Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	witness_n	word_n	work_n	37	3	4.7127	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11070	The diseases of the time, attended by their remedies. By Francis Rous	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.	1622 (1622)	STC 21340; ESTC S107870	133,685	552

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the_o same_o god_n who_o give_v the_o word_n to_o the_o mouth_n speake●_n the_o same_o word_n to_o the_o heart_n therefore_o with_o the_o centurion_n let_v we_o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v but_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o we_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v whole_a hieron_n ad_fw-la demetriadem_fw-la de_fw-la virgin_n seruanda_fw-la sermo_n offendit_fw-la plurimos_fw-la dum_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la in_o se_fw-la intelligens_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la monitorem_fw-la libenter_fw-la audit_n sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la criminatorem_fw-la svi_fw-la operis_fw-la aversatur_fw-la the_o chief_a head_n and_o content_n of_o this_o book_n chap._n i._n two_o deuers_a disease_n of_o they_o that_o love_v to_o publish_v all_o and_o nothing_o chap._n ii_o the_o folly_n of_o natural_a wisdom_n prefer_v the_o hand_n maid_n before_o the_o mist_n be_v philosophy_n before_o divinity_n chap._n iii_o a_o heal_n of_o their_o grief_n that_o be_v affright_v at_o christianity_n and_o run_v away_o from_o it_o as_o f●om_o so●e_a terrible_a and_o ugly_a thing_n chap._n four_o that_o religion_n be_v the_o true_a root_n of_o valour_n against_o the_o wake_a d●ea●es_n of_o the_o philosophical_a wizard_n and_o the_o angry_a russian_a chap._n v._o a_o c●n●er_n in_o the_o mouth_n from_o whence_o issu●th_v the_o loathsome_a breath_n of_o rank●_n and_o ●uperflueus_fw-la swear_v chap._n vi_o against_o their_o frenze_n that_o affirm_v a_o blind_a belief_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o christianity_n and_o make_v christian_n to_o be_v the_o mere_a slave_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o man._n chap._n vii_o aphorism_n of_o predestination_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o small_a health_n and_o great_a vnhealthynesse_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n wherein_o most_o conspicuous_a be_v a_o wen_n grow_v to_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o head_n chap._n ix_o a_o cure_n of_o that_o monastical_a melancholy_n that_o cut_v off_o a_o christian_n hand_n and_o turn_v he_o all_o into_o eye_n chap._n x._o against_o hungry_a and_o pinch_a holiness_n a_o foolish_a craft_n of_o some_o wh●_n if_o they_o may_v save_v much_o here_o care_v to_o be_v save_v but_o a_o little_a hereafter_o chap._n xi_o a_o error_n that_o forbid_v man_n though_o mortal_o disease_v to_o be_v cure_v by_o a_o sick_a physician_n chap._n xii_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n &_o the_o remedy_n chap._n xiii_o a_o double_a fault_n in_o teach_v one_o that_o f●etteth_v the_o whole_a flesh_n another_o that_o nourish_v the_o proud_a flesh_n one_o think_v to_o save_v man_n by_o anger_v and_o despise_v they_o the_o other_o will_v not_o save_v they_o rather_o than_o offend_v they_o chap._n xiiii_o the_o disease_n of_o representation_n that_o infect_v by_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o eare._n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o pharisy_n disease_n the_o love_n of_o uppermost_a seat_n chap._n xvi_o anti-circ●_a a_o potion_n tha●_n turn_v beast_n into_o man_n be_v before_o turn_v from_o man_n into_o beast_n chap._n xvii_o 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