Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	add_v	king_n	zion_n	45	3	9.6921	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94143	Calamus mensurans the measuring reed. Or, The standard of time. Containing an exact computation of the yeares of the world, from the creation thereof, to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Stating also, and clearing the hid mysteries of Daniels 70. weekes, and other prophecies, the time of Herods reigne; the birth, baptisme and Passion of our Saviour, with other passages never yet extant in our English tongue. In two parts. / By John Swan.	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1653 (1653)	Wing S6235; Thomason E706_4; ESTC R203659	246,136	350

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note_v moreover_o that_o whereas_o josephus_n say_v when_o pompey_n take_v this_o city_n c._n antonius_n and_o m._n tull._n cicero_n be_v consul_n that_o it_o be_v true_a of_o that_o year_n which_o i_o account_v for_o though_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o the_o city_n be_v take_v they_o be_v not_o in_o that_o office_n yet_o in_o that_o year_n they_o begin_v even_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4650_o their_o office_n not_o expire_n until_o the_o same_o time_n of_o the_o next_o year_n which_o i_o think_v good_a to_o mention_v because_o the_o not_o observe_v it_o have_v be_v a_o occasion_n of_o seek_v this_o time_n one_o year_n too_o late_o the_o like_a may_v be_v also_o say_v of_o the_o 179_o olympiad_n which_o begin_v also_o in_o the_o same_o year_n although_o a_o little_a after_o the_o city_n be_v take_v for_o the_o city_n be_v take_v in_o june_n the_o olympiad_n begin_v not_o until_o the_o july_n next_o after_o and_o as_o for_o the_o three_o month_n when_o it_o be_v take_v which_o learn_v langius_n will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o year_n but_o of_o the_o siege_n and_o thereupon_o direct_v his_o reader_n to_o josephus_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaic_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o where_o the_o history_n of_o the_o take_a jerusalem_n by_o pompey_n be_v also_o relate_v to_o that_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o hinder_v not_o from_o account_v so_o as_o i_o have_v do_v for_o the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o siege_n may_v be_v also_o the_o three_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o be_v here_o prove_v to_o be_v so_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o fast_a and_o day_n of_o the_o week_n when_o the_o city_n be_v take_v yea_o and_o of_o the_o year_n also_o which_o must_v be_v by_o josephus_n his_o own_o account_n 27_o year_n distant_a from_o the_o take_n thereof_o by_o herod_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o pompey_n go_v forth_o against_o jerusalem_n in_o nisan_fw-la and_o take_v it_o in_o the_o three_o month_n after_o must_v 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