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	great_a	place_n	10,107	5	4.1120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20547	A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes of Salomon	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. aut	1607 (1607)	STC 6957; ESTC S109740	155,503	198

that_o righteous_a man_n will_v make_v their_o brethren_n commoner_n with_o they_o in_o their_o prosperity_n when_o they_o be_v advance_v other_o shall_v not_o be_v disgrace_v thereby_o but_o honour_a when_o they_o be_v enrich_v other_o shall_v not_o be_v impoverish_v thereby_o but_o relieve_v when_o they_o be_v make_v mighty_a other_o shall_v not_o be_v weaken_v thereby_o but_o support_v and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v mordecai_n that_o when_o the_o royal_a apparel_n be_v on_o his_o back_n and_o the_o crown_n of_o gold_n on_o his_o head_n that_o unto_o the_o jew_n be_v come_v light_a and_o joy_n and_o gladness_n and_o honour_n hest_n 8._o 16._o now_o all_o this_o be_v contrary_n in_o the_o state_n of_o harmful_a person_n when_o god_n declare_v his_o anger_n by_o cast_v they_o down_o the_o people_n publish_v their_o joy_n by_o clap_v their_o hand_n at_o they_o at_o the_o least_o god_n servant_n for_o god_n glory_n their_o own_o peace_n and_o the_o public_a safety_n take_v comfort_n in_o this_o mercy_n that_o be_v show_v to_o the_o church_n in_o take_v away_o such_o enemy_n god_n incline_v their_o heart_n to_o do_v this_o and_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o enemy_n have_v procure_v it_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o both_o do_v manifest_a at_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o destruction_n of_o sisera_n use_v 1_o instruction_n to_o they_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o possess_v the_o heart_n of_o honest_a man_n that_o they_o gain_v they_o by_o justice_n and_o upright_o behaviour_n by_o mercy_n kindness_n and_o goodness_n this_o course_n will_v draw_v their_o desire_n to_o wish_v well_o unto_o they_o this_o will_v put_v argument_n into_o their_o mouth_n to_o speak_v well_o for_o they_o this_o will_v give_v they_o encouragement_n to_o further_a their_o advancement_n this_o will_v make_v their_o promotion_n acceptable_a to_o they_o and_o then_o desirous_a of_o the_o continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o the_o same_o now_o many_o man_n desire_v to_o be_v popular_a but_o few_o to_o be_v righteous_a it_o be_v easy_a to_o affect_v the_o greatness_n of_o mordecai_n who_o be_v second_o to_o the_o king_n and_o great_a among_o his_o people_n and_o accept_v among_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o brethren_n but_o it_o be_v hard_o 3._o hest_n 10._o 3._o to_o follow_v his_o goodness_n in_o procure_v their_o wealth_n and_o seek_v their_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n good_a like_n be_v not_o get_v by_o pomp_n and_o power_n and_o favour_n be_v not_o gain_v with_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o love_n be_v not_o command_v by_o authority_n and_o dignity_n these_o may_v be_v allure_v with_o goodness_n but_o never_o compel_v by_o violence_n reproof_n of_o envious_a person_n that_o malign_v the_o good_a estate_n of_o godly_a christian_n they_o rejoice_v not_o at_o their_o prosperity_n like_o worthy_a citizen_n but_o grieve_v and_o vex_v at_o it_o like_o barbarous_a aliens_n either_o they_o labour_v to_o keep_v they_o under_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o rise_v or_o to_o undermine_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o stand_v as_o appeareth_z in_o the_o example_n of_o daniel_n adversary_n but_o all_o be_v in_o vain_a they_o shall_v 6._o dan._n 6._o be_v frustrate_a of_o their_o purpose_n they_o shall_v be_v foil_v in_o their_o practice_n they_o shall_v be_v shame_v and_o curse_a and_o plague_v for_o their_o malicious_a heart_n and_o mischievous_a enterprise_n they_o that_o hate_n zion_n shall_v all_o be_v ashamed_a and_o turn_v backward_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o grass_n on_o the_o house_n top_n which_o wither_v afore_o it_o come_v forth_o psal_n 129._o 5._o 6._o doct._n 2_o the_o city_n rejoice_v etc._n etc._n godly_a man_n be_v the_o chief_a inhabitant_n wheresoever_o they_o dwell_v they_o that_o rejoice_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v call_v the_o city_n the_o place_n have_v denomination_n from_o they_o and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o neither_o all_o nor_o the_o most_o nor_o in_o many_o place_n the_o great_a be_v so_o 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12._o good_a report_n of_o all_o man_n all_o wicked_a man_n will_v never_o speak_v well_o of_o he_o or_o if_o they_o shall_v it_o have_v be_v little_a for_o his_o credit_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o apostle_n testify_v of_o he_o and_o the_o truth_n itself_o also_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o those_o all_o man_n be_v all_o good_a man_n which_o know_v his_o goodness_n terror_n for_o they_o that_o have_v the_o complaint_n of_o god_n servant_n against_o they_o though_o they_o be_v magnify_v of_o the_o multitude_n and_o applaud_v of_o never_o so_o many_o wicked_a they_o shall_v neither_o have_v true_a honour_n nor_o sound_a comfort_n thereby_o the_o voice_n of_o christian_n will_v carry_v the_o cause_n and_o their_o verdict_n be_v that_o which_o will_v cast_v the_o faulty_a if_o they_o convict_v the_o lord_n will_v condemn_v for_o they_o never_o agree_v all_o to_o find_v any_o guilty_a but_o where_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o spirit_n have_v first_o give_v in_o evidence_n 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