Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	force_n	king_n	1,070	5	3.3673	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31491	Certain disquisitions and considerations representing to the conscience the unlawfulnesse of the oath, entituled, A solemn League and Covenant for reformation &c. As also the insufficiency of the arguments used in the exhortation for taking the said Covenant. Published by command.	Barwick, John, 1612-1664.	1644 (1644)	Wing C1700A; ESTC R1967	44,647	55

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14._o a_o possunt_fw-la for_o ourselves_o therefore_o if_o his_o majesty_n shall_v use_v the_o sword_n commit_v to_o he_o unjust_o we_o must_v take_v up_o st._n ambrose_n word_n conc._n 1._o contra_fw-la auxentium_fw-la dolere_fw-la potero_fw-la flere_fw-la potero_fw-la potero_fw-la gemere_fw-la adversus_fw-la arma_fw-la milites_fw-la gothos_fw-la quoque_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la miae_fw-la arma_fw-la sunt_fw-la talia_fw-la sunt_fw-la munimenta_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la aliter_fw-la nec_fw-la deb●o_fw-la nec_fw-la possumresistere_fw-la four_o be_v there_o nothing_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o of_o this_o land_n forbid_v we_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n to_o enter_v a_o covenant_n of_o mutual_a assistance_n and_o defence_n without_o and_o against_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o king_n yet_o it_o will_v be_v unlawful_a for_o we_o to_o join_v in_o this_o covenant_n since_o we_o be_v require_v here_o not_o only_o to_o join_v with_o one_o another_o but_o with_o the_o scot_n also_o in_o 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