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
A64833	Venning's remains, or, Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians, I. babes, II. little children, III. young men, IV. fathers : with their several characteristical differences and attainments, also the doctrines proper to be taught to each of them : being the substance of many sermons / preached by Ralph Venning and fitted by him for the press before his death.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1675 (1675)	Wing V225; ESTC R27039	205,701	393

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d young_a man_n and_o brave_a soldier_n who_o be_v teach_v to_o draw_v and_o wield_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o word_n of_o god_n against_o the_o devil_n as_o christ_n also_o do_v god_n be_v please_v to_o take_v this_o care_n of_o and_o about_o israel_n under_o the_o law_n that_o when_o a_o man_n have_v take_v a_o new_a wise_a he_o shall_v not_o go_v out_o to_o war_n neither_o shall_v he_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o business_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v free_a at_o home_n one_o year_n and_o cheer_v himself_o with_o his_o wife_n deut._n 24.5_o so_o by_o way_n of_o allusion_n i_o may_v say_v that_o when_o the_o saint_n marry_v a_o new_a wife_n the_o father_n love_n they_o