Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	age_n	year_n	zion_n	24	3	8.5069	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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labynitus_n do_v great_o fortify_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n against_o the_o force_n and_o invasion_n of_o the_o mede_n nay_o more_o when_o the_o lord_n render_v unto_o babylon_n and_o to_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o chaldea_n all_o their_o evil_n that_o they_o have_v do_v in_o zion_n he_o then_o stir_v up_o the_o nation_n with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o the_o captain_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o his_o dominion_n jer._n 51.24_o 28._o and_o esa_n 13.17_o there_o be_v therefore_o more_o in_o it_o i_o see_v than_o the_o bare_a deliver_v of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o a_o man_n bear_v in_o media_n and_o bring_v up_o in_o babylon_n 2.3_o hist_o world_n lib_n 3_o cap._n 2._o sect_n 2.3_o for_o as_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n true_o gather_v from_o hence_o the_o mede_n be_v chief_a actor_n in_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n and_o though_o the_o greek_n say_v he_o ascribe_v the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n to_o cyrus_n alone_o yet_o the_o scripture_n teach_v uss_v that_o darius_n be_v not_o only_a king_n of_o media_n and_o have_v the_o persian_n to_o be_v his_o follower_n but_o that_o the_o army_n victorious_a over_o belshazzar_n be_v his_o be_v compound_v of_o the_o strength_n of_o both_o nation_n to_o wit_n the_o mede_n and_o persian_n with_o other_o the_o vassal_n of_o darius_n which_o be_v all_o lead_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o cyrus_n who_o be_v chief_a general_n of_o the_o army_n and_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o victory_n whole_o give_v to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o instrument_n preordain_v and_o forename_a by_o god_n himself_o for_o this_o action_n even_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o church_n esa_n 45.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o again_o it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o more_o certain_a that_o belshazzar_n jo_v his_o life_n and_o kingdom_n 5._o ide_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 1._o sect_n 5._o then_o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v and_o give_v to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n neither_o do_v the_o mede_n and_o persian_n fall_v out_o about_o it_o as_o by_o suppose_v nabonidus_n to_o have_v be_v darius_n they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o have_v do_v but_o these_o two_o nation_n do_v compound_v the_o body_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v account_v lord_n of_o the_o subject_a province_n insomuch_o that_o the_o greek_a historian_n do_v common_o call_v those_o war_n which_o darius_n and_o after_o he_o xerxes_n make_v upon_o greece_n the_o war_n of_o the_o mede_n 8.20_o dan._n 8.20_o yea_o to_o clear_a this_o point_n say_v the_o same_o author_n still_o even_o daniel_n himself_o resemble_v that_o king_n with_o who_o alexander_n fight_v unto_o a_o ram_n with_o two_o horn_n call_v he_o the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o the_o persian_n wherefore_o say_v he_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o chronologer_n be_v not_o