Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	good_a	true_a	zeal_n	779	5	10.3084	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34575	The great necessity of preparation for death and judgment a sermon preached in the parochial chappel of Macclesfield, in the county palatine of Chester, at the funeral of Mr. John Corker, als Cor Cor, of Hurdesfield, on the eleventh day of November, 1693, and since revised and enlarg'd at the request of the relations of the deceased / by Samuel Corker, als Cor Cor ...	Corker, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1713.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6307; ESTC R9062	80,354	95

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life_n this_o preparation_n for_o death_n in_o the_o day_n of_o sickness_n and_o visitation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v then_o neglect_v it_o be_v advise_v by_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o sirac_n my_o son_n according_a to_o thy_o ability_n do_v good_a to_o thyself_o 13._o ecclus_n 14.11_o 12_o 13._o and_o give_v the_o lord_n his_o due_a offering_n remember_v that_o death_n will_v not_o be_v long_o in_o come_v and_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o grave_n be_v not_o show_v unto_o thou_o do_v good_a to_o thy_o friend_n before_o thou_o die_v put_v not_o off_o to_o thy_o will_n and_o testament_n but_o according_a to_o thy_o ability_n stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n and_o give_v unto_o the_o poor_a thus_o in_o the_o day_n of_o health_n it_o be_v most_o convenient_a to_o dispatch_v this_o work_n but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n and_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n 33.23_o ecclus_n 33.23_o it_o be_v a_o indispensible_a duty_n not_o to_o be_v neglect_v at_o the_o time_n when_o thou_o shall_v 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