Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	world_n	worldly_a	worth_a	14	3	7.3702	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25835	The souls worth and danger, or A discourse exciting and directing to the due care of its eternal salvation upon the words of our blessed saviour	Armstrong, John, 1634 or 5-1698.	1677 (1677)	Wing A3708B; ESTC R214882	33,452	78

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greatness_n of_o that_o price_n which_o he_o pay_v for_o it_o be_v willing_a to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o deliver_v the_o soul_n from_o eternal_a misery_n 1_o s_o t_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o be_v not_o redeem_v with_o gold_n or_o silver_n or_o any_o such_o corruptible_a thing_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o more_o noble_a the_o person_n take_v captive_a the_o large_a be_v the_o sum_n require_v for_o his_o ransom_n our_o saviour_n in_o all_o likelihood_n will_v not_o have_v do_v what_o he_o do_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n from_o be_v dissolve_v but_o to_o save_v those_o precious_a immortal_a soul_n from_o perish_v which_o be_v capable_a of_o enjoy_v so_o much_o good_a from_o god_n and_o bring_v so_o much_o glory_n to_o he_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v our_o nature_n to_o suffer_v his_o father_n wrath_n to_o live_v a_o painful_a life_n and_o die_v a_o accurse_a death_n by_o all_o 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