Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	wise_a	work_n	world_n	83	3	4.0569	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63572	Gods glory in mans happiness, with the freeness of his grace in electing us together with many Arminian objections answered / by Francis Taylor ...	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.; Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656. Gods choice and mans diligence.	1654 (1654)	Wing T279; ESTC R17346	100,184	248

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