Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	word_n	world_n	worth_n	40	3	8.7393	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09744	The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut	1623 (1623)	STC 20003; ESTC S105046	300,452	702

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it_o and_o keep_v it_o vulgata_fw-la it_o gen._n 2.15_o ut_fw-la operaretur_fw-la &_o custodiret_fw-la illum_fw-la vulgata_fw-la adam_n be_v not_o enjoin_v to_o bestow_v any_o bodily_a labour_n in_o dress_v it_o at_o that_o time_n for_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o punishment_n afterward_o neither_o yet_o have_v he_o need_v to_o keep_v it_o from_o wild_a beast_n for_o all_o these_o be_v then_o subject_a and_o obedient_a unto_o he_o so_o that_o he_o dress_v and_o keep_v it_o by_o keep_v those_o grace_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o yea_o and_o endeavour_v himself_o to_o increase_v they_o continual_o 4._o continual_o quamuis_fw-la paradisus_fw-la operib_n ruralibus_fw-la non_fw-la egeret_fw-la tamen_fw-la quia_fw-la primus_fw-la homo_fw-la lex_fw-la