Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	appoint_v	heavenly_a	zion_n	24	3	9.2791	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09599	The way to heauen shevving, 1. That saluation is onely in the Church. 2. What that Church is. 3. By what meanes men are added to the Church. 4. The author, or efficient of this addition. 5. The time & continuance of that worke. 6. The happinesse of those that are added to the Church. By Iohn Phillips, Bachelor of Diuinity, and pastor of Feuersham in Kent.	Phillips, John, d. 1640.	1625 (1625)	STC 19878; ESTC S114718	63,953	76

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here_o upon_o earth_n be_v our_o only_a security_n of_o salvation_n without_o it_o there_o can_v be_v no_o safety_n at_o all_o hereupon_o saint_n augustine_n allude_v to_o those_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n 13._o praise_v the_o lord_n o_o jerusalem_n praise_v thy_o god_n o_o zion_n for_o he_o have_v make_v fast_o the_o bar_n of_o thy_o gate_n 11._o when_o say_v he_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o gate_n be_v fast_o as_o none_o can_v come_v in_o so_o none_o can_v go_v out_o intimate_v thereby_o that_o they_o that_o belong_v not_o to_o this_o city_n of_o god_n the_o church_n but_o remain_v without_o can_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o defence_n but_o lie_v open_a to_o eternal_a ruin_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a they_o that_o be_v so_o in_o it_o that_o they_o be_v also_o of_o it_o can_v never_o be_v surprise_v by_o any_o enemy_n but_o may_v sing_v comfortable_o with_o david_n 31.21_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v show_v i_o his_o marvelous_a kindness_n in_o a_o strong_a or_o 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