Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	build_v	call_v	king_n	5,860	4	3.5615	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27999	A paraphrase upon the books of Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon with arguments to each chapter and annotations thereupon / by Symon Patrick.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1700 (1700)	Wing B2643; ESTC R29894	268,301	432

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sometime_o get_v their_o bread_n but_o man_n of_o great_a reach_n be_v poor_a and_o ingenious_a artist_n not_o at_o all_o regard_v or_o encourage_v according_a to_o their_o desert_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a season_n wherein_o by_o various_a accident_n which_o unexspected_o start_v up_o all_o man_n nimbleness_n strength_n valour_n wit_n cunning_a and_o dexterity_n prove_v ineffectual_a see_v annot._n h_o 12._o for_o man_n also_o know_v not_o his_o time_n as_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o a_o evil_a net_n and_o as_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o snare_n so_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n snare_v in_o a_o evil_a time_n when_o it_o fall_v sudden_o upon_o they_o 12._o for_o no_o man_n can_v foresee_v many_o evil_n that_o befall_v he_o no_o not_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n which_o surprise_v he_o unaware_o when_o he_o think_v no_o more_o of_o it_o than_o the_o silly_a fish_n or_o bird_n do_v of_o the_o net_n or_o the_o snare_n wherein_o they_o be_v catch_v to_o their_o destruction_n nay_o as_o they_o be_v entangle_v when_o they_o swim_v or_o fly_v secure_o in_o hope_n to_o catch_v their_o prèy_n so_o do_v man_n perish_v by_o those_o very_a counsel_n and_o action_n from_o whence_o they_o expect_v the_o great_a advantage_n and_o be_v undo_v by_o some_o sudden_a and_o unavoidable_a mischief_n that_o seize_v they_o when_o they_o think_v themselves_o at_o the_o top_n of_o their_o hope_n see_v annot._n i_o 13._o ¶_o this_o wisdom_n have_v i_o see_v also_o under_o the_o sun_n and_o it_o seem_v great_a unto_o i_o 13._o but_o though_o event_n be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n be_v overrule_v by_o a_o high_a providence_n we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o imagine_v there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o prudent_a counsel_n and_o forecast_v for_o that_o sort_n of_o wisdom_n which_o we_o call_v political_a how_o mean_a soever_o it_o may_v seem_v in_o some_o man_n eye_n be_v with_o i_o of_o great_a price_n than_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o this_o single_a observation_n show_v that_o i_o have_v reason_n for_o it_o see_v annot._n k_n 14._o there_o be_v a_o little_a city_n and_o few_o man_n within_o it_o and_o there_o come_v a_o great_a king_n against_o it_o and_o besiege_v it_o and_o build_v great_a bulwark_n against_o it_o 14._o there_o be_v a_o city_n of_o small_a circuit_n ill_o fortify_v and_o man_v by_o a_o very_a small_a garrison_n against_o which_o a_o mighty_a king_n with_o numerous_a force_n make_v his_o approach_n and_o have_v entrench_v his_o army_n and_o draw_v a_o strong_a line_n about_o it_o and_o raise_v his_o battery_n doubt_v not_o to_o take_v it_o speedy_o or_o to_o have_v it_o surrender_v into_o his_o hand_n 15._o now_o there_o be_v find_v in_o it_o a_o poor_a wise_a man_n and_o he_o by_o his_o wisdom_n deliver_v the_o city_n yet_o no_o man_n remember_v that_o same_o poor_a man_n 15._o when_o by_o a_o strange_a providence_n of_o god_n there_o unexpected_o appear_v a_o wise_a man_n but_o he_o so_o poor_a that_o no_o body_n mind_v he_o who_o save_v the_o city_n from_o this_o imminent_a danger_n and_o that_o not_o by_o money_n for_o he_o have_v none_o nor_o by_o arm_n for_o the_o besieger_n be_v far_o superior_a in_o strength_n but_o mere_o by_o his_o wise_a counsel_n contrivance_n stratagem_n and_o conduct_n wherein_o he_o excel_v the_o great_a warrior_n and_o yet_o o_o foul_a ingratitude_n his_o citizen_n who_o ought_v to_o have_v record_v his_o fame_n and_o preserve_v it_o to_o all_o posterity_n soon_o forget_v their_o deliverer_n and_o because_o he_o be_v poor_a regard_v he_o after_o this_o memorable_a service_n he_o have_v do_v they_o no_o more_o than_o they_o have_v do_v before_o see_v annot._n l_o 16._o then_o say_v i_o wisdom_n be_v better_a than_o strength_n nevertheless_o the_o poor_a man_n wisdom_n be_v despise_v and_o his_o word_n be_v not_o hear_v 16._o which_o notwithstanding_o ought_v not_o to_o discourage_v worthy_a man_n from_o serve_v their_o country_n for_o wisdom_n and_o 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speech_n of_o the_o mean_a wise_a man_n deliver_v gentle_o and_o without_o noise_n be_v far_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v hear_v and_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o patient_a ear_n and_o a_o serene_a mind_n free_a from_o the_o tumult_n of_o pride_n and_o passion_n will_v be_v more_o regard_v and_o prove_v more_o efficacious_a than_o the_o most_o clamorous_a and_o imperious_a language_n of_o a_o powerful_a fool_n as_o appear_v by_o what_o the_o poor_a man_n propound_v for_o the_o save_n of_o the_o city_n which_o prevail_v more_o in_o their_o distress_n than_o the_o furious_a outcry_n of_o the_o great_a commander_n swagger_v among_o his_o troop_n of_o ignorant_a soldier_n see_v annot._n n_o 18._o wisdom_n be_v better_a than_o weapon_n of_o war_n but_o one_o sinner_n destroy_v much_o good_a 18._o i_o can_v therefore_o but_o again_o commend_v counsel_n and_o wise_a conduct_n and_o prefer_v it_o before_o the_o great_a force_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o warlike_a preparation_n for_o it_o sometime_o save_v whole_a army_n nay_o country_n from_o destruction_n which_o have_v be_v utter_o ruin_v by_o the_o rash_a boldness_n and_o forwardness_n or_o other_o error_n of_o some_o mighty_a man_n who_o have_v overthrow_v well-settled_n kingdom_n and_o state_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o many_o misery_n for_o it_o be_v a_o know_a thing_n that_o many_o have_v be_v undo_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o one_o as_o by_o one_o man_n prudence_n many_o have_v be_v deliver_v see_v annot._n o_fw-fr annotation_n asleep_o verse_n 1_o though_o solomon_n have_v often_o and_o thorough_o consider_v that_o question_n mention_v in_o the_o argument_n of_o this_o chapter_n yet_o he_o can_v come_v to_o no_o resolution_n about_o it_o but_o this_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o shake_v our_o belief_n of_o god_n love_n to_o virtuous_a man_n which_o be_v express_v in_o that_o phrase_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n wherein_o be_v include_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o kindness_n and_o care_n and_o that_o we_o 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of_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n come_v back_o again_o come_v back_o that_o we_o may_v behold_v thy_o wondrous_a perfection_n and_o if_o any_o ask_v what_o be_v that_o you_o will_v see_v what_o will_v you_o enjoy_v in_o her_o happy_a society_n our_o answer_n be_v such_o a_o divine_a presence_n as_o appear_v to_o jacob_n when_o he_o see_v the_o angelical_a choires_n which_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o this_o be_v god_n host_n and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o that_o place_n mahanaim_n see_v annot._n n_o annotation_n asleep_o verse_n 1_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n mention_v v._n 8._o here_o justify_v what_o the_o spouse_n have_v say_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o declare_v themselves_o in_o love_n with_o he_o who_o she_o have_v describe_v be_v desirous_a to_o join_v themselves_o to_o her_o company_n and_o go_v in_o quest_n of_o he_o in_o order_n to_o which_o they_o will_v know_v whither_o she_o think_v he_o be_v go_v when_o he_o go_v from_o she_o b_o v._n 2._o unto_o which_o she_o reply_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o seem_v to_o tell_v they_o in_o his_o own_o word_n what_o she_o have_v hear_v he_o say_v about_o that_o matter_n v._o 1._o and_o it_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v still_o in_o his_o church_n and_o in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o though_o sometime_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o it_o for_o so_o theodoret_n well_o observe_v here_o be_v distinct_a mention_n make_v of_o a_o garden_n and_o of_o garden_n i_o e._n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o be_v but_o one_o and_o of_o the_o several_a part_n thereof_o for_o sometime_o st._n paul_n mention_n only_o the_o church_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o sometime_o the_o several_a church_n even_o in_o the_o same_o nation_n as_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n i._n 1._o and_o in_o the_o same_o province_n or_o city_n 1_o cor._n fourteen_o 34._o he_o be_v say_v here_o to_o go_v down_o into_o his_o garden_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o mountain_n mention_v iu_o 8._o and_o to_o feed_v in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v either_o to_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o shepherd_n to_o his_o flock_n or_o relate_v to_o his_o communion_n with_o his_o people_n mention_v chap._n iu_o 16._o v._o 1._o which_o may_v be_v the_o meaning_n also_o of_o gather_v lily_n or_o as_o theodoret_n will_v have_v it_o by_o this_o last_o clause_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v his_o gather_v holy_a and_o pure_a soul_n that_o be_v like_o he_o and_o join_v they_o unto_o his_o church_n and_o so_o the_o arabic_a translation_n be_v to_o gather_v together_o the_o lily_n follow_v the_o septuagint_n who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o i_o find_v the_o hebrew_n word_n lakat_n signify_v to_o collect_v thing_n into_o a_o heap_n or_o bundle_n as_o stone_n xxxi_o gen._n 46._o manna_n xvi_o exod._n 27._o fruit_n xix_o leu._n 9_o silver_n xlvii_o gen._n 14._o the_o whole_a denote_v that_o communion_n with_o he_o be_v only_o to_o be_v seek_v in_o his_o church_n 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just_a etc._n etc._n see_v iu._n philip._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o lily_n in_o which_o christ_n delight_v do_v v._n 4._o and_o now_o we_o must_v conceive_v either_o that_o they_o go_v to_o the_o garden_n together_o and_o there_o find_v he_o or_o that_o he_o hear_v this_o hearty_a profession_n of_o unmoveable_a love_n to_o he_o meet_v they_o and_o to_o revive_v her_o droop_a spirit_n falls_z again_o into_o a_o new_a commendation_n of_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o very_a same_o term_n as_o before_o and_o in_o some_o high_a and_o first_o he_o compare_v she_o to_o tirzah_n which_o be_v a_o beautiful_a situation_n in_o the_o country_n of_o ephraim_n and_o therefore_o make_v choice_n of_o after_o these_o time_n by_o jeroboam_n for_o the_o seat_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o building_n of_o samaria_n as_o we_o read_v 1_o king_n fourteen_o 17._o xv._o 21_o 23._o and_o several_a other_o place_n to_o which_o add_v xii_o josh_n 24._o the_o very_a original_n of_o the_o word_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o urbs_fw-la amabilis_fw-la or_o a_o city_n that_o please_v one_o and_o therefore_o choose_v by_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o canaan_n for_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n and_o lest_o this_o shall_v not_o be_v high_a enough_o he_o next_o compare_v she_o to_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o most_o lovely_a place_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o judah_n and_o indeed_o of_o the_o whole_a country_n for_o which_o cause_n as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n so_o the_o royal_a palace_n of_o david_n nay_o the_o house_n of_o god_n himself_o be_v afterward_o there_o build_v and_o be_v call_v by_o jeremiah_n in_o his_o lamentation_n the_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n ii_o 15._o it_o be_v mention_v by_o pliny_n likewise_o l._n 5._o c._n 14._o as_o the_o most_o famous_a city_n in_o the_o east_n and_o as_o she_o have_v commend_v he_o before_o not_o 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