Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	evil_a	good_a	overcome_v	2,148	5	9.0851	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45520	What is truth. Or, the patern in the mount Wherein many places of scripture are (in pursuit of truth, and the churches peace) explained. Therein, most false opinions and heresies (both modern and ancient) are clearly detected and refelled. By Tho. Harby.; What is truth.	Harby, Thomas.	1671 (1671)	Wing H686; ESTC R216529	205,140	354

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blind_a hypocrite_n it_o be_v their_o practice_n to_o seem_v to_o impugn_v with_o violence_n in_o their_o doctrine_n &_o so_o they_o shall_v do_v sensual_a profaneness_n but_o never_o lift_v up_o their_o little_a finger_n against_o secular_a and_o spiritual_a wickedness_n which_o close_o veil_v under_o strict_a form_n they_o mistake_v for_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o count_v that_o to_o be_v the_o rich_a piece_n in_o their_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o have_v as_o it_o be_v crown_n like_o gold_n they_o think_v it_o lest_o belong_v to_o they_o of_o any_o to_o labour_v to_o get_v crown_n of_o gold_n or_o to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o truth_n and_o deceit_n truth_n therefore_o in_o practice_n be_v no_o part_n of_o their_o quid_fw-la nor_o do_v they_o make_v the_o practice_n thereof_o be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o any_o duty_n from_o they_o but_o second_o quid_fw-la the_o quid_fw-la or_o what_o true_a saint_n shall_v ask_v of_o god_n and_o give_v to_o man_n be_v gold_n 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