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	wrong_v	young_a	13	3	6.2815	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90903	A summons for svvearers, and a law for the lips in reproving them wherein the chiefe disswasives from swearing are proposed, the sleight objections for swearing answered, the strange judgments upon swearers, forswearers, cursers, that take Gods name in vain, related. Which may be a terror to the wicked for swearing, and a preservative for the godly from swearing. With sundry arguments to prove the verity of the Scriptures, and excellencie of the decalogue, against all prophane and atheisticall deniers thereof. By Walter Powell, preacher at Standish, neer Glocester.	Powell, Walter, b. 1590 or 91.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3098; Thomason E1228_1; ESTC R203197	141,220	287

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great_o wrong_v his_o dear_a friend_n but_o the_o swearer_n that_o often_o swear_v to_o his_o friend_n in_o trifle_n give_v cause_n to_o the_o world_n to_o believe_v that_o his_o friend_n will_v not_o believe_v he_o without_o a_o oath_n therefore_o he_o swear_v in_o trifle_n do_v great_o wrong_v his_o best_a friend_n we_o know_v there_o be_v no_o great_a scandal_n to_o friendship_n then_o want_v of_o trust_n yet_o by_o swear_v this_o scandal_n unhappy_o light_v upon_o the_o swearer_n sworn-brother_n here_o it_o may_v be_v the_o swearer_n fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o minor_a or_o young_a proposition_n by_o a_o strong_a denial_n object_n object_n that_o he_o swear_v not_o because_o he_o distrust_v his_o friend_n belief_n but_o to_o procure_v grace_n to_o his_o word_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o his_o friend_n a_o filthy_a grace_n 1._o sol._n 1._o and_o a_o beastly_a friend_n in_o who_o such_o a_o grace_n hope_n for_o entertainment_n howsoever_o his_o friend_n may_v take_v it_o yet_o 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