Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	beseech_v	hear_v	please_v	2,306	5	9.0681	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01045	Funerals of a right reuerend father in God Patrick Forbes of Corse, Bishop of Aberdfne [sic]. Tou en hagiois reuenderendissimi in Christo patris, Patricii Forbesii a Corse, episcopi Abredoniensis, tumulus. A multis omnium ordinum collachrymantibus variegato opere exornatus.	Lindsay, David, 1565?-1627.	1631 (1631)	STC 11151; ESTC S102430	243,542	510

Church amongst vs wee could haue wished to liue private Ministers rather than in the rowmes wee are called vnto But in such Callinges as you knowe better than anie of our selues the burthen care of the Charge must no more deterre vs than these outward showes of Honour and ease allure vs. To seeke Places of this kynde may well bee thought Ambition but to refuse and draw back when GOD calleth is Disobedience and if it be done for the eschewing of vexations it is farre from the Christian courage resolution we should all haue Now wee are assured if anie man did ever come to this Place by GOD'S calling you are hee whether wee consider the instance made in the last Vacancie of that Sea by all the Ministers and Gentlemen of the Countrey which wee perceaue his Majestie doeth not forget or your owne behaviour in it that by the moyen of none direct or indirect hath made sute to bee preferred And therefore as wee from our heartes thanke GOD who hath put it into his M. heart to goe this way so wee must in the Name of GOD and by the loue you beare to the mayntaynance of His Trueth request and require you to accept the Calling assuring your selfe that wee for our partes howe long it pleaseth GOD to vse our service here shall not bee wanting by His grace in anie thing that becommeth the Brethren of our Vocation towardes you And our certayne hope is that notwithstanding all these fightes wee endure with enemies without those that should be friends within our GOD shall giue vs strength to beare out and by His Blessing in the ende justifie to the world our proceedinges wherein having you to bee a labourer and worker with vs wee shall bee so much the more encouraged As to the rest that should be done for your formall entrie wee remit the care thereof to him whom it concerneth and commit you at this tyme and ever to the protection and blessing of Allmightie GOD. YOVR LOVING BRETHREN Saynct-Andrewes Pa. B. of Ross. Io. B. Cathness Ia. Glasgow An. Lismorensis Al. B. of Murray Edinb 5. Febr 1618 Letter of the Arch-bishop of Saynct-Andrewes To Master Thomas Mitchell To my verie loving Brother Master THOMAS MICHELL Minister of GOD'S Word BRother I haue receaved your Letter and am glad you choosed rather to send a bearer than come your selfe at this tyme. My earand was chieflie to signifie vnto you that wee haue obtayned his Majestie 's consent for placing the Laird of CORSE at ABERDENE which you and I much desired in the last Vacancie And I trust in GOD nothing shall proue more profitable to His Church and a better man to beare downe the enemies of all within those partes than this I looke daylie for his Majestie 's Warrand to the Chapter to conveane and proceede in that Election and how soone it commeth will sende to you the particular instructions anent the proceeding praying you to advertise me whither to sende my Letters as soone as you can And so to the next occasion I rest Edinb 16. Febr. 1618. Your loving Brother SAYNCT-ANDREWES Letter of a most Reverende Father in GOD IOHN SPOTSWOOD Arch-bishop of Saynct-Andrewes To PATRICK FORBES Laird of CORSE To my verie loving Brother The Laird of CORSSE SIR AS I was closing the former Letter a pacquet came to mee from Court contayning a Licence to the Deane and Chapter of Aberdene to meete and elect a worthie person to that place which now vaketh with a private recommendation of his Majestie for your selfe Of this I thought meete to giue you signification Because howe soone the Licence can passe the Seale I will send it with such directions as are fit for the orderlie proceeding of matters Neyther will I insist with you not to declyne the Place vpon the scruples mentioned in your Letter seeing wee haue given you sufficient satisfaction there-anent and that nowe thankes to GOD wee are in the expectation of a good peace Rather I will beseech you consider what the state of this tyme and the Church of GOD in it craveth at your handes I shall not mention the publicke enemie or yet our Politickes who I am perswaded did never heare of anie thing more to their discontentment than your nomination for this Place Onlie be pleased to looke vnto our selues and you shall see there was never more neede to keepe a Church from disorder As yee wryte of your selfe GOD is my witnesse I could wish to bee vnknowne in the world and serue GOD in the obscurest place rather than where by His Providence I am casten But wee are not at our owne choyse and so must you thinke Where GOD calleth To runne away it is not Modestie but Rebellion and Disobedience GOD giue vs in this short tyme to bee wyse and faythfull and to despyse all thinges in respect of the Reward proposed on which if wee holde our eyes wee shall never bee discowraged by the malice of the wicked I take my leaue and rest Your assured Brother SAINCT-ANDREWES Edinb 16. Febr. 1618. Letter of the Laird of CORSSE to Master THOMAS MITCHELL To the Right Worshipfull my deare Brother in CHRIST Master Thomas Mitchell Minister of the Gospell at Vdney RIght Worshipfull and deare Brother after heartie Salutation the Letters which together with yours are come to mee from the South leade mee to thinke that you haue guessed rightlie at the purpose of the Arch-bishop's entreatie For even this same night I haue receaved a Letter from all the Bishops in Edinburgh together with his Majestie 's Letters to them and to the lordes of his highnesse Secret Counsell verie playnlie and peremptorilie appoynting me for your Bishopricke Nowe his Majestie 's Letter is both so free and peremptorie as truelie it hath casten mee into great anxietie of mynde so as I stand much in need of your counsel and Prayers to GOD for directiō I haue sent you herewith the copy of his M. Letter that you may so much the better consider what difficultie of resolution I am put vnto The LORD bee my Counsellour Thus referring the issue of all to GOD and commending you heartilie to His Grace I rest ever Keith 13. Febr. 1618. Your assured loving Brother P. FORBES of CORSE Another Letter of the Laird of CORSSE To M. THOMAS MITCHELL To my Worshipfull and deare Brother Master Thomas Mitchell Minister of the Gospell at Vdney RIght Worshipfull and deare Brother after all heartlie salutation I receaved your Letter this thursday after noone the xij of March After the recept of the Letters whereof I sent you a copie I wrote backe a long Letter to the Bishops whereby to excuse my selfe and to lay off the burthen they had moved his Majestie to lay vpon me But agaynst my expectation I haue reported nothing but a more vehement insisting and that with certification that by declyning the Calling I will incurre his Majestie 's bitter indignation and the imputation of contemning GOD'S Vocation and the