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	hand_n	saul_n	2,591	5	9.7819	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59035	The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth the nature, conditions and excellencies of it, and how a sinner should do to enter into it, and the danger of refusing this covenant-relation : also the treasures of grace, blessings, comforts, promises and priviledges that are comprized in the covenant of Gods free and rich mercy made in Jesus Christ with believers / by that faithful and reverend divine, Mr Obadiah Sedgwick ... ; perfected and intended for the press, therefore corrected and lately revised by himself, and published by his own manuscript ...	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.	1661 (1661)	Wing S2366; ESTC R17565	1,095,711	784

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the_o profession_n to_o be_v reproach_v and_o evil_o speak_v of_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o do_v that_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 6._o 1._o dare_v any_o of_o you_o have_v a_o matter_n against_o another_o go_v to_o law_n before_o the_o unjust_a and_o not_o before_o the_o saint_n and_o why_o may_v they_o not_o do_v so_o what_o unlawfulnesse_n be_v there_o in_o that_o be_v not_o civil_a magistracy_n ordain_v of_o god_n it_o be_v true_a but_o though_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a all_o thing_n be_v not_o expedient_a 1_o cor._n 6._o 12._o at_o that_o time_n such_o application_n will_v have_v expose_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o profession_n unto_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n among_o unbeliever_n etc._n etc._n give_v none_o offence_n neither_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o gentile_n nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n he_o speak_v it_o concern_v thing_n indifferent_a 1_o cor._n 10._o 32._o 6._o he_o be_v afraid_a not_o only_o of_o apparent_a evil_n but_o also_o of_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n 1_o thes_n 5._o 22._o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n if_o it_o have_v the_o look_n or_o show_v of_o evil_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o a_o tender_a heart_n to_o avoid_v it_o and_o abstain_v from_o it_o if_o it_o look_v like_o pride_n if_o it_o look_v like_o unchastity_n if_o it_o look_v like_o unbefitting_a service_n of_o god_n if_o it_o look_v like_o persecute_v of_o the_o gospel_n etc._n etc._n like_o error_n idolatry_n etc._n etc._n 7._o he_o be_v afraid_a not_o only_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_n let_v not_o any_o iniquity_n have_v dominion_n over_o i_o psal_n 119._o 133._o nor_o only_a to_o speak_v any_o evil_n set_v