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
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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their_o examiner_n and_o judge_n as_o david_n do_v ps_n 139.23_o 24_o and_o 7.8_o and_o 26.1_o 2._o if_o we_o plead_v for_o god_n god_n will_v plead_v for_o we_o against_o our_o enemy_n 12.8_o numb_a 12.8_o as_o he_o do_v for_o moses_n against_o aaron_n and_o miriam_n wherefore_o then_o be_v you_o not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v against_o my_o servant_n moses_n and_o for_o job_n against_o his_o friend_n you_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a 42.7_o job_n 42.7_o as_o my_o servant_n job_n have_v and_o as_o he_o do_v for_o the_o faithful_a 37.6_o psal_n 37.6_o in_o lament_n 3.58_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v plead_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o soul_n god_n will_v bring_v forth_o our_o righteousness_n to_o the_o light_n clear_a our_o innocency_n and_o judge_v our_o enemy_n 2_o yea_o before_o devil_n as_o he_o confess_v job_n 2.4_o job_n 1.8_o and_o 2.4_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o satan_n have_v thou_o consider_v my_o servant_n job_n that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o 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