Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	answer_n	lord_n	priest_n	1,813	5	10.4756	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12232	Meditations of the whole historie of the Passion of Christ. Written by the Reuerend Father, F. Franciscus Costerus, Doctor of Diuinity, of the Society of Iesus. Translated out of Latine into English by R.W. Esquire; De universa historia Dominicae Passionis meditationes quinquaginta. English	Coster, Franciscus, 1532-1619.; Worthington, Lawrence.	1616 (1616)	STC 5827; ESTC S114528	155,460	681

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to_o the_o high_a priest_n go_v forth_o &_o speak_v to_o the_o porter_n &_o bring_v in_o peter_n even_o into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n 26._o mat._n 26._o &_o be_v come_v in_o 14._o mar._n 14._o the_o fire_n burn_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o court_n and_o they_o sit_v round_o about_o it_o 22._o luc._n 22._o peter_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o &_o sit_v with_o the_o minister_n at_o the_o fire_n that_o he_o may_v see_v the_o end_n and_o warm_v himself_o consider_v first_o whether_o these_o fly_a apostle_n go_v be_v amaze_v with_o so_o great_a fury_n of_o the_o soldier_n &_o now_o waver_v and_o doubtful_a in_o their_o belief_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n for_o who_o will_v believe_v that_o god_n shall_v ever_o suffer_v such_o thing_n especial_o if_o according_o to_o the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n he_o think_v that_o virtue_n shall_v be_v reward_v with_o temporal_a good_n behold_v peter_n follow_v a_o far_o off_o and_o love_v more_o than_o 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shall_v never_o hurt_v any_o mann_n fame_n praise_n if_o thou_o can_v but_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o yet_o detract_v not_o and_o also_o because_o the_o question_n of_o his_o disciple_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o question_n of_o his_o doctrine_n the_o answer_n whereunto_o satisfy_v the_o high_a priest_n consider_v four_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n which_o our_o lord_n propound_v to_o be_v examine_v by_o his_o enemy_n i_o have_v speak_v open_o which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o doctrine_n to_o the_o world_n no_o man_n be_v bar_v from_o the_o hear_n thereof_o nothing_o in_o secret_a nothing_o impure_a which_o need_v to_o hate_v or_o fly_v the_o light_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o say_v in_o private_a i_o will_v have_v publish_v to_o all_o man_n &_o preach_v in_o all_o place_n consider_v fift_o that_o it_o be_v account_v a_o fault_n in_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o those_o thing_n which_o christ_n have_v teach_v so_o open_o 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christ_n but_o jesus_n say_v consider_v first_o what_o thy_o lord_n in_o these_o great_a pain_n of_o the_o cross_n do_v do_v say_v or_o think_v when_o as_o among_o all_o those_o torment_n he_o find_v no_o comfort_n neither_o outward_o by_o man_n nor_o inward_o in_o his_o own_o soul_n if_o he_o move_v his_o body_n the_o wound_n of_o the_o nail_n torment_v he_o if_o his_o head_n the_o thorn_n run_v in_o deep_a and_o prick_v he_o if_o he_o stir_v not_o at_o all_o his_o torment_n be_v intolerable_a over_o his_o whole_a weary_a body_n think_v thou_o yppon_o these_o thing_n in_o all_o thy_o labour_n and_o affliction_n which_o thou_o suffer_v for_o thy_o lord_n he_o reprove_v no_o man_n although_o he_o be_v slander_v diverse_a way_n but_o because_o the_o mouth_n speak_v from_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o hart_n his_o word_n even_o upon_o the_o cross_n be_v direct_v to_o thy_o profit_n and_o salvation_n and_o do_v declare_v most_o manifest_o that_o he_o pray_v to_o his_o father_n incessant_o 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intreat_v yea_o and_o intreat_v with_o most_o effectual_a word_n jesus_n say_v who_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o who_o to_o god_n the_o father_n where_o upon_o the_o cross_n when_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v and_o his_o vital_a spirit_n be_v spend_v how_o not_o sit_v nor_o lie_v easy_o but_o upright_o upon_o his_o foot_n with_o his_o hand_n lift_v up_o and_o spread_v abroad_o like_a moses_n in_o former_a time_n 17._o ezo_n 17._o and_o all_o bleed_a for_o who_o for_o sinner_n who_o be_v careless_a of_o their_o own_o salvation_n for_o christ_n and_o his_o frtend_v pray_v for_o sinner_n 5._o heb._n 5._o before_o sinner_n pray_v for_o themselves_o what_o he_o crave_v mercy_n offer_v his_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n appeal_n from_o this_o cruel_a sentence_n of_o the_o jew_n his_o blood_n be_v upon_o we_o and_o upon_o our_o child_n to_o a_o better_a sentence_n and_o full_a of_o mercy_n and_o desire_v that_o this_o cruel_a sentence_n may_v be_v make_v frustrate_a before_o who_o open_o in_o 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