Footnote 84-7: the auncyentes ennemyes of this lande.
And to th'entent to accheve the same by th'aide, support, and assistence of the Kinges seid auncyent ennemyes and of this his royaume.
Whairto he answered, "The Bischoppes can be no judges to me; for thei ar oppenennemyes to me and to the doctrin that I professe.
Thei keapt thare conventionis, and held counsallis with such gravitie and closnes, that the ennemyes trembled.
This was my Lordis conscience, which he learned of his fatheris, the Pharesies, old ennemyes to Christ Jesus, who damned him befoir thei hard him.
Oure faces ar this day confounded, oure ennemyes triumphe, oure heartis have quaiked for fear, and yitt thei remane oppressed with sorrow and schame.
How soever it was, God maid the heartis of thare ennemyes to sett thame at libertie and fredome.
So that whosoever goes about to tack away or to confound the haill state of civile policies, now lang establisched, we affirme the same men not onlie to be ennemyes to mankynd, but also wickedlie to feght against Godis expressed will.
I am nott ignorant, that thei that are most inward of his counsall ar ennemyes to God, and thairfoire can nott bot be ennemyes to his cause.
Thair is nott one of you against whom was death and destructioun threatned, perished in that danger: And how many of your ennemyes hes God plagued befoir your eyis!
Yf we war not assured that sche myght be wonne, we should be als greate ennemyes to hir Masse, as ye should be.
And all cumeth of that impietie, that the idill bellies of Christis ennemyes mon be fedd in thair formare delicacie.
The sword was to signifie that we would be masters both of peace and warrs, being willing to healpe and relieve them, & to destroy our Ennemyes with our armes.
The hattchetts weare to encourage the yong people to strengthen themselves in all places, to preserve their wives, and shew themselves men by knocking the heads of their ennemyes with the said hattchetts.
We weare to persuade them to the contrary, but checked soundly, saying we weare worse then Ennemyes by perswading them to goe and be slained.
Moreover, that they came to bring them back againe to their countrey, having by their means destroyed their Ennemyes abroad & neere.
Thus be these good yemen gon to the wod, As lyght as lefe on lynde;[L172] They lough and be mery in theyr mode, Theyr ennemyes were ferre behynd.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ennemyes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
