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_v	work_n	world_n	28	3	4.4316	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01737	The stewards last account Deliuered in fiue sermons vpon the sixteenth chapter of the gospell by Saint Luke, the first and second verses. By Robert Bagnall, Minister of the Word of God, at Hutton in Somersetshire.	Bagnall, Robert, b. 1559 or 60.	1622 (1622)	STC 1187; ESTC S119158	78,252	118

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the_o world_n pass_v away_o and_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o he_o that_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n abide_v for_o ever_o the_o riches_n treasure_n and_o stock_n of_o this_o farm_n be_v all_o good_n temporal_a which_o be_v concredit_v to_o we_o of_o this_o rich_a person_n god_n the_o true_a owner_n of_o they_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o play_v not_o the_o bad_a steward_n with_o they_o and_o that_o be_v do_v four_o way_n first_o in_o get_v they_o wrongful_o second_o in_o set_v our_o heart_n on_o they_o idolatrous_o three_o in_o keep_v they_o to_o ourselves_o base_o four_o in_o spend_v they_o unlawful_o and_o sinful_o of_o these_o four_o in_o order_n first_o we_o place_v of_o our_o great_a and_o good_a lord_n and_o master_n steward_n in_o this_o farm_n the_o world_n may_v not_o gain_v good_n through_o other_o man_n hurt_n build_v our_o house_n as_o the_o moth_n in_o other_o man_n cloth_n &_o feed_v ourselves_o fat_a by_o hurt_v bite_a and_o spoil_v other_o as_o the_o 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and_o pill_v they_o bare_a such_o tree_n be_v the_o merciless_a steward_n the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o world_n which_o when_o the_o poor_a fly_n unto_o they_o for_o succour_n they_o tie_v they_o and_o wrap_v they_o in_o bond_n like_v as_o the_o briar_n do_v the_o sheep_n and_o then_o unmerciful_o spoil_v they_o 21._o 1._o king_n 21._o the_o rich_a steward_n ahab_n can_v not_o rest_v unless_o he_o have_v poor_a naboth_n his_o vineyard_n and_o he_o and_o his_o curse_a wife_n jezabel_n care_v not_o how_o wrongful_o and_o cruel_o they_o come_v by_o it_o 19_o greg._n decret_a l._n 5._o tit_n 19_o gregory_n report_v that_o such_o cruel_a and_o bad_a steward_n be_v deny_v christianorum_fw-la sepulturam_fw-la christian_n man_v burial_n and_o glanuill_n 7.16_o glanuil_n l._n 7.16_o write_v of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n say_v that_o by_o the_o most_o ancient_a law_n of_o england_n the_o good_n of_o a_o injurious_a and_o defame_a oppressor_n die_v without_o restitution_n be_v escheat_v to_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o land_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o town_n and_o what_o become_v of_o himself_o his_o flesh_n be_v give_v to_o the_o worm_n a_o right_a cadaver_n look_v to_o the_o syllable_n of_o that_o word_n and_o let_v ca_fw-mi stand_v for_o caro_fw-la da_fw-mi for_o datur_fw-la and_o ver_fw-la for_o vermibus_fw-la it_o show_v that_o man_n flesh_n be_v give_v to_o worm_n and_o his_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v torment_v world_n without_o end_n and_o therefore_o the_o ancient_a father_n say_v si_fw-la haberes_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la salomonis_fw-la si_fw-la pulchritudinem_fw-la absalonis_fw-la si_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la samsonis_n 25._o aug._n super_fw-la mat._n 25._o si_fw-la longaevitatem_fw-la enoch_n si_fw-la divitias_fw-la croesi_n si_fw-la foelicitatem_fw-la octaviani_fw-la quid_fw-la prosunt_fw-la haec_fw-la