Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	according_a	lord_n	people_n	1,128	5	4.9041	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20672	Truths testimony and a testimony of truths appearing in power, life, light & glory, creating, manifesting, increasing, and vindicating itself in the midst of persecution : wherein is discovered what truth is, and also a lye, who knows it and lives in it : with the authors call and conversion to the truth, his practice in it, his publishing of it, and his several tryals for the same ... : together with the particular accusations brought against him in each tryal and his answers to the same, and also the courts proceedings both by judges and juries : with an humble appeal to His Highness, Oliver, Lord Protector, as a general redress for all people / by Richard Coppin.	Coppin, Richard, fl. 1646-1659.	1655 (1655)	Wing C6105	74,193	93

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life_n in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v always_o persecute_v and_o by_o who_o that_o it_o most_o appear_v when_o it_o be_v most_o oppose_v and_o how_o god_n that_o make_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o who_o goodness_n fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v holy_a 28_o act_n 17.24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o just_a and_o good_a the_o pure_a perfect_a true_a god_n not_o confine_v to_o time_n place_n person_n nor_o thing_n but_o comprehend_v in_o himself_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o all_o thing_n in_o he_o that_o be_v pure_a perfect_a true_a just_a and_o good_a so_o be_v to_o he_o 1.15_o titus_n 1.15_o and_o he_o can_v behold_v any_o thing_n any_o otherwise_o then_o as_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o who_o see_v know_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n not_o as_o man_n who_o be_v a_o liar_n but_o as_o god_n who_o be_v true_a and_o who_o be_v all_o 15.28_o 1_o cor._n 15.28_o and_o all_o in_o all_o in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n and_o whatsoever_o beside_o a_o lie_n be_v or_o may_v be_v say_v by_o man_n not_o to_o be_v in_o god_n and_o god_n not_o to_o be_v in_o that_o be_v a_o lie_n and_o he_o that_o say_v it_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o no_o liar_n can_v stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o know_v god_n presence_n with_o he_o till_o he_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o lie_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n by_o the_o appear_a of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n to_o he_o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5.18_o 19_o therefore_o that_o which_o all_o man_n be_v to_o be_v to_o know_v to_o live_v in_o and_o to_o practice_n in_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n that_o they_o may_v no_o long_o be_v shut_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n as_o liar_n be_v the_o truth_n as_o

matth._n 5.10_o 11_o 12._o the_o more_o will_v it_o increase_v in_o power_n and_o break_v forth_o in_o the_o light_n of_o its_o manifestation_n to_o those_o that_o be_v oppose_v and_o also_o for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o do_v oppose_v though_o for_o a_o time_n it_o may_v be_v hide_v from_o their_o eye_n those_o that_o betray_v and_o murder_v christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n 3._o john_n 16.2_o 3._o think_v they_o do_v god_n service_n and_o themselves_o good_a and_o so_o they_o do_v though_o they_o know_v it_o not_o in_o persecute_v revile_v ston_a and_o kill_a blasphemer_n as_o they_o say_v against_o god_n but_o they_o know_v neither_o god_n they_o nor_o the_o blasphemy_n they_o charge_v they_o with_o for_o have_v they_o know_v christ_n they_o will_v not_o have_v put_v he_o to_o death_n nor_o crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n as_o they_o do_v 18_o act._n 3.17_o 18_o yet_o this_o do_v bring_v glory_n to_o god_n and_o good_a to_o all_o his_o people_n for_o through_o death_n do_v he_o ascend_v into_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n 14.3_o john_n 14.3_o in_o which_o glory_n he_o return_v again_o to_o his_o people_n to_o take_v they_o to_o himself_o that_o where_o he_o be_v they_o may_v be_v also_o 12.32_o john_n 12.32_o and_o say_v he_o if_o i_o be_v lift_v up_o i_o will_v draw_v all_o man_n unto_o i_o not_o only_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n but_o publican_n and_o sinner_n when_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n think_v it_o have_v belong_v only_o to_o themselves_o as_o righteous_a man_n and_o not_o unto_o sinner_n 11.19_o mat._n 11.19_o and_o because_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o all_o even_o sinner_n as_o well_o as_o they_o therefore_o seek_v they_o the_o more_o to_o kill_v he_o yet_o his_o love_n be_v still_o the_o same_o both_o to_o they_o and_o all_o other_o though_o enemy_n to_o he_o for_o say_v he_o of_o those_o betray_v he_o and_o take_v his_o life_n from_o he_o 34._o 〈◊〉_d ●3_n 34._o far_o forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o 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