Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	aaron_n	holy_a	king_n	47	3	3.9161	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57599	Loyalty and peace, or, Two seasonable discourses from I Sam. 24, 5 viz., David's heart smote him because he cut off Saul's skirt : the first of conscience and its smitings, the second of the prodigious impiety of murthering King Charles I, intended to promote sincere devotion and humiliation upon each anniversary fast for the Late King's death / by Samuel Rolls.	Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.	1678 (1678)	Wing R1880; ESTC R25524	110,484	255

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have_v inflict_v on_o they_o as_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o who_o have_v so_o much_o as_o resist_v or_o rebel_v against_o their_o king_n but_o more_o against_o they_o who_o have_v put_v their_o king_n to_o death_n when_o the_o moabite_n who_o have_v pay_v tribute_n to_o king_n ahab_n rebel_v against_o his_o son_n jehoram_n 2_o king_n 3.5_o they_o be_v sore_o beat_v and_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n bring_v to_o such_o distress_n that_o he_o take_v his_o elder_a son_n that_o shall_v have_v reign_v in_o his_o stead_n and_o offer_v he_o for_o a_o burn_a offering_n upon_o the_o wall_n v._o 27._o again_o we_o read_v how_o ho_o eah_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v punish_v and_o the_o israel_n it_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a though_o the_o governor_n be_v heathen_a and_o the_o subject_n the_o people_n of_o god_n 2_o king_n 17._o because_o after_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o servant_n and_o tributary_n to_o shalmonezer_n king_n of_o assiria_n he_o afterward_o deny_v he_o tribute_n etc._n etc._n in_o like_a manner_n zedekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v punish_v as_o you_o may_v see_v 2_o king_n 25.1_o compare_v with_o chap._n 24.20_o through_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n until_o he_o have_v cast_v they_o out_o from_o his_o presence_n viz._n give_v they_o up_o to_o famine_n desolation_n captivity_n destruction_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n chap._n 25_o etc._n etc._n that_o zedekiah_n rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n yea_o see_v what_o be_v add_v chap._n 25.7_o they_o slay_v the_o son_n of_o zedekiah_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o zedekiah_n and_o bind_v he_o in_o fetter_n of_o brass_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n lord_n what_o a_o dismal_a train_n of_o consequence_n ensue_v upon_o a_o jewish_a king_n his_o rebel_a but_o against_o a_o babylonish_n king_n instance_n we_o next_o in_o sheba_n who_o rebel_v against_o david_n and_o draw_v all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n after_o he_o be_v he_o not_o by_o he_o besiege_v in_o abel_n have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o throw_v out_o to_o he_o 2_o sam._n 20.22_o the_o amalakite_n that_o say_v he_o have_v slay_v saul_n though_o he_o have_v not_o slay_v he_o and_o though_o he_o say_v that_o saul_n bid_v he_o be_v notwithstanding_o present_o put_v to_o death_n at_o the_o command_n of_o david_n say_v this_o to_o he_o 2_o sam._n 1.14_o how_o be_v thou_o not_o afraid_a to_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o destroy_v the_o lord_n anoint_v yea_o david_n be_v so_o incense_v at_o it_o that_o he_o curse_v the_o mountain_n where_o saul_n be_v slay_v v._o 21._o you_o mountain_n of_o gilboa_n let_v there_o be_v no_o dew_n neither_o let_v there_o be_v rain_n upon_o you_o nor_o field_n of_o offering_n for_o there_o the_o shield_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v u●lely_o cast_v away_o the_o shield_n of_o saul_n as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n the_o 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