by_o his_o late_a unexpected_a recovery_n of_o a_o desperate_a sickness_n in_o 4to_n 10_o death_n alarm_n or_o security_n warning-piece_n a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o st_n dionis_fw-la back-church_n at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mrs_n mary_n smith_n the_o 9_o of_o novemb_n in_o 4to_n 11_o the_o epitaph_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n especial_o a_o man_n of_o god_n or_o the_o happiness_n by_o death_n of_o holiness_n in_o life_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mr_n adam_n pemberton_n late_a minister_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st_n foster_n foster-lane_n the_o 11_o of_o april_n in_o 4to_n 12_o the_o first_o epistle_n general_n of_o st_n john_n unfold_v and_o apply_v the_o first_o part_n in_o 22_o sermon_n in_fw-la 4to_fw-la print_v for_o nathanael_n webb_n and_o william_n grantham_n at_o the_o black_a bear_n near_o the_o little_a north-door_n of_o s._n paul's-church_n 1655._o judg._n 2._o 5._o job_n 14._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o joh._n 11._o 36._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 7_o 8._o eccles_n 12._o 13._o mat._n 22._o 37_o 3●_z theod._n in_o loc._n est_fw-la ibid._n lap._n ibid._n calv._n i●_z psal._n 73._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 21_o 22_o 23._o zanch._n ib._n 1_o cor._n 15._o 44._o isa._n 57_o 1._o ephes._n 6._o 14._o rom._n 6._o 23._o mat._n 5._o 14._o isa._n 5_o 6._o rev._n 1._o 20._o gen_n 2d_o part._n 1._o expos._n 1._o gal._n 2._o 20._o vide_fw-la anselm_n vide_fw-la chryso_n in_fw-la loc._n orig_n hom_n 2._o in_o iudic._n expos._n 2._o velasq._n in_fw-la loc._n ambros._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-la mortis_fw-la cap._n 2._o expos._n 3._o est_fw-la in_fw-la loc._n phil._n 2._o 30._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o mat._n 9_o 15._o bern_n ep._n 42._o cant._n 1._o 15._o jude_n v._n 1._o 2_o tim._n 2._o ●_z 1_o cor._n 4._o 1._o rom._n 14._o 7_o 8._o psal._n 119._o 94._o gal._n 5._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 19_o 20._o bern._n tit._n 2._o 14._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 15._o hos._n 10._o 1._o greg_n nyss._n i●_z cant._n hom_n 15._o eph._n 2._o 12._o oh_o 6._o 63._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o joh._n ●_z 34._o cant._n 2._o 16._o bern._n in_fw-la cant._n s●●m_fw-la 68_o hos._n 10._o 1._o part._n 2d_o ver._n 29._o mat._n 16._o 25._o cypr._n de_fw-fr laud_fw-la martyr_n ambr._n de_fw-fr fi●_z resur._n sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n l._n 7._o c._n 1._o vide_fw-la plut._n de_fw-la consol_fw-la ad_fw-la apoll_n sen._n consol._n ●d_fw-mi polyb._n cap._n 28._o revel._n 14._o 16._o psal._n 34._o 19_o quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la vita_fw-la nisi_fw-la plena_fw-la laqueis_fw-la inter_fw-la laqueos_fw-la ambulam●…_n etc._n etc._n ambr._n de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr mort._n cap._n 3._o psal._n 120._o 5._o josh._n 23._o 13._o rom._n 6._o 7._o ambr._n de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr mort._n cap._n 4._o greg_n nyss_n orat_fw-la in_o fun_n pulcher_fw-la cypr._n serm._n 4._o de_fw-la morta●_z ambros._n de_fw-fr b●n●_z mort._n cap._n 2._o cypr._n serm._n 4._o de_fw-la mortal_a ●_z maxim_n ovid_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o etc._n etc._n greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 20._o verse_n 23._o colos_n 3._o 1._o ephes._n 4._o 10._o bern_n in_o ps._n qui_fw-la bab_fw-la heb._n 12._o 29_o job_n 14._o 14._o cypr._n serm._n 4._o de_fw-la mortalit_fw-la ambros._n de_fw-fr fid._n resur._n chrysol._n ser._n 64._o be_v pael_fw-la l._n 2._o ep._n 175._o cypr._n in_o joh._n l._n 7._o c._n 21._o hieron._n ep._n 3._o job_n 1._o 20._o hieron._n ep._n 25._o illi_fw-la deplorandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_fw-la morte_fw-la quos_fw-la miseros_fw-la infernus_fw-la ex_fw-la h●c_fw-la vitâ_fw-la recipit_fw-la etc._n etc._n isid._n hispal_a de_fw-fr sum_fw-la bon_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n ult._n ●_z sam._n 25._o 37._o mark_n 6._o 50._o chrysol._n serm._n 108._o job_n 17._o 14._o orig_n ibid._n ambrose_n de_fw-fr bono_n mort._n c._n 8._o t●cert_n de_fw-fr anim._n ●p_n 4._o ambrose_n de_fw-fr bon._n mort._n c._n 8._o prov._n 14._o 32._o judge_n 2._o 14._o numb._n 23._o 10._o ambrose_n de_fw-fr bono_fw-la mort._n cap._n 8._o 1_o king_n 21._o 20._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 27._o ambrose_n l._n d._n 1_o cor._n 15._o 56._o mat._n 6._o 25._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o psal._n 25._o 22._o hierom._n ep_n 3_o the_o 28._o year_n of_o his_o life_n palm_n sunday_n apr._n 8._o a._n d._n 1655._o hier._n ib._n nedoleas_n exigere_fw-la non_fw-la audeo_fw-la pl●●_z aequore_fw-la dolere_fw-la volo_fw-la sen._n ep._n mark_n 13._o 37._o