Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	day_n	saul_n	1,144	5	9.5833	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26476	A candle in the dark shewing the divine cause of the distractions of the whole nation of England and of the Christian world ... / by Thomas Ady ...	Ady, Thomas.	1655 (1655)	Wing A673; ESTC R17625	123,739	172

more_o certain_a probability_n there_o they_o give_v more_o certain_a answer_n now_o what_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o saul_n samuel_n have_v prophesy_v of_o it_o and_o all_o israel_n know_v it_o and_o what_o be_v more_o probable_a than_o that_o the_o time_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o so_o mighty_a a_o host_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v come_v against_o he_o when_o his_o heart_n and_o spirit_n fail_v he_o and_o when_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o if_o it_o have_v not_o come_v to_o pass_v such_o oracler_n do_v use_v to_o have_v evasion_n the_o fault_n may_v have_v be_v lay_v upon_o samuel_n ghost_n and_o further_a cozenage_n may_v still_o have_v be_v wrought_v to_o blind_a saul_n eye_n and_o have_v it_o happen_v how_o it_o can_v so_o that_o the_o witch_n have_v come_v off_o blew_o and_o her_o imposture_n be_v afterward_o know_v to_o saul_n yet_o she_o have_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n to_o save_v her_o harmless_a further_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o learned_a man_n that_o there_o be_v no_o certainty_n at_o all_o in_o the_o answer_n give_v to_o saul_n and_o that_o it_o be_v mere_o conjectural_a and_o though_o happen_v some_o way_n true_a yet_o it_o fail_v in_o the_o day_n prefix_v for_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v tomorrow_o shall_v thou_o and_o thy_o son_n be_v with_o i_o vers_n 9_o it_o be_v very_o false_a for_o when_o the_o philistines_n go_v up_o to_o battle_n david_n return_v be_v three_o day_n march_v back_o to_o ziglag_n 1_o sam._n 30.1_o and_o one_o day_n pursue_v his_o enemy_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o three_o day_n after_o that_o tiding_n be_v bring_v to_o david_n from_o the_o camp_n of_o saul_n that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v dead_a 2_o sam._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o which_o make_v in_o all_o seven_o day_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v upon_o the_o morrow_n which_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o oracle_n or_o answer_v that_o be_v give_v to_o saul_n this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o learned_a writer_n so_o much_o by_o the_o way_n further_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n to_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o saul_n why_o must_v samuel_n be_v describe_v a_o old_a man_n clothe_v in_o a_o mantle_n that_o indeed_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o live_a samuel_n but_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v have_v samuel_n appear_v as_o she_o pretend_v or_o have_v the_o devil_n appear_v in_o his_o likeness_n as_o some_o fond_a reader_n suppose_v he_o do_v it_o must_v have_v be_v like_o samuel_n in_o a_o winding-sheet_n but_o indeed_o have_v she_o describe_v he_o by_o his_o winding-sheet_n that_o may_v have_v be_v any_o man_n else_o as_o well_o as_o samuel_n and_o saul_n have_v not_o be_v so_o easy_o delude_v in_o his_o fond_a credulity_n and_o idolatrous_a way_n if_o you_o think_v it_o a_o incredible_a thing_n that_o saul_n shall_v be_v so_o easy_o delude_v look_v isaiah_n 8.20_o in_o the_o latin_a translation_n which_o carry_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o original_a how_o odd_o soever_o our_o english_a translator_n run_v where_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o will_v counsel_v man_n to_o seek_v to_o oracler_n and_o soothsayer_n he_o say_v in_o tremelius_fw-la a_o non_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la in_o sententiam_fw-la illam_fw-la cuicunque_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la lucis_fw-la scintilla_fw-la do_v they_o not_o give_v this_o counsel_n to_o such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o least_o spark_n of_o light_n or_o understanding_n and_o this_o be_v saul_n case_n saul_n indeed_o have_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n former_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o when_o it_o be_v say_v be_v saul_n also_o among_o the_o prophet_n but_o then_o when_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o his_o wisdom_n his_o courage_n and_o his_o victoriousness_n go_v all_o away_o together_o and_o then_o and_o never_o till_o then_o be_v he_o deceive_v by_o a_o witch_n and_o however_o many_o erroneous_a reader_n when_o they_o read_v this_o history_n of_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n do_v suppose_v she_o do_v such_o thing_n real_o as_o be_v set_v down_o only_o according_a to_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o spectator_n namely_o saul_n and_o his_o servant_n yet_o let_v they_o but_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o imposture_n and_o they_o may_v easy_o conceive_v how_o such_o a_o cheat_a imposture_n may_v easy_o and_o still_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v to_o delude_v fool_n by_o a_o ordinary_a juggle_a confederacy_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n afore_o describe_v as_o well_o and_o as_o real_o as_o ever_o she_o do_v it_o and_o that_o without_o a_o familiar_a devil_n as_o be_v foolish_o suppose_a she_o have_v only_o a_o devil_n rule_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o do_v it_o to_o the_o like_a end_n to_o delude_v and_o lead_v people_n from_o god_n as_o she_o do_v the_o devil_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o lie_a delusion_n and_o rule_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n such_o a_o devil_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o ahab_n prophet_n 1_o king_n 22.23_o but_o for_o such_o as_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o that_o exposition_n that_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n do_v all_o by_o a_o confederate_a i_o say_v she_o may_v do_v it_o also_o by_o the_o imposture_n of_o hariolate_v as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o eight_o term_n of_o description_n follow_v and_o true_o for_o such_o as_o will_v still_o believe_v the_o common_a foolish_a error_n that_o python_n be_v such_o a_o witch_n as_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n except_o they_o mean_v such_o a_o lie_a spirit_n of_o oracle_v divination_n i_o wonder_v how_o far_o they_o will_v stretch_v the_o sense_n and_o coherence_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o make_v any_o such_o interpretation_n look_v but_o tremelius_fw-la translation_n 2_o chron_n 33.6_o it_o be_v say_v of_o manasseh_n among_o the_o witchcraft_n which_o he_o use_v or_o rather_o that_o the_o idolatrous_a priest_n under_o he_o use_v instituitque_fw-la pythonem_fw-la what_o be_v that_o do_v he_o set_v up_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n one_o that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n or_o do_v he_o set_v up_o a_o oracle_n which_o be_v best_a sense_n but_o the_o common_a conceit_n of_o reader_n be_v because_o their_o dictionary_n say_v python_n signify_v a_o devilish_a spirit_n of_o divination_n or_o one_o that_o have_v such_o a_o spirit_n therefore_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n and_o indeed_o the_o common_a abuse_n of_o word_n may_v make_v word_n signify_v any_o thing_n but_o let_v such_o as_o trust_v only_o to_o their_o latin_a dictionary_n or_o greek_a lexicon_n show_v i_o in_o they_o or_o any_o authentic_a writer_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o scripture_n where_o python_n be_v take_v in_o any_o such_o sense_n as_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n especial_o where_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o kill_a spirit_n of_o a_o witch_n according_a to_o the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o devil_n that_o have_v defile_v the_o nation_n but_o only_o for_o a_o spirit_n of_o lie_a prophecy_n or_o one_o that_o have_v such_o a_o spirit_n or_o devil_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o if_o any_o carp_n at_o word_n yet_o they_o must_v examine_v as_o well_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o original_a and_o the_o sense_n and_o coherence_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o what_o word_n may_v by_o abuse_n and_o ill_a custom_n signify_v yet_o i_o say_v where_o do_v we_o read_v of_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n in_o all_o the_o scripture_n if_o they_o be_v true_o translate_v especial_o where_o do_v we_o read_v of_o a_o kill_a spirit_n of_o a_o witch_n so_o much_o for_o the_o seven_o term_n of_o description_n requirens_fw-la pythonem_fw-la the_o eight_o term_n of_o description_n the_o eight_o term_n of_o description_n of_o a_o witch_n in_o the_o text_n be_v ariolus_fw-la for_o the_o most_o part_n write_v hariolus_n and_o be_v by_o all_o man_n take_v for_o a_o soothsayer_n but_o a_o soothsayer_n differ_v not_o from_o utens_fw-la divinationibus_fw-la be_v the_o second_o term_n of_o description_n for_o what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o soothsaying_a and_o use_v of_o divination_n or_o lie_v prophecy_n so_o than_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o tautology_n in_o the_o text_n but_o as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v before_o that_o these_o nine_o term_n of_o appellation_n in_o the_o text_n be_v not_o term_n of_o distinction_n but_o several_a term_n of_o description_n so_o if_o moses_n have_v set_v here_o down_o a_o hundred_o several_a term_n of_o description_n signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n it_o have_v not_o be_v a_o tautology_n in_o the_o worst_a sense_n but_o a_o more_o full_a expression_n