Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	sleep_v	sow_v	tare_n	1,022	5	12.2153	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57733	The fire upon the altar. Or Divine meditations and essayes containing the substance of Christian religion	Rowe, Cheyne.	1679 (1679)	Wing R2061A; ESTC R218415	226,122	405

man_n but_o a_o diligent_a servant_n shall_v share_v the_o inheritance_n with_o the_o son_n pro._n what_o delight_n can_v dull_v lifeless_a service_n be_v to_o he_o who_o we_o serve_v our_o service_n shall_v be_v suit_v to_o the_o delight_n of_o he_o who_o we_o serve_v and_o our_o service_n shall_v be_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o we_o serve_v but_o slothful_a and_o lifeless_a service_n be_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o say_v mal._n 4._o v._n offer_v it_o now_o to_o thy_o governor_n and_o see_v whether_o he_o will_v accept_v it_o the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n be_v the_o zeal_n of_o good_a work_n titus_n 2.11.14_o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n from_o thence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o note_n of_o god_n people_n be_v a_o zeal_n of_o good_a work_n namely_o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n charity_n and_o piety_n they_o shall_v run_v and_o not_o be_v weary_a walk_v and_o not_o faint_a that_o obedience_n sway_v the_o conscience_n that_o the_o end_n and_o aim_n be_v good_a that_o we_o shall_v advance_v piety_n to_o the_o utmost_a and_o repress_v sin_n if_o we_o expect_v any_o benefit_n by_o our_o service_n we_o must_v not_o do_v it_o negligent_o but_o with_o zeal_n the_o more_o zeal_n the_o more_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o the_o more_o will_v be_v our_o reward_n zeal_n break_v through_o any_o restraint_n that_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o god_n though_o michael_n scoff_v yet_o david_n will_v not_o leave_v off_o his_o dance_n before_o the_o ark._n consider_v how_o violent_a and_o earnest_a carnal_a man_n be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o shall_v they_o serve_v satan_n better_a than_o god_n be_v serve_v wicked_a man_n be_v so_o active_a and_o laborious_a that_o they_o be_v say_v to_o draw_v iniquity_n with_o cart-rope_n they_o be_v not_o draw_v into_o sin_n but_o draw_v sin_n there_o be_v 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