Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	bishop_n	church_n	rome_n	9,289	5	7.3911	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67574	Seven sermons preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum.	Ward, Seth, 1617-1689.	1674 (1674)	Wing W830; ESTC R38484	145,660	578

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judge_v the_o world_n 8._o he_o shall_v hardly_o find_v faith_n on_o the_o earth_n we_o have_v the_o prediction_n of_o our_o lord_n christ_n himself_o brief_o and_o summary_o our_o lord_n christ_n in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o gospel_n declare_v and_o suppose_v that_o many_o will_v be_v offend_v at_o 38._o he_o that_o they_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o word_n both_o of_o his_o person_n and_o of_o his_o gospel_n our_o apostle_n declare_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v not_o ashamed_a exhort_v 16._o timothy_n not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a commend_v epaphroditus_n that_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a st._n peter_n exhort_v 16._o those_o that_o suffer_v for_o the_o gospel_n not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a if_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o imagination_n in_o the_o world_n that_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o what_o end_n be_v all_o these_o