Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	army_n	king_n	send_v	4,158	4	5.5359	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67019	Sodom's vices destructive to other cities and states a sermon preached before the right honourable the lord mayor of the city of London, at the chappel of Guild-Hall, on Sunday August 1, 1697 / by Josiah Woodward ...	Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.	1697 (1697)	Wing W3521; ESTC R38321	15,595	32

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judea_n to_o he_o till_o he_o forfeit_v it_o by_o his_o rebellion_n which_o be_v nine_o year_n after_o and_o then_o indeed_o the_o force_n of_o babylon_n return_v in_o fury_n and_o lay_v both_o jerusalem_n 19_o 2_o chron._n 36._o 19_o and_o the_o temple_n in_o ruin_n and_o fill_v all_o place_n with_o slaughter_n and_o desolation_n now_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o respite_n betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o second_o invasion_n make_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o chaldean_n 2._o ezek._n 1._o 2._o that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o inspire_v the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n one_o of_o the_o jewish_a captive_n at_o babylon_n to_o rebuke_v this_o 1._o ver._n 1._o backslide_a people_n who_o be_v not_o at_o all_o amend_v by_o their_o many_o affliction_n and_o this_o be_v the_o last_o prophet_n who_o plead_v with_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n before_o their_o total_a subversion_n in_o church_n and_o state_n how_o gracious_a and_o long-suffering_a be_v almighty_a god_n who_o try_v the_o 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