Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	apostle_n	death_n	sin_n	987	5	4.8284	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70803	A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2176; Wing P2196; ESTC R18054	221,635	492

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incapable_a of_o bliss_n and_o glory_n §_o 15._o but_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o a_o war_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v only_o the_o visible_a and_o gross_a body_n of_o flesh_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v but_o passive_a and_o can_v fight_v no_o it_o be_v the_o animate_v flesh_n the_o flesh_n that_o be_v capable_a of_o lust_a it_o be_v a_o fleshliness_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o carnality_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v arm_v with_o a_o wisdom_n fetch_v up_o from_o hell_n and_o stand_v in_o hostile_a opposition_n to_o that_o which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n jam_fw-la 3._o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o according_o when_o god_n have_v upbraid_v israel_n with_o their_o be_v a_o foolish_a and_o sottish_a people_n and_o void_a of_o all_o understanding_n he_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o this_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a jer._n 4._o 22._o observe_v the_o pithy_a brevity_n of_o that_o expression_n because_o they_o be_v wise_a they_o be_v 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