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	great_a	saul_n	1,241	5	9.2078	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31037	The Christian temper, or, A discourse concerning the nature and properties of the graces of sanctification written for help in self-examination and holy living / by John Barret ...	Barret, John, 1631-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing B907; ESTC R20482	253,096	440

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uprightness_n which_o engage_v the_o heart_n against_o all_o know_a sin_n 7._o sometime_o a_o hypocrite_n will_v seem_v very_o strict_a and_o tender_a in_o lesser_a matter_n and_o very_o nice_a and_o scrupulous_a about_o some_o thing_n lawful_a whilst_o he_o make_v no_o bone_n of_o sin_n indeed_o and_o very_o great_a sin_n if_o he_o can_v but_o get_v any_o cover_n for_o they_o like_o those_o mat._n 23.24_o who_o will_v strain_v at_o a_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v a_o camel_n they_o that_o will_v not_o have_v eat_v with_o unwashen_n hand_n yet_o care_v not_o how_o they_o defile_v they_o with_o oppression_n with_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a practice_n such_o be_v far_o from_o the_o path_n of_o the_o upright_o the_o upright_a man_n indeed_o will_v abstain_v from_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n and_o much_o more_o from_o apparent_a evil_n 8._o a_o hypocrite_n whatever_o sin_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o abandon_v and_o forsake_v yet_o have_v some_o belove_a sin_n and_o general_o some_o flesh-pleasing_a or_o gainful_a sin_n that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o part_v with_o which_o he_o hide_v in_o his_o bosom_n but_o here_o now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o good_a old_a mark_n of_o sincerity_n as_o one_o call_v it_o which_o divine_v have_v use_v to_o lay_v down_o the_o upright_a man_n have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o get_v down_o and_o keep_v down_o any_o such_o sin_n or_o sin_n as_o he_o find_v himself_o most_o incline_v unto_o and_o here_o we_o may_v apply_v that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 18.23_o i_o be_v also_o upright_o before_o he_o and_o i_o keep_v myself_o from_o my_o iniquity_n indeed_o i_o find_v a_o learned_a man_n refer_v this_o to_o that_o passage_n 1_o sam._n 26.9_o 11._o where_o david_n will_v not_o take_v the_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o revenge_v himself_o on_o saul_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o his_o great_a enemy_n when_o have_v he_o consult_v with_o carnal_a reason_n that_o will_v ready_o have_v prompt_v he_o with_o speed_n to_o dispatch_v his_o enemy_n 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