Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	aaron_n	cease_v	lord_n	12	3	4.1685	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17927	A sermon preached in Oxford-shire; by Nicholas Cantrel, Master in Arts. Published at the request of Sir Richard Blunt	Cantrell, Nicholas.	1624 (1624)	STC 4588; ESTC S118531	21,341	42

thou_o and_o do_v not_o i_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o thou_o yea_o i_o hate_v they_o right_n sore_o as_o if_o they_o be_v my_o enemy_n if_o thou_o love_v the_o covenant_n of_o thy_o god_n thou_o must_v despise_v they_o that_o despise_v that_o covenant_n if_o thou_o love_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n thou_o must_v needs_o hate_v they_o that_o forsake_v that_o law_n such_o must_v not_o dwell_v with_o thou_o such_o must_v not_o tarry_v in_o thy_o sight_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o he_o can_v prove_v faithful_a to_o thou_o that_o prove_v faithless_a to_o god_n or_o can_v thou_o endure_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v grace_v by_o thy_o countenance_n that_o lay_v a_o reproach_n upon_o thy_o religion_n it_o be_v more_o than_o christian_a patience_n such_o be_v never_o in_o david_n such_o be_v never_o in_o joshuah_n we_o count_v he_o no_o love_a subject_n that_o harbour_v those_o who_o despise_v &_o resist_v the_o law_n of_o his_o sovereign_n shall_v we_o be_v so_o 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