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
A92488	The fulnesse of Gods love manifested: or, A treatise discovering the love of God, in giving Christ for all, and in affording meanes of grace to all : wherein also the 9. chapter of the Romans, and other places of scripture (usually urged against the universality of Gods love to mankind) are cleared, and divers objections of the like nature answered. / By L.S.	L. S.	1643 (1643)	Wing S109; Thomason E1158_1; ESTC R208679	71,123	180

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that_o scripture_n or_o promise_n be_v make_v they_o as_o they_o conceive_v and_o they_o do_v believe_v it_o as_o they_o say_v and_o comfort_v themselves_o in_o it_o that_o god_n love_v they_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v certain_o live_v yet_o can_v they_o give_v no_o ground_n or_o reason_n from_o their_o principle_n why_o that_o scripture_n or_o promise_n belong_v to_o they_o much_o less_o that_o it_o shall_v more_o belong_v to_o they_o then_o to_o other_o only_o they_o say_v that_o god_n persuade_v their_o heart_n but_o if_o he_o persuade_v they_o he_o persuade_v their_o understanding_n and_o judgement_n by_o some_o evident_a and_o rational_a demonstration_n or_o conclusion_n from_o the_o scripture_n or_o promise_v so_o believe_v and_o if_o not_o than_o the_o thing_n they_o speak_v of_o be_v but_o please_a fancy_n and_o golden_a dream_n again_o from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o limit_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o a_o few_o the_o love_n of_o the_o most_o religious_a man_n of_o our_o 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servant_n of_o all_o man_n in_o love_n l._n s._n fjnjs_fw-la

set_v before_o we_o heb._n 6.18_o but_o if_o we_o affirm_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o promise_n and_o proffer_n of_o god_n to_o do_v good_a unto_o man_n in_o his_o reveal_v will_n and_o word_n he_o may_v in_o his_o secret_n will_v intend_v the_o contrary_a what_o do_v we_o less_o than_o affirm_v that_o god_n may_v lie_v again_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n use_v this_o argument_n to_o persuade_v the_o saint_n to_o persevere_v in_o well_o do_v that_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v their_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n that_o they_o show_v towards_o his_o name_n chap._n 6.10_o and_o again_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o be_v content_a with_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v because_o god_n have_v say_v he_o will_v not_o leave_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o chap._n 13.5_o but_o if_o they_o have_v think_v that_o god_n may_v have_v a_o secret_a will_n which_o may_v not_o agree_v with_o what_o he_o reveal_v it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v sufficient_a 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