Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	abel_n	become_v	cain_n	42	3	10.4472	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52804	A compleat and compendious church-history shewing how it hath been from the beginning of the world to this present day : being an historical-narrative how the power and providence of God, according to his promise, hath hitherto confounded all the damnable plots of the Devil : to which is annexed a Scripture-prophecy fore-shewing how it shall be hence to the end of the world : to whole containing the quintessence of sacred, civil and ecclesiastick-writers, and serving as a short comment upon all the books in the Bible, both historical and prophetical / published for publick good by Christopher Ness ...	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing N446; ESTC R37720	248,071	530

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express_v it_o cain_n be_v the_o head_n or_o top_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n who_o be_v the_o first_o beget_v of_o adam_n in_o his_o fall_a estate_n and_o as_o rab._n menachem_n say_v be_v conceive_v of_o the_o filth_n and_o seed_n that_o the_o serpent_n have_v convey_v into_o eve_n however_o god_n word_n speak_v infallible_o that_o eve_n be_v much_o mistake_v at_o cain_n birth_n say_v she_o have_v get_v a_o man_n from_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4._o 7._o or_o that_o famous_a man_n the_o lord_n as_o if_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o that_o promise_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n gen._n 3._o 15._o the_o holy_a child_n jesus_n these_o be_v verba_fw-la spei_fw-la non_fw-la rei_fw-la her_o hope_v be_v better_a than_o her_o have_v for_o cain_n be_v a_o wicked_a one_o and_o of_o the_o wikced_a one_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 10_o 12._o joh._n 8._o 44._o so_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o the_o reprobate_n in_o the_o world_n but_o abel_n be_v the_o root_n of_o the_o righteous_a as_o christ_n himself_o reckon_v he_o matth._n 23._o 35._o and_o therefore_o the_o devil_n cain_n father_n joh._n 8._o 44._o complott_v with_o cain_n to_o root_n out_o abel_n by_o kill_v he_o and_o in_o he_o all_o future_a hope_n of_o the_o true_a church_n that_o tree_n can_v grow_v who_o root_n be_v destroy_v this_o head_n of_o the_o black-line_n cain_n club_a wit_n with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n satan_n who_o head_n be_v already_o break_v or_o bruise_v by_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n essay_n the_o 2d_o plot_n against_o abel_n the_o head_n of_o the_o white-line_n to_o break_v his_o head_n with_o his_o club_n and_o to_o brain_n he_o therewith_o yet_o even_o this_o plot_n that_o come_v from_o the_o devil_n break_a head_n prove_v in_o the_o issue_n but_o a_o break_a plot_n god_n overshooting_a he_o in_o his_o bow_n the_o preparation_n to_o this_o 2d_o plot_n be_v this_o lucifer_n that_o be_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n in_o great_a rage_n rev._n 12._o 12._o enrage_v cain_n touch_v he_o 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8._o 44._o 2_o his_o rage_n against_o abel_n for_o though_o his_o rage_n be_v great_a against_o god_n insomuch_o that_o he_o can_v have_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o have_v pull_v god_n out_o of_o heaven_n omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la deicidium_fw-la all_o sin_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o godmurther_n for_o his_o partiality_n but_o god_n be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o devil_n be_v too_o that_o set_v he_o on_o work_n the_o borrow_v power_n can_v never_o match_v the_o lend_v power_n the_o creature_n can_v never_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o the_o creator_n howbeit_o abel_n be_v within_o his_o reach_n and_o he_o will_v wound_v the_o master_n in_o his_o servant_n the_o

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30._o paul_n describe_v his_o peril_n and_o passion_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n by_o foreigner_n and_o domestic_n all_o satan_n instrument_n in_o a_o golden_a flood_n of_o eloquence_n to_o which_o demosthenes_n be_v but_o dull_a yet_o here_o again_o the_o devil_n be_v defeat_v in_o this_o design_n also_o by_o a_o marvellous_a hand_n of_o god_n for_o 1._o paul_n after_o he_o have_v be_v strike_v blind_a with_o the_o lightning_n and_o be_v lead_v blind_a into_o damascus_n which_o he_o will_v so_o glad_o have_v see_v and_o be_v at_o for_o persecute_v the_o christian_n to_o show_v he_o he_o be_v but_o blind_a in_o that_o rage_n against_o they_o and_o after_o he_o have_v afflict_a his_o soul_n in_o fast_v three_o day_n and_o receive_v his_o sight_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n by_o his_o rapture_n into_o heaven_n as_o some_o say_v 2_o cor._n 12._o 2._o become_v insatiabilis_fw-la christi_fw-la concionator_n a_o unwearyed_a preacher_n of_o christ_n act._n 9_o 20_o 22._o both_o 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