Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	drink_v	eat_v	honey_n	929	5	11.1626	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15339	An exposition vppon the Booke of the Canticles, otherwise called Schelomons Song. Published for the edification of the Church of God. By T.VV.	T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1585 (1585)	STC 25622; ESTC S119964	142,941	290

the_o lily_n 6_o until_o that_o day_n shall_v come_v &_o these_o shadow_n fly_v away_o i_o will_v go_v into_o the_o mountain_n of_o myrrh_n &_o into_o the_o hill_n of_o incense_n 7_o thou_o be_v all_o fair_a my_o love_n and_o there_o be_v no_o spot_n in_o thou_o 8_o o_o spouse_n thou_o shall_v come_v with_o i_o from_o lebanon_n thou_o shall_v come_v with_o i_o from_o lebanon_n thou_o shall_v look_v from_o the_o top_n of_o amanah_n from_o the_o top_n of_o shenir_fw-fr and_o hermon_n from_o the_o den_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o from_o the_o mountain_n of_o leopard_n 9_o thou_o have_v wound_v my_o hart_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n thou_o have_v wound_v my_o hart_n with_o one_o of_o thy_o eye_n and_o with_o one_o chain_n of_o thy_o neck_n 01_o how_o fair_a be_v thy_o love_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n how_o good_a be_v thy_o love_n before_o wine_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o thy_o ointment_n before_o all_o spice_n 11_o thy_o lip_n o_o spouse_n drop_v the_o honey_n comb_n honey_n and_o milk_n be_v under_o thy_o tongue_n and_o the_o savour_n of_o thy_o ointment_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o lebanon_n 12_o thou_o be_v as_o a_o garden_n enclose_v my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n as_o a_o spring_n shut_v up_o and_o as_o a_o fountain_n seal_v up_o 13_o thy_o plant_n be_v as_o a_o orchard_n of_o pomegranate_n with_o sweet_a fruit_n as_o of_o the_o cypress_n tree_n with_o nard_n 14_o even_o nard_n and_o saffron_n calamus_fw-la and_o cinnamon_n with_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o incense_n myrrh_n and_o aloe_n with_o all_o the_o best_a of_o the_o spice_n 15_o o_o fountain_n of_o the_o garden_n o_o well_o of_o live_a water_n and_o such_o as_o flow_v from_o lebanon_n 16_o arise_v o_fw-fr north_n and_o come_v o_o south_n blow_v on_o my_o garden_n that_o the_o spice_n thereof_o may_v flow_v out_o let_v my_o well-beloved_a come_v to_o his_o garden_n and_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o sweetness_n 17_o i_o be_o come_v into_o my_o garden_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n i_o gather_v my_o myrrh_n with_o my_o spice_n i_o do_v eat_v my_o honey_n comb_n with_o my_o honey_n i_o do_v drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n eat_v o_o friend_n drink_n and_o be_v fill_v therewith_o o_o well-beloved_a to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o church_n may_v well_o perceive_v and_o feel_v con._n that_o her_o love_n towards_o christ_n and_o her_o look_v for_o he_o be_v not_o lose_v as_o also_o that_o she_o have_v not_o commend_v he_o in_o vain_a all_o which_o thing_n be_v large_o handle_v in_o the_o other_o chapter_n it_o please_v christ_n the_o head_n and_o spouse_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o chapter_n not_o only_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o singular_a commendation_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o church_n as_o in_o sundry_a special_a part_n of_o the_o same_o but_o also_o to_o declare_v his_o unfeigned_a love_n again_o towards_o she_o and_o even_o as_o it_o be_v to_o assure_v she_o of_o the_o same_o 1_o in_o my_o mind_n this_o whole_a chapter_n do_v contain_v two_o special_a point_n divis_fw-la 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proof_n both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o psalm_n 40._o 12._o also_o revel_v 7._o 9_o also_o 14._o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o concern_v gilead_n and_o the_o fruitfulness_n thereof_o see_v number_n 32._o 1._o and_o other_o place_n verse_n 2._o thy_o tooth_n be_v like_o a_o flock_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n of_o equal_a one_o in_o add_v either_o the_o word_n sheep_n for_o the_o more_o clear_a sense_n as_o before_o or_o the_o word_n goat_n which_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n of_o the_o other_o verse_n which_o go_v up_o from_o the_o wash_n that_o be_v be_v make_v white_a and_o clean_a for_o that_o commodity_n also_o do_v sheep_n or_o

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fruit_n from_o the_o church_n namely_o y_o it_o as_o he_o have_v the_o honey_n so_o likewise_o he_o have_v the_o honeycomb_n i_o do_v drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n that_o be_v both_o the_o wine_n &_o the_o milk_n y_fw-fr t_o do_v belong_v to_o i_o under_o these_o several_a sort_n he_o mean_v still_o the_o sweet_a pleasant_a and_o profitable_a fruit_n that_o the_o church_n do_v yield_v unto_o he_o declare_v hereby_o that_o he_o do_v most_o favourablye_o accept_v the_o work_v of_o his_o church_n and_o that_o he_o be_v much_o more_o delight_v therewith_o than_o any_o man_n be_v or_o can_v be_v in_o gather_v most_o sweet_a smell_a herb_n and_o spice_n or_o in_o eat_v honey_n yea_o though_o he_o eat_v it_o so_o greedy_o that_o he_o do_v with_o all_o devour_v the_o comb_n or_o in_o drink_v the_o best_a wine_n and_o pure_a milk_n by_o which_o no_o doubt_n he_o mean_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n as_o we_o have_v heretofore_o note_v the_o same_o 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be_v to_o set_v as_o on_o the_o one_o side_n against_o all_o weakness_n of_o our_o own_o so_o against_o all_o malice_n and_o power_n of_o the_o wicked_a our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v against_o it_o math._n 16._o 18._o and_o the_o apostle_n name_v it_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o truth_n 1._o timot._fw-la 3._o 15._o what_o mean_v weak_a one_o then_o for_o fear_n or_o savour_n in_o the_o day_n of_o persecution_n to_o fall_v away_o from_o it_o or_o the_o wicked_a in_o such_o rage_n &_o fury_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o it_o see_v that_o all_o their_o labour_n be_v lose_v that_o