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	great_a	rome_n	4,231	4	6.8113	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08783	Romes ruin or A treatise of the certaine destruction of Rome and of Antichrist before the ende of the world Wherein is cleerely manifested out of the Holy Scriptures, conferred with the historie of the Papacie, that he hath but a short time. A worke published to strengthen the faith of such as suffer vnder him. By I.P.	I. P., fl. 1629.	1629 (1629)	STC 19072; ESTC S120095	48,692	57

379._o he_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n wherein_o he_o intimate_v unto_o they_o the_o condemnatory_a sentence_n pronounce_v against_o apollinaris_n and_o his_o disciple_n timotheus_n which_o epistle_n be_v indict_v with_o the_o swell_a pride_n of_o a_o loftic_a mind_n breathe_v sovereignty_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o other_o church_n as_o if_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v that_o only_a apostolic_a chair_n whereunto_o all_o other_o church_n ought_v homage_n and_o reverence_n samosat_n basil_n epist_n 20._o ad_fw-la euseb_n samosat_n so_o that_o s._n basil_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n complain_v of_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o west_n because_o they_o care_v only_o for_o their_o own_o pre-eminence_n but_o not_o for_o the_o state_n of_o their_o persecute_a brethren_n in_o the_o east_n under_o the_o arrian_n emperor_n valens_n yea_o he_o say_v that_o he_o purpose_v oft_o time_n to_o have_v write_v to_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o damasus_n 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and_o the_o nation_n be_v angry_a and_o thy_o wrath_n be_v come_v and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v or_o revenge_v and_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v reward_n unto_o thy_o servant_n the_o prophet_n and_o to_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o they_o that_o fear_v thy_o name_n small_z and_o great_a and_o shall_v destroy_v they_o which_o destroy_v or_o corrupt_a the_o earth_n 19_o vers_fw-la 19_o then_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v open_v and_o the_o seven_o angel_n come_v out_o with_o their_o vial_n full_a of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n as_o be_v show_v chap._n 15._o where_o 15.5.6_o where_o see_v chap._n 15.5.6_o you_o may_v see_v that_o he_o come_v again_o to_o this_o very_a time_n of_o the_o temple_n open_v mention_v chap._n 11._o to_o show_v what_o shall_v present_o follow_v and_o that_o the_o judge_a and_o destroy_v mention_v chap._n 11.18_o be_v mean_v of_o these_o seven_o vial_n full_a of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o which_o be_v the_o last_o plauge_n inflict_v on_o antichrist_n and_o his_o follower_n and_o other_o wicked_a man_n and_o consequent_o that_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o christ_n do_v maintain_v war_n against_o the_o whore_n and_o antichrist_n and_o that_o not_o spiritual_o only_a by_o the_o word_n but_o even_o with_o the_o very_a sword_n of_o prince_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o chap._n 16._o in_o diverse_a of_o those_o seven_o plauge_n also_o chap._n 17._o vers_fw-la 16._o where_o the_o king_n destroy_v rome_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v one_o of_o the_o 7_o plauge_n because_o these_o seven_o be_v the_o last_o plauge_n it_o have_v therefore_o seem_v to_o many_o to_o be_v the_o sift_n because_o that_o be_v pour_v on_o the_o throne_n or_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v rome_n