Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	wonderful_a	world_n	year_n	23	3	4.2707	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39122	A Christian duty composed by B. Bernard Francis.	Bernard, Francis, fl. 1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing E3949A; ESTC R40567	248,711	323

of_o charity_n and_o patience_n towards_o their_o enemy_n when_o they_o say_v i_o will_v not_o revenge_v myself_o i_o leave_v revenge_v to_o god_n let_v god_n do_v to_o he_o according_a to_o his_o desert_n know_v you_o well_o what_o you_o do_v say_v s._n austin_n you_o make_v yourself_o judge_v of_o your_o neighbour_n you_o will_v not_o or_o you_o can_v execute_v your_o sentence_n but_o you_o desire_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v the_o executioner_n of_o it_o he_o that_o will_v be_v revenge_v say_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la shall_v find_v revenge_v of_o our_o lord_n and_o keep_v he_o will_v keep_v his_o sin_n he_o say_v not_o he_o that_o will_v revenge_v himself_o but_o he_o that_o will_v be_v revenge_v shall_v be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n you_o will_v not_o revenge_v yourself_o nor_o hurt_v your_o neighbour_n but_o you_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v revenge_v the_o injury_n that_o he_o have_v do_v you_o this_o it_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v revenge_v it_o be_v to_o incur_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v quite_o otherwise_o upon_o the_o cross_n he_o pray_v god_n to_o pardon_v they_o he_o excuse_v they_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v he_o seek_v reason_n to_o diminish_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o crime_n pardon_v they_o say_z he_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v he_o expect_v not_o his_o resurrection_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o when_o the_o abundance_n of_o glory_n and_o the_o charm_n of_o its_o delight_n will_v blot_v out_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o pain_n he_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o most_o bitter_a torment_n when_o he_o have_v his_o enemy_n before_o his_o eey_n who_o offend_v he_o actual_o his_o ear_n ring_v with_o their_o blasphemy_n his_o mouth_n full_a of_o gall_n and_o bitterness_n his_o body_n all_o cover_v with_o wound_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o himself_o he_o say_v my_o god_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n he_o say_v my_o father_n to_o incline_v he_o by_o the_o sweetness_n 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of_o continency_n if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v it_o to_o i_o i_o go_v to_o he_o and_o demand_v it_o of_o he_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n and_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v wisdom_n to_o know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n we_o must_v do_v the_o like_a we_o know_v or_o aught_o to_o know_v that_o we_o can_v practice_v any_o virtuous_a action_n by_o which_o we_o advance_v towards_o heaven_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o must_v then_o ask_v it_o of_o he_o humble_o fervent_o and_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o this_o not_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o very_o often_o for_o since_o it_o be_v whole_o necessary_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o also_o to_o every_o good_a and_o meritorious_a work_n in_o particular_a ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la actus_fw-la as_o the_o counsel_n speak_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o we_o if_o we_o be_v not_o continual_o prevent_v by_o it_o 7._o we_o can_v of_o ourselves_o prevent_v and_o merit_v it_o but_o we_o 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nor_o humiliation_n love_v to_o govern_v and_o command_v grace_n love_v subjection_n desire_n 54._o thomas_n a_o kempis_n de_fw-fr imitatione_n christi_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 54._o humiliation_n and_o will_v not_o govern_v or_o command_v if_o not_o oblige_v to_o it_o 10._o nature_n love_v praise_n and_o glory_n to_o make_v itself_o see_v and_o know_v to_o many_o to_o employ_v and_o dissipate_v itself_o in_o exterior_a affair_n grace_n love_v to_o be_v hide_v and_o unknown_a to_o the_o world_n it_o seek_v recollection_n and_o retirement_n peace_n and_o communication_n with_o god_n 11._o nature_n fly_v all_o that_o give_v difficulty_n or_o pain_n either_o to_o soul_n or_o body_n it_o seek_v what_o be_v proper_a and_o particular_a love_v its_o own_o ease_n and_o commodity_n and_o refer_v all_o to_o itself_o and_o to_o its_o interest_n grace_n require_v that_o which_o be_v laborious_a which_o mortify_v and_o be_v incommodious_a to_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v serviceable_a and_o 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