Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	allusion_n	jerusalem_n	zion_n	26	3	9.5484	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85833	An exhortation to peace: with an intimation of the prime enemies thereof, lately delivered in a sermon, and newly published with some small addition, by Lionell Gatford, B.D. rector of Dinnington in Suffolke, now a prisoner in Ely-house in Holborne.	Gatford, Lionel, d. 1665.	1643 (1643)	Wing G333; Thomason E94_1; ESTC R2004	27,384	44

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god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n be_v please_v to_o seek_v and_o to_o seek_v but_o for_o one_o man_n among_o they_o all_o to_o make_v up_o the_o hedge_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n before_o he_o for_o the_o land_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o destroy_v it_o v._o 30._o how_o then_o shall_v we_o of_o this_o nation_n notwithstanding_o all_o our_o sin_n of_o prophet_n priest_n prince_n and_o people_n so_o resemble_v judah_n as_o if_o copy_v out_o by_o they_o our_o rebellion_n only_o except_v wherein_o we_o exceed_v both_o they_o and_o the_o most_o of_o other_o nation_n how_o shall_v we_o be_v encourage_v to_o seek_v to_o god_n to_o have_v our_o breach_n make_v up_o and_o to_o approach_v bold_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o grace_n 3.1_o heb._n 3.1_o that_o we_o may_v obtain_v mercy_n and_o sinde_a grace_n to_o help_v in_o time_n of_o need_n how_o shall_v we_o be_v quicken_v in_o our_o prayer_n and_o best_a endeavour_n for_o the_o peace_n of_o our_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o prayer_n 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unto_o in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o my_o text_n pray_v pray_v etc._n etc._n again_o as_o nothing_o be_v more_o delightful_a and_o please_a to_o god_n then_o prayer_n so_o nothing_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o acceptable_a to_o man_n except_o they_o be_v man_n of_o belial_n than_o peace_n pax_fw-la non_fw-la re_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la amica_fw-la sed_fw-la nomine_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipso_fw-la jucunda_fw-la say_v nazianzen_n peace_n be_v not_o only_o lovely_a in_o the_o thing_n but_o pleasant_a also_o in_o the_o very_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v basil_n the_o absolute_a of_o blessing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chrysostome_n there_o be_v no_o blessing_n equal_a to_o peace_n and_o the_o scripture_n make_v good_a what_o they_o all_o say_v by_o put_v peace_n so_o often_o for_o all_o blessing_n as_o comprehend_v all_o other_o blessing_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o it_o as_o among_o other_o place_n psal_n 125.5_o but_o peace_n shall_v be_v upon_o israel_n and_o psal_n 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