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	read_v	20	3	8.0103	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25568	An answer to several remarks upon Dr. Henry More, his expositions of the Apocalypse and Daniel, as also upon his Apology written by S.E. Mennonite, and published in English by the answerer ; whereunto are annexed two small pieces, Arithmetica apocalyptica, and Appendicula apocalyptica ...	S. E., Mennonite.; More, Henry, 1614-1687.	1684 (1684)	Wing A3379; ESTC R10256	245,076	439

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king_n and_o priest_n in_o the_o millennium_n over_o they_o they_o govern_v be_v mere_o precarious_a and_o they_o may_v choose_v whether_o they_o will_v obey_v they_o or_o no._n and_o so_o this_o deep_a mystery_n of_o the_o remarker_n touch_v the_o millennial_a state_n be_v resolve_v at_o last_o into_o mere_a anarchy_n though_o i_o will_v be_v so_o charitable_a as_o to_o hope_v he_o will_v allow_v monarchy_n to_o be_v the_o best_a government_n till_o that_o time_n which_o be_v far_o enough_o off_o that_o the_o millennial_a anarchy_n come_v in_o this_o be_v a_o extravagant_a dream_n arise_v out_o of_o a_o dry_a and_o over-thoughtfull_a melancholy_n thus_o to_o fancy_n the_o millennial_a state_n here_o on_o earth_n to_o be_v aziluthical_a or_o like_o ovid_n golden_a age_n when_o there_o be_v neither_o law_n nor_o magistrate_n whenas_o i_o have_v above_o note_v that_o even_o the_o unfallen_a angel_n and_o that_o before_o the_o lapse_n of_o any_o be_v in_o a_o state_n briathical_a or_o 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more_o gross_a than_o this_o this_o be_v like_o that_o arrogance_n in_o core_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n numb_a 16._o who_o say_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o see_v all_o the_o congregation_n be_v holy_a every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o as_o the_o remarker_n say_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a city_n if_o every_o citizen_n then_o be_v a_o sovereign_a magistrate_n where_o be_v the_o people_n to_o obey_v wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a aziluthick_n dream_n and_o a_o substitute_a anarchy_n for_o a_o holy_a and_o righteous_a polity_n and_o perfect_o repugnant_a to_o the_o very_a text._n and_o therefore_o that_o v_o 17._o of_o he_o that_o be_v athirst_a his_o drink_v the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v interpret_v political_o by_o this_o river_n issue_v from_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n that_o they_o that_o sincere_o desire_v it_o may_v admit_v themselves_o into_o a_o church_n and_o polity_n where_o pure_a doctrine_n and_o impartial_a justice_n be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o where_o there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o sell_v justice_n for_o money_n and_o bribe_n which_o yet_o do_v not_o exclude_v that_o more_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o communion_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n vers._n 2._o tree_n of_o life_n may_v be_v another_o symbol_n to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o water_n of_o life_n and_o thus_o do_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n signify_v in_o paradise_n viz._n that_o dispensation_n of_o life_n to_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n who_o bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v and_o therefore_o adam_n be_v not_o dispose_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v not_o forbid_v though_o he_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n that_o be_v forbid_v which_o after_o he_o have_v do_v he_o be_v expel_v paradise_n lest_o he_o shall_v 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