Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	able_a	lord_n	zion_n	44	3	9.3225	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69644	The life of faith in times of trial and affliction cleared up and explained from Hebrews X:XXXVIII ... / by Ioh. Brown ...	Brown, John, 1610?-1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing B5034; ESTC R7844	214,019	528

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bring_v evil_a upon_o they_o which_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o harken_v though_o they_o shall_v cry_v unto_o he_o and_o then_o follow_v vers_fw-la 14._o therefore_o pray_v not_o thou_o for_o this_o people_n etc._n etc._n so_o jer._n 22_o 6_o 7._o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o make_v they_o a_o wilderness_n and_o city_n not_o inhabit_v in_o so_o much_o that_o nation_n shall_v be_v astonish_v and_o inquire_v what_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o and_o the_o answer_n they_o shall_v receive_v be_v this_o v_o 9_o because_o they_o ●…ave_v forsake_v the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o w●…rshipped_v other_o god_n &_o srve_v they_o and_o in_o this_o same_o place_n jer._n 15_o 6._o it_o be_v say_v thou_o have_v forsake_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n thou_o be_v go_v backward_o therefore_o will_v i_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n against_o thou_o &_o destroy_v thou_o i_o be_o weary_a with_o repent_v see_v what_o be_v threaten_v 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before_o and_o the_o like_a whereof_o he_o will_v not_o do_v any_o more_o he_o will_v bring_v on_o they_o a_o unexemplified_a stroke_n and_o a_o stroke_n that_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o parallel_n and_o again_o chap._n 9_o 9_o 10._o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o judah_n be_v exceed_o great_a and_o the_o land_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n and_o the_o city_n full_a of_o perverseness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v my_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v neither_o will_v i_o have_v pity_n but_o i_o will_v recompense_v their_o way_n upon_o their_o head_n therefore_o be_v it_o that_o commission_n be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n executioner_n to_o go_v through_o and_o slay_v old_a and_o young_a