Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	withstand_v	year_n	young_a	21	3	4.7997	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94071	XXXI. select sermons, preached on special occasions; the titles and several texts, on which they were preached, follow. / By William Strong, that godly, able and faithful minister of Christ, lately of the Abby at Westminster. None of them being before made publique.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing S6007_pt2; Thomason E875_1; ESTC R203660	179,143	303

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also_o it_o be_v say_v of_o zedekiah_n that_o the_o man_n of_o his_o peace_n set_v he_o on_o and_o prevail_v against_o he_o etc._n etc._n they_o that_o no_o enemy_n can_v conquer_v have_v be_v overcome_v by_o their_o friend_n wild_a counsellor_n they_o will_v prove_v ill_a friend_n and_o thy_o foot_n will_v sink_v in_o the_o mire_n and_o they_o will_v turn_v away_o back_o they_o will_v leave_v thou_o to_o shift_v for_o thyself_o in_o the_o great_a of_o thy_o strait_n nay_o they_o will_v be_v the_o worst_a enemy_n against_o thou_o as_o a_o ivy_n twist_v about_o a_o oak_n and_o life_n by_o the_o sap_n of_o it_o but_o he_o have_v a_o root_n of_o his_o own_o and_o yet_o by_o his_o embrace_n he_o eat_v out_o the_o heart_n of_o it_o and_o he_o do_v flourish_v and_o grow_v green_a but_o the_o oak_n do_v wither_v who_o be_v thus_o embrace_v and_o lose_v its_o verdure_n from_o day_n to_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rule_n of_o this_o courage_n must_v be_v the_o law_n resolution_n without_o 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