Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	adversary_n	hand_n	lord_n	1,184	5	3.6502	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52476	Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is shewed, the Lords soveraignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...	Norton, John, 1606-1663.; Norton, John, 1606-1663. Copy of the letter returned by the ministers of New-England to Mr. John Dury about his pacification.	1664 (1664)	Wing N1324; ESTC R40050	44,511	76

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man_n and_o calamity_n will_v not_o remove_v it_o the_o hardheartedness_n of_o good_a people_n be_v very_o strange_a heb._n 3.8_o harden_n not_o your_o heart_n oh_o provoke_v he_o not_o as_o at_o meribah_n what_o do_v paul_n cry_v out_o against_o and_o so_o david_n and_o moses_n meribah_n meribah_n this_o this_o lie_v at_o the_o heart_n of_o such_o the_o inseparable_a the_o insuperable_a invincible_a non-subjection_n of_o israel_n to_o the_o way_n of_o god_n this_o be_v not_o curable_a with_o calamity_n instr_n 4._o though_o zion_n malady_n be_v such_o as_o that_o look_v at_o in_o itself_o it_o can_v be_v cure_v yet_o look_v at_o in_o god_n promise_n and_o it_o can_v want_v a_o cure_n look_v upon_o it_o in_o itself_o and_o it_o seem_v incurable_a look_v at_o in_o the_o physician_n and_o it_o can_v but_o be_v cure_v jeremiah_n look_v at_o his_o suffering_n he_o will_v speak_v no_o more_o but_o look_v at_o god_n promise_n and_o it_o be_v as_o fire_n in_o his_o bone_n he_o can_v but_o 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