Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	country_n	king_n	5,468	4	3.4835	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87806	Five seasonable sermons. As they were preached before eminent auditories, upon several arguments. / By Paul Knell Master in Arts, of Clare-Hall in Cambridge. Sometimes chaplain to a regiment of curiasiers in His late Majesties Army.	Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664.; Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664. Israel and England paralelled.; Knell, Paul, 1615?-1664. Looking-glasse for Levellers.	1660 (1660)	Wing K678; Thomason E1766_2; ESTC R209658	76,872	199

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this_o glory_n may_v be_v take_v rather_o for_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n among_o they_o which_o he_o manifest_v most_o especial_o from_o off_o the_o mercy-seat_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o ark_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o israelite_n have_v lose_v the_o ark_n phineas_n his_o wife_n conclude_v that_o they_o have_v lose_v the_o glory_n too_o the_o glory_n say_v she_o be_v depart_v from_o israel_n for_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v take_v 1_o sam._n 4._o ult_n and_o to_o israel_n also_o pertain_v the_o covenant_n for_o the_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o abraham_n run_v thus_o gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n to_o be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o israel_n next_o privilege_n be_v the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n that_o be_v the_o moral_a law_n be_v give_v to_o they_o and_o almighty_a god_n himself_o be_v their_o lawgiver_n the_o promise_n be_v they_o too_o the_o promise_n of_o long_a life_n here_o and_o of_o eternal_a life_n hereafter_o of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v these_o promise_n make_v gal._n 3.16_o they_o also_o be_v the_o father_n the_o promise_n be_v make_v as_o well_o to_o their_o father_n as_o to_o they_o according_a to_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n act_v 3.25_o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o our_o father_n say_v unto_o abraham_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v in_o thy_o

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