Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	apostle_n	glorious_a	zion_n	27	3	8.8338	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11591	An exposition with notes vpon the first Epistle to the Thessalonians. By William Sclater D.D. and Minister of the Word of God at Pitmister in Sommerset	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.	1619 (1619)	STC 21834; ESTC S116799	377,588	577

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by_o those_o attribute_n he_o assume_v to_o acquaint_v we_o therewith_o second_o by_o their_o lively_a resemblance_n in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n call_v therefore_o as_o some_o think_v the_o express_a 1.3_o express_a heb._n 1.3_o image_n and_o character_n of_o his_o father_n person_n use_v how_o ill_o they_o suit_n with_o this_o line_n of_o life_n that_o profess_v themselves_o god_n people_n and_o yet_o live_v in_o unclean_a lust_n let_v they_o judge_v that_o know_v how_o pure_a a_o spirit_n the_o lord_n be_v those_o also_o that_o exercise_n cruelty_n injustice_n live_v in_o maliciousness_n and_o envy_n turbulent_a unquiet_a and_o restless_a spirit_n how_o answer_v they_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n that_o style_v himself_o 1.3_o himself_o 2._o cor._n 1.3_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o pity_n that_o be_v justice_n and_o love_v itself_o and_o delight_n in_o no_o stile_n often_o then_o to_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n the_o reason_n annex_v 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