Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	alderman_n	london_n	sir_n	5,348	4	6.2820	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62628	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions. By John Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. The fourth volume	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing T1260B; ESTC R217595	184,892	481

sir_n thomas_n pilkington_n lord-mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n my_o lord_n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o command_n i_o have_v publish_v this_o sermon_n late_o preach_v before_o you_o and_o do_v now_o humble_o present_v you_o with_o it_o hearty_o wish_v it_o may_v have_v that_o good_a effect_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o life_n and_o reconciliation_n of_o our_o unhappy_a difference_n which_o be_v sincere_o intend_v by_o my_o lord_n your_o most_o faithful_a and_o humble_a servant_n john_n tillotson_n the_o way_n to_o prevent_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o sinful_a people_n jeremiah_n vi_o 8_o be_v thou_o instruct_v o_o jerusalem_n lest_o my_o soul_n depart_v from_o thou_o lest_o i_o make_v thou_o desolate_a a_o land_n not_o inhabit_v these_o word_n be_v a_o merciful_a warning_n from_o god_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n the_o last_o prophet_n that_o god_n send_v to_o they_o before_o their_o captivity_n 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