Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	hand_n	lord_n	stretch_v	1,025	5	9.8952	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62629	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions By John Tillotson, D.D. Dean of Canterbury, preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn, and one of His Majesties chaplains in ordinary. The second volume.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1678 (1678)	Wing T1260BA; ESTC R222222	128,450	338

imprimatur_fw-la guil._n sill_n r._n p._n d._n henr._n episc_n lond._n à_fw-fr sac._n dom._n novemb_n 2._o 1677._o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o john_n tillotson_n d.d._n dean_n of_o canterbury_n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincolns-inn_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a the_o 〈…〉_z print_a 〈…〉_z at_o t●●_n 〈…〉_z sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o john_n tillotson_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o canterbury_n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincolns-inn_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n be_v chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a the_o second_o volume_n london_n print_v for_o edw._n gellibrand_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o henry_n bonwicke_n at_o the_o red-lyon_n in_o st._n paul's-church-yard_n 1678._o sermon_n i._n isaiah_n ix_o 12_o 13_o for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o to_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n sermon_n ii_o heb._n iii_o 13_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a while_n it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n sermon_n iii_o 1_o cor._n iii_o 15_o but_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v save_v yet_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n sermon_n iu._n psal_n cxix_o 156_o great_a peace_n have_v they_o that_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o nothing_o shall_v offend_v they_o sermon_n v._n psal_n cxix_o 59_o i_o think_v on_o my_o way_n and_o turn_v my_o foot_n unto_o thy_o testimony_n sermon_n vi._n psal_n cxix_o 60_o i_o make_v haste_n and_o delay_v not_o to_o keep_v thy_o commandment_n sermon_n vii_o 1_o john_n iii_o 10_o in_o this_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_a and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n whosoever_o do_v not_o righteousness_n be_v not_o of_o god_n sermon_n viii_o luke_n xv._n 7_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o likewise_o joy_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n over_o one_o sinner_n that_o repent_v more_o than_o over_o ninety_o and_o nine_o just_a person_n which_o need_v no_o repentance_n sermon_n ix_o matth._n ix_o 31_o 32_o wherefore_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n and_o whosoever_o speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o but_o whosoever_o speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n neither_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sermon_n x._o act_n x._o 38_o who_o go_v about_o do_v good_a a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n june_n 30_o the_o 1667._o isa_n ix_o 12_o 13._o for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o 12_o verse_n the_o prophet_n threaten_v that_o israel_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o great_a distress_n and_o set_v upon_o by_o enemy_n on_o every_o side_n the_o syrian_n before_o and_o the_o philistine_n behind_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v devour_v israel_n with_o open_a mouth_n and_o though_o this_o be_v like_a to_o be_v a_o very_a sore_n and_o dreadful_a judgement_n yet_o he_o foretell_v that_o this_o will_v not_o stay_v god_n hand_n nor_o satisfy_v his_o anger_n because_o he_o foresee_v that_o they_o will_v still_o grow_v worse_o and_o continue_v impenitent_a for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o which_o word_n there_o be_v these_o two_o thing_n very_o useful_a at_o all_o time_n but_o at_o this_o time_n especial_o most_o 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