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	deliver_v	saul_n	1,226	5	9.5281	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68519	An oration militarie to all naturall Englishmen, whether Protestants, or otherwise in religion affected, to moue resolution in these dangerous times vvherein is expressed the delight of libertie, and the tyrannie of the enemie : with a praier both pithie and necessarie / written by a zealous affected subiect.	Zealous affected subject.	1588 (1588)	STC 18836.5; ESTC S110216	3,640	18

of England least enuie let in the enemie who will neither spare the enuious nor the enuied therefore let factious men be hated as your deadliest enemies count him happie which hasts his ende that muttereth dissention in your cares Lastly noble Englishmen that abhorre the dregs of Poperie or at least haue not at all tasted thereof consider the olde Principle Nulla fides cum haereticis obseruanda and for heretikes hee accounteth vs wherefore wee ought neither to beleeue him nor his This point the Pope hath so obserued that hee hath made the sonne breake faith with the father the wife with the husband as lately in France the subiect with the Prince as England can too wel witnesse yea by Ambassadors which is abhominable amōg heathen men hath the Pope and Spaine practised treason as lately by Mendozza with Francis Throckmorton euen in London O Countrimen detest these infidels thinke on your goods your lands parēts children wiues Prince Countrie and Religion for which to die is euen the waye to life without which to liue is worse than anie death and trust in God that giueth victorie to whose righteousnes if we cleaue and consent in vnitie our enemies shall be of no force who are only feared because they are cruell and neuer winne victorie but by treason FINIS ❧ The Praier ALmightie Eternal God that disposest of all Nations at thy pleasure hast alwayes from the worldes foundation shewen forth thy wonders in deliuering thy elect euen from the very doore of death as Noah from the olde rebellious Lot from Sodom Iacob from Esau Israel frō Aegypt Dauid from Saul and Ezekiah from Zenacherib all these thy children O mightie God of hostes had mightie worldlings to their enemies but for their faith was fixed in thy righteousnes the armies nor enuie of their aduersaries could preuail against thē for with the breath of thy mouth were they consumed to their shame were they cōfounded Thou wert one God from the beginning thou art the same wilt be euer one which makes vs wretched sinners not withstanding the number of our misdeedes exceeding the Starres in Heauen or fandes of the Sea to prostrate our selues before thy throne of Maiesty beseeching mercy and thy omnipotent assistance We haue sinned ô Lord we haue gone astray be mercifull ô God be mercifull to our offences and for thy owne name sake looke downe vpō thy small flocke thy little Church of England against whom whole armies of Rabshakehs are sent to rayle Zenacherib himselfe blaspheming and practising in Babylon our ruine to him are ioyned the greatest nations Against thee thine anoynted Elizabeth haue they conspired against thee and thine inheritance of England haue they bent their power they haue sworne to renue their olde abhominations and make thy sanctuarie among vs desolate being in number as the dust of the earth But O God of Abraham Isaac Iacob and their righteous seede in whose sight the Maiestie of men is miserable and their proudest numbers as the fearefull Hinde stretch forth thy arme fight for vs ô Lord poure foorth thy spirite on our honorable aged men on our youthfull and valiant men that the one with counsell agreeable to thy will may stirre vp the courage of the other to fight thy battels that the foes of England enemies to thy Almightinesse may be as chaffe tossed with the winde Increase in vs charitie confirme our faith defend our Souereigne continue thy Gospell mongst vs that thou maist be glorified for euer in this Realme of England Grant these deare Father and al other our necessities euen for thy sonne our Sauiour Iesus sake Amen