Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	witch_n	woman_n	world_n	12	3	3.9068	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09402	A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft so farre forth as it is reuealed in the Scriptures, and manifest by true experience. Framed and deliuered by M. William Perkins, in his ordinarie course of preaching, and now published by Tho. Pickering Batchelour of Diuinitie, and minister of Finchingfield in Essex. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table; one of the order and heades of the treatise; another of the texts of Scripture explaned, or vindicated from the corrupt interpretation of the aduersarie.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Pickering, Thomas, d. 1625.	1610 (1610)	STC 19698; ESTC S114527	101,186	282

witch_n for_o look_v in_o what_o place_n soever_o there_o be_v any_o bad_a witch_n that_o hurt_v only_o there_o also_o the_o devil_n have_v his_o good_a one_o who_o be_v better_a know_v then_o the_o bad_a be_v common_o call_v wiseman_n or_o wisewoman_n this_o will_v appear_v by_o experience_n in_o most_o place_n in_o these_o country_n for_o let_v a_o man_n child_n friend_n or_o cattle_n be_v take_v with_o some_o sore_a sickness_n or_o strange_o torment_v with_o some_o rare_a and_o unknown_a disease_n the_o first_o thing_n he_o do_v be_v to_o bethink_v himself_o and_o inquire_v after_o some_o wiseman_n or_o wise-woman_n &_o thither_o he_o send_v and_o go_v for_o help_v when_o he_o come_v he_o first_o tell_v he_o the_o state_n of_o the_o sick_a man_n the_o witch_n then_o be_v certify_v of_o the_o disease_n prescribe_v either_o charm_n of_o word_n to_o be_v use_v over_o he_o or_o other_o such_o counterfeit_a mean_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o devil_n sacrament_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o do_v the_o cure_n if_o it_o come_v by_o witchcraft_n well_o the_o mean_n be_v receive_v apply_v and_o use_v the_o sick_a party_n according_o recover_v and_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o be_v the_o usual_a acclamation_n oh_o happy_a be_v the_o day_n that_o ever_o i_o meet_v with_o such_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o help_v i_o here_o observe_v that_o both_o have_v a_o stroke_n in_o this_o action_n the_o bad_a witch_n hurt_v he_o the_o good_a heal_v he_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o latter_a have_v do_v he_o a_o thousand_o fold_n more_o harm_n than_o the_o former_a for_o the_o one_o do_v only_o hurt_v the_o body_n but_o the_o devil_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o other_o though_o he_o have_v leave_v the_o body_n in_o good_a plight_n yet_o he_o have_v lay_v fast_o hold_v on_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o cure_v the_o body_n have_v kill_v that_o and_o the_o party_n thus_o cure_v can_v say_v with_o david_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o helper_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v my_o helper_n for_o by_o he_o he_o be_v cure_v of_o both_o these_o kind_n of_o witch_n the_o present_a law_n of_o moses_n must_v be_v understand_v this_o point_n well_o consider_v yield_v matter_n both_o of_o instruction_n and_o practice_n of_o instruction_n in_o that_o it_o show_v the_o cunning_a and_o crafty_a deal_n of_o satan_n who_o affict_v and_o torment_v the_o body_n for_o the_o gain_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n have_v so_o order_v his_o instrument_n that_o the_o bad_a witch_n give_v the_o occasion_n by_o annoy_v the_o body_n or_o good_n and_o the_o good_a immediate_o accomplish_v his_o desire_n by_o entangle_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o band_n of_o error_n ignorance_n and_o false_a faith_n again_o this_o show_v the_o blindness_n of_o natural_a corruption_n special_o in_o ignorant_a and_o superstitious_a people_n it_o be_v their_o nature_n to_o abhor_v hurtful_a person_n such_o as_o bad_a witch_n be_v and_o to_o count_v they_o execrable_a but_o those_o that_o do_v they_o good_a they_o honour_v and_o reverence_n as_o wise_a man_n and_o woman_n yea_o seek_v and_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o in_o time_n of_o extremity_n though_o of_o all_o person_n in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v most_o odious_a and_o satan_n in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a friend_n when_o he_o be_v most_o like_a himself_o and_o intend_v great_a mischief_n let_v all_o ignorant_a person_n be_v advise_v hereof_o in_o time_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o themselves_o and_o learn_v to_o know_v god_n and_o his_o word_n that_o by_o light_n from_o thence_o they_o may_v better_o discern_v of_o the_o subtle_a practice_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n for_o matter_n of_o practice_n hence_o we_o learn_v our_o duty_n to_o abhor_v the_o vizard_n as_o the_o most_o pernicious_a enemy_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o most_o effectual_a instrument_n of_o destroy_v our_o soul_n and_o of_o build_v up_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n yea_o as_o the_o great_a enemy_n to_o god_n name_n worship_n and_o glory_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n next_o to_o satan_n himself_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v simon_n magus_n who_o by_o do_v strange_a cure_n and_o work_n make_v the_o people_n of_o samaria_n to_o take_v he_o for_o some_o great_a man_n who_o wrought_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n whereas_o he_o do_v all_o by_o the_o devil_n he_o therefore_o be_v a_o good_a witch_n do_v more_o hurt_v in_o seduce_v the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o balaam_n a_o bad_a one_o can_v with_o all_o his_o curse_n and_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v a_o law_n upon_o the_o witch_n head_n he_o must_v not_o live_v and_o if_o death_n be_v due_a to_o any_o than_o a_o thousand_o death_n of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o good_a witch_n but_o the_o patroness_n of_o witch_n endeavour_v to_o delude_v the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o that_o law_n for_o by_o a_o witch_n say_v they_o we_o must_v understand_v a_o poisoner_n and_o they_o allege_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o 70._o interpreter_n who_o translate_v the_o original_a word_n mecashephah_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o poisoner_n i_o answer_v first_o the_o word_n use_v by_o the_o 70._o interpreter_n signify_v indeed_o so_o much_o yet_o not_o that_o only_a but_o also_o a_o witch_n in_o general_a as_o may_v appear_v in_o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n the_o apostle_n reckon_v up_o witchcraft_n among_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n 10._o use_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o poison_v but_o for_o all_o magical_a art_n as_o hierome_n testify_v upon_o the_o place_n and_o that_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v so_o translate_v it_o be_v evident_a because_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n murder_n be_v term_v another_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n under_o which_o poison_v and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o kill_v be_v comprehend_v and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v in_o the_o like_a sense_n reu._n 21._o 8._o and_o 22._o 15._o again_o the_o word_n mecashephah_n which_o moses_n use_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o enchanter_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o 7._o 8._o and_o 9_o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o to_o the_o wiseman_n of_o babel_n dan._n 2._o who_o be_v also_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seventy_o and_o both_o sort_n of_o they_o be_v witch_n and_o sorcerer_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o babylon_n use_v these_o mecashephim_n for_o sundry_a purpose_n and_o make_v they_o of_o their_o counsel_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v according_a to_o this_o allegation_n poisoner_n it_o be_v not_o like_a they_o will_v have_v so_o fit_v the_o humour_n of_o those_o two_o prince_n pharaoh_n and_o nebuchadne●sar_n much_o less_o that_o they_o will_v have_v so_o ordinary_o require_v their_o presence_n and_o assistance_n in_o the_o business_n there_o mention_v three_o there_o be_v a_o peremptory_a law_n against_o the_o wilful_a murderer_n num._n 35._o 31._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o no_o 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to_o age_n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o diversity_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o party_n can_v not_o hinder_v the_o make_n of_o a_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o if_o man_n may_v make_v covenant_n with_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v most_o spiritual_a then_o may_v he_o likewise_o come_v in_o league_n with_o the_o devil_n who_o substance_n be_v not_o so_o pure_a and_o sp●rituall_a again_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o in_o make_v of_o a_o covenant_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o party_n consent_n and_o agree_v in_o will_n &_o understanding_n though_o other_o circumstance_n and_o rite_n which_o be_v but_o sign_n of_o confirmation_n be_v want_v be_v it_o then_o that_o satan_n have_v not_o a_o bodily_a substance_n as_o man_n have_v yet_o consider_v that_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o understanding_n to_o coceive_v of_o thing_n as_o the_o devil_n do_v and_o have_v also_o will_n to_o yield_v consent_n and_o approbation_n thereunto_o though_o in_o a_o corrupt_a and_o wicked_a manner_n there_o 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