Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	action_n	admit_v	allow_v	36	3	6.5059	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65750	Redemption of time, the duty and wisdom of Christians in evil days, or, A practical discourse shewing what special opportunities ought to be redeem'd ... by J.W.	Wade, John, b. 1643.	1683 (1683)	Wing W178; ESTC R34695	377,547	592

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which_o yet_o pass_v over_o the_o active_a man_n light_n while_o the_o disemployed_a be_v a_o disease_n and_o like_o a_o long_a sleepless_a night_n to_o himself_o and_o a_o load_n unto_o his_o country_n bp._n tailor_n be_v serm._n 2._o v._o ser._n 25._o p._n 322._o ut_fw-la desidtam_fw-la deus_fw-la prohibet_fw-la &_o execratur_fw-la sic_fw-la opedrentibus_fw-la &_o morigeris_fw-la in_o benedictiovem_fw-la convertit_fw-la quod_fw-la homini_fw-la init_fw-la to_o tanquam_fw-la pana_fw-la impositum_fw-la foot_o psal_n 128_o 2._o labour_n on_fw-we manuum_fw-la tugrum_fw-la comedes_fw-la beatius_fw-la o_z &_o bene_fw-la tibi_fw-la erit_fw-la andr._n river_n loc_fw-la cirat_fw-la blessing_n for_o ordinary_o not_o bread_n taste_v so_o sweet_a as_o that_o which_o be_v earn_v with_o hard_a labour_n and_o sweat_n 2._o again_o idleness_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o our_o very_a redemption_n 18._o redemption_n 1_o pet._n 1.17_o 18._o pass_v the_o time_n of_o your_o sojourn_v here_o in_o fear_n for_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n rivet_n loc_fw-la citat_fw-la pag._n 650._o vid._n &_o p._n 157._o action_n qt_a law_n and_o he_o that_o be_v once_o find_v guilty_a of_o idleness_n be_v according_a to_o draco_n old_a law_n present_o brand_v with_o infamy_n but_o solon_n afterward_o somewhat_o mitigate_v that_o law_n and_o only_o pronounce_v he_o a_o infamous_a person_n who_o be_v a_o three_o time_n condemn_v of_o idleness_n the_o massilienses_n of_o old_a deny_v such_o person_n entrance_n into_o their_o city_n as_o be_v not_o skill_v and_o verse_v in_o some_o art_n whereby_o to_o get_v a_o livelihood_n nor_o do_v they_o admit_v or_o allow_v of_o player_n dancer_n jester_n juggler_n because_o these_o art_n do_v nourish_v the_o idleness_n o●such_o spectator_n as_o common_o they_o call_v and_o draw_v to_o themselves_o who_o waste_v their_o time_n in_o toy_n and_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o law_n among_o the_o persian_n as_o the_o forecited_n author_n note_v out_o of_o herodotus_n that_o at_o 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and_o fellow-christians_a do_v bear_v not_o only_a leave_n but_o fruit_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o due_a season_n fruit_n meet_v for_o the_o dresser_n much_o fruit_n fruit_n which_o will_v abound_v to_o their_o own_o account_n we_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o same_o house_n we_o have_v suck_v at_o the_o same_o breast_n and_o sit_v at_o the_o same_o table_n we_o have_v eat_v the_o same_o milk_n the_o same_o meat_n but_o we_o have_v not_o grow_v by_o the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n we_o have_v not_o rellish_v and_o concoct_v the_o spiritual_a food_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o other_o have_v do_v the_o word_n of_o god_n grace_n have_v not_o be_v sweet_a unto_o our_o taste_n as_o it_o have_v be_v to_o other_o we_o have_v not_o desire_v it_o delight_v in_o it_o and_o receive_v it_o in_o the_o love_n of_o it_o as_o other_o have_v do_v and_o therefore_o we_o have_v not_o profit_v by_o the_o word_n we_o have_v not_o be_v nourish_v and_o strengthen_v by_o it_o as_o other_o 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