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	jerusalem_n	lord_n	21	3	2.7641	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78766	The city remembrancer. Or, A sermon preached to the native-citizens, of London, at their solemn assembly in Pauls on Tuesday, the 23 of June, A.D. MDCLVII. / By Edm. Calamy B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing C228A; Thomason E1676_2; ESTC R208432	25,502	90

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free_a from_o all_o misery_n from_o the_o wicked_a and_o their_o persecution_n from_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o temptation_n and_o above_o all_o we_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n 7._o in_o the_o necessary_a accommodation_n of_o it_o a_o city_n be_v a_o place_n where_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o comfort_n of_o man_n life_n be_v to_o be_v find_v the_o whole_a country_n round_o about_o bring_v in_o their_o commodity_n to_o it_o we_o use_v to_o say_v of_o cheap_a side_n in_o london_n that_o it_o be_v the_o best_a garden_n in_o england_n but_o now_o heaven_n be_v a_o city_n wherein_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o perfect_a possession_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n it_o be_v a_o happiness_n make_v up_o by_o the_o aggregation_n of_o all_o thing_n desirable_a 8._o in_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a commendation_n of_o a_o city_n when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o be_v godly_a and_o religious_a but_o now_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v none_o but_o the_o soul_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a in_o grace_n 20._o the_o people_n which_o dwell_v there_o be_v all_o righteous_a therefore_o it_o be_v call_v 10_o a_o holy_a city_n because_o it_o consist_v only_o of_o holy_a person_n 9_o in_o the_o safety_n and_o security_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o great_a commendation_n of_o a_o city_n when_o it_o be_v safe_a and_o secure_a from_o enemy_n there_o be_v hardly_o any_o city_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o enjoy_v this_o happiness_n but_o now_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v perfect_a safety_n and_o security_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v 25_o that_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v shut_v they_o that_o dwell_v there_o be_v above_o the_o fear_n and_o hurt_v