Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	ability_n	able_a	know_v	27	3	2.9303	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28173	The sinners sanctuary, or, A discovery made of those glorious priviledges offered unto the penitent and faithful under the Gospel unfolding their freedom from death, condemnation, and the law, in fourty sermons upon Romans, Chap. 8 / by that eminent preacher of the Gospel, Mr. Hugh Binning ...	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1670 (1670)	Wing B2933; ESTC R6153	246,575	304

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fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o establish_v it_o in_o his_o own_o person_n by_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n neither_o of_o which_o way_n it_o can_v be_v so_o well_o content_v by_o any_o other_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o way_n that_o he_o fulfil_v and_o establish_v it_o and_o that_o be_v in_o our_o person_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o who_o walk_v not_o aft●r_v the_o ●●esh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n he_o have_v oblige_v himself_o to_o fulfil_v it_o not_o only_o for_o believer_n but_o in_o believer_n therefore_o the_o promise_n run_v thus_o i_o will_v write_v my_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o satute_n ez●k_n 36.27_o jer._n