Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	angel_n	congregation_n	zion_n	72	3	8.4954	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06719	Dauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune by Theadore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1717; ESTC S110422	64,503	192

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david_n harp_n full_a of_o moost_n delectable_a armony_n new_o strynged_a and_o set_v in_o tune_n by_o theodore_n basille_n psal._n 97._o ¶_o praise_v the_o lord_n upon_o the_o harp_n and_o sing_v to_o the_o harp_n with_o a_o psalm_n of_o thanks_n give_v with_o trompecte_n also_o &_o shawm_n oh_o show_v yourselves_o ioyeful_a before_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n ¶_o the_o principal_a content_n of_o this_o book_n i._o of_o faith_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n &_o of_o good_a work_n two_o of_o the_o cross_n persecution_n &_o trouble_n for_o the_o truths_n sake_n three_o of_o the_o vanity_n falsehood_n &_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n iiii_o of_o the_o benefit_n and_o great_a gift_n of_o god_n v_o of_o bear_v the_o cross_n &_o calling_n on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n vi_o of_o vow_n to_o be_v pay_v &_o what_o they_o seven_o of_o y_o e_o death_n of_o saint_n &_o how_o be_v precious_a it_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n viij_o of_o the_o chyrch_n of_o christ_n and_o y_fw-fr 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