Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	countenance_n	iron_n	sharpen_v	849	5	14.5973	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51838	Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons / by the late Reverend Tho. Manton ...	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1685 (1685)	Wing M521; ESTC R31880	183,001	436

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet._n 1._o 7._o yet_o friendship_n and_o inward_a conversation_n shall_v only_o be_v with_o a_o few_o such_o as_o may_v be_v help_n to_o we_o in_o godliness_n and_o may_v promote_v our_o mutual_a good_a temporal_a and_o spiritual_a so_o do_v christ_n who_o have_v twelve_o disciple_n single_a out_o three_o of_o they_o for_o great_a intimacy_n and_o so_o do_v peter_n who_o though_o he_o have_v eleven_o colleague_n and_o hold_v concord_n with_o all_o yet_o his_o intimate_a friendship_n be_v with_o john_n the_o disciple_n who_o jesus_n love_v it_o be_v good_a to_o hold_v friendship_n with_o those_o who_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o one_o who_o by_o his_o love_n and_o lenity_n may_v cool_v his_o heat_n and_o abate_v his_o hasty_a fervour_n which_o be_v so_o natural_a to_o he_o now_o have_v so_o fair_a a_o occasion_n i_o shall_v treat_v of_o spiritual_a friendship_n for_o a_o heavenly_a faithful_a friend_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a treasure_n upon_o earth_n a_o 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