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	great_a	war_n	1,228	5	5.7434	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84659	Theion enōtikon, A discourse of holy love, by which the soul is united unto God Containing the various acts of love, the proper motives, and the exercise of it in order to duty and perfection. Written in Spanish by the learned Christopher de Fonseca, done into English with some variation and much addition, by Sr George Strode, Knight.; Tratado del amor de Dios. English	Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Strode, George, Sir, 1583-1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing F1405B; Thomason E1382_1; ESTC R772	166,624	277

my_o soul_n tread_v down_o my_o life_n and_o lay_v my_o honour_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o to_o that_o of_o solomon_n because_o god_n commend_v and_o bless_v he_o for_o not_o desire_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o enemy_n from_o hence_o to_o conclude_v that_o he_o may_v have_v hate_v or_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o his_o enemy_n be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o say_v god_n love_v and_o bless_v the_o humble_a the_o chaste_a and_o the_o sober_a therefore_o a_o man_n may_v be_v proud_a lascivious_a a_o glutton_n or_o a_o drunkard_n but_o pass_v by_o what_o be_v or_o may_v be_v argue_v in_o desence_n of_o hate_n or_o revenge_n to_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v unnatural_a and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o to_o do_v and_o that_o the_o contrary_a to_o love_v they_o be_v not_o only_o command_v and_o praise_v as_o natural_a but_o easy_a to_o be_v perform_v even_o by_o the_o heathen_a the_o royal_a prophet_n david_n say_v thy_o law_n be_v sweet_a and_o more_o pleasant_a to_o i_o then_o honey_n 19.10_o psa_fw-la 19.10_o or_o the_o honeycomb_n and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n speak_v of_o his_o law_n which_o be_v this_o to_o love_v and_o not_o hate_v our_o enemy_n 11.30_o matth._n 11.30_o he_o call_v it_o though_o a_o yoke_n and_o a_o burden_n yet_o such_o as_o he_o profess_v to_o be_v easy_a and_o light_a but_o we_o must_v consider_v to_o who_o it_o be_v such_o not_o to_o the_o carnal_a worldling_n and_o mere_a natural_a man_n but_o to_o his_o disciple_n who_o he_o understand_v to_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n bear_v and_o beget_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o then_o to_o such_o a_o nature_n it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o love_v his_o enemy_n as_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o the_o other_o to_o hate_v he_o the_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o as_o the_o element_n of_o earth_n and_o water_n though_o of_o themselves_o ponderous_a and_o heavy_a yet_o while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o place_n they_o press_v not_o nor_o be_v burdensome_a so_o be_v the_o love_n of_o a_o enemy_n in_o a_o heart_n spiritual_a and_o as_o the_o armour_n of_o saul_n before_o david_n be_v exercise_v in_o bear_v arm_n be_v cumbersome_a unto_o he_o but_o after_o much_o use_n and_o practice_v in_o the_o war_n he_o can_v wield_v the_o great_a sword_n of_o the_o giant_n goliath_n and_o say_v as_o he_o do_v to_o abimelech_n there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o that_o 21.9_o 1_o sam._n 21.9_o even_o so_o fare_v it_o with_o he_o who_o have_v practise_v and_o exercise_v himself_o in_o this_o holy_a duty_n of_o love_v a_o enemy_n which_o a_o humble_a spiritual_a use_n and_o exercise_n will_v make_v not_o only_o tolerable_a but_o joyous_a and_o delightful_a may_v not_o this_o and_o much_o more_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o joseph_n who_o be_v sell_v treacherous_o by_o his_o brethren_n 45._o gen._n 45._o weep_v over_o they_o feast_v they_o and_o plentiful_o provide_v for_o they_o of_o moses_n who_o be_v murmur_v against_o by_o his_o subject_n 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the_o testimony_n which_o they_o hold_v cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v how_o long_o o_o lord_n holy_a and_o true_a 10._o rev._n 6.9_o 10._o do_v thou_o not_o judge_v and_o avenge_v our_o blood_n on_o they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n the_o general_a answer_n to_o the_o cry_n of_o god_n saint_n or_o holy_a one_o live_v or_o dead_a to_o god_n for_o vengeance_n be_v that_o these_o as_o holy_a one_o and_o saint_n desire_v nothing_o against_o but_o according_a to_o his_o will_n 2._o not_o so_o much_o or_o not_o direct_o to_o the_o torture_n of_o their_o person_n as_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o violence_n rapine_n and_o

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family_n and_o lie_v in_o his_o own_o bosom_n and_o this_o be_v his_o flesh_n and_o this_o enemy_n be_v so_o dangerous_a to_o man_n that_o when_o he_o may_v flee_v from_o the_o world_n or_o resist_v the_o devil_n as_o the_o apostle_n counsel_n against_o they_o yet_o of_o this_o fleshly_a enemy_n we_o may_v speak_v as_o of_o the_o sun_n none_o can_v shelter_v or_o defend_v himself_o from_o the_o heat_n thereof_o nor_o fly_v from_o it_o for_o it_o be_v man_n self_n against_o this_o enemy_n call_v the_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n 12.7_o 2_o cor._n 12.7_o s._n paul_n though_o a_o choose_a vessel_n struggle_v fight_v and_o pray_v yea_o he_o pray_v thrice_o that_o it_o may_v depart_v from_o he_o but_o as_o to_o this_o suit_n he_o be_v not_o hear_v and_o therefore_o he_o cry_v out_o 7.24_o rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n for_o though_o i_o find_v the_o spirit_n willing_a and_o resist_v yet_o this_o flesh_n i_o 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