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	peace_n	war_n	989	5	5.9876	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85709	A patheticall perswasion to pray for publick peace: propounded in a sermon preached in the cathedrall church of Saint Paul, Octob. 2. 1642. By Matthew Griffith, rector of S. Mary Magdalens neer Old-Fishstreet, London.	Griffith, Matthew, 1599?-1665.	1642 (1642)	Wing G2016; Thomason E122_17; ESTC R4434	34,095	58

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speak_v of_o the_o branch_n of_o this_o evil_a peace_n there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o it_o in_o the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n and_o which_o i_o have_v discover_v unto_o you_o as_o nicander_n do_v the_o nature_n of_o poison_n and_o aristotle_n the_o fallacy_n that_o you_o may_v know_v they_o to_o avoid_v they_o i_o come_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o good_a peace_n which_o you_o be_v exhort_v to_o pray_v for_o in_o the_o text_n and_o this_o be_v also_o threesold_a viz._n pax_fw-la pectoris_fw-la temporis_fw-la &_o aeternitatis_fw-la which_o may_v be_v english_v internal_a externall_n and_o eter●●ll_a peace_n the_o first_o viz._n internal_a peace_n be_v that_o which_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o 4_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n term_n peace_n of_o conscience_n 4.7_o ephes_n 4.7_o which_o peace_n spring_v from_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n to_o we_o in_o christ_n for_o who_o sake_n in_o the_o 3_o chapter_n of_o s._n matthew_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v well_o please_v 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