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	province_n	5,554	4	7.9737	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62540	The two witnesses: their prophecy, slaughter, resurection and ascention: or, An exposition of the eleventh chapter of the Revelation wherein is plainly proved that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, are the witnesses there spoken of, who have prophesied in sackcloth one thousand two hundred and sixty years compleat; that they are already slain, revived, and ascended. That the tenth part of the city is fallen by our late earthquake, wherein seven thousand names of men were slain. The second wo is past. This is the first part of the chapter, the second part follows. By Tho. Tillam, a weak labourer in the Lords Harvest.	Tillam, Thomas.	1651 (1651)	Wing T1168; ESTC R219308	67,928	180

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rom._n 11.26_o or_o what_o else_o it_o may_v be_v i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o determine_v as_o have_v no_o clear_a scripture-light_n to_o direct_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o deliver_v any_o thing_n but_o with_o good_a warrant_n from_o the_o law_n and_o the_o testimony_n especial_o in_o a_o point_n of_o such_o weight_n and_o concernment_n 4._o the_o world_n shall_v be_v purify_v by_o fire_n all_o combustible_a matter_n must_v be_v burn_v up_o 3.6.7_o 1_o cor_fw-la 3.12_o 2_o pet._n 3.6.7_o peter_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o old_a world_n call_v this_o a_o perish_v that_o be_v all_o wood_n hay_n and_o stubble_n must_v perish_v in_o this_o fire_n while_o the_o gold_n silver_z and_o precious_a stone_n shall_v abide_v if_o we_o be_v not_o dear_a christian_n find_v of_o this_o sort_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v how_o shall_v we_o stand_v when_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v

judge_v all_o the_o heathen_a round_o about_o none_o so_o blind_a as_o those_o that_o will_v not_o see_v 10._o the_o glorious_a city_n from_o god_n throne_n do_v glide_v except_o by_o clear_a scripture_n it_o be_v disprove_v i_o must_v believe_v &_o therefore_o affirm_v 2_o rev._n 21.2_o joh._n 14.1_o 2_o that_o the_o city_n describe_v by_o saint_n john_n be_v a_o material_a city_n that_o the_o carpenter_n son_n have_v be_v these_o 1600_o year_n prepare_v it_o for_o his_o saint_n and_o that_o the_o cleave_v of_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n produce_v that_o wonderful_a spacious_a plain_n already_o prove_v be_v to_o receive_v this_o glorious_a city_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o furlong_n 21.16_o rev._n 21.16_o or_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o mile_n compass_n wherein_o his_o saint_n shall_v reign_v in_o glory_n with_o this_o jehovah_n our_o righteousness_n as_o long_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n endure_v if_o it_o be_v say_v by_o a_o mistake_n of_o rev._n 21.9_o 10._o that_o the_o 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