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	sea_n	5,787	4	6.2287	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12211	A friendly advertisement to the pretended Catholickes of Ireland declaring, for their satisfaction; that both the Kings supremacie, and the faith whereof his Majestie is the defender, are consonant to the doctrine delivered in the holy Scriptures, and writings of the ancient fathers. And consequently, that the lawes and statutes enacted in that behalfe, are dutifully to be observed by all his Majesties subjects within that kingdome. By Christopher Sibthorp, Knight, one of his Maiesties iustices of his court of chiefe place in Ireland. In the end whereof, is added an epistle written to the author, by the Reverend Father in God, Iames Vssher Bishop of Meath: wherein it is further manifested, that the religion anciently professed in Ireland is, for substance, the same with that, which at this day is by publick authoritie established therein.	Sibthorp, Christopher, Sir, d. 1632.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656.	1622 (1622)	STC 22522; ESTC S102408	494,750	610

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monstrous_a uncleanness_n and_o egypt_n for_o her_o idolatry_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o god_n people_n and_o babylon_n for_o she_o so_o long_a and_o miserable_a detain_v they_o in_o spiritual_a captivity_n s._n hierome_n also_o herein_o be_v direct_o against_o you_o who_o ep._n 17._o &_o ad_fw-la marcellam_fw-la earnest_o contradict_v your_o opinion_n contend_v and_o maintain_v that_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o jerusalem_n in_o jewry_n it_o therefore_o still_o remain_v firm_a that_o not_o jerusalem_n but_o rome_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n object_n 2._o i_o be_o come_v say_v christ_n to_o the_o jew_n in_o my_o father_n nun_n and_o you_o receive_v i_o not_o if_o a_o other_o come_v in_o his_o own_o name_n him_z you_o will_v receive_v joh._n 5.43_o ans._n this_o text_n also_o make_v nothing_o for_o you_o for_o you_o expound_v it_o as_o if_o christ_n have_v speak_v definite_o of_o one_o singular_a man_n to_o be_v antichrist_n who_o the_o jew_n shall_v receive_v whereas_o 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patriarchship_n this_o then_o show_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n his_o government_n in_o those_o time_n extend_v but_o to_o the_o precinct_n of_o his_o own_o province_n likewise_o and_o no_o further_o for_o have_v it_o stretch_v over_o all_o the_o world_n then_o can_v not_o from_o thence_o any_o good_a pattern_n have_v be_v draw_v to_o confirm_v and_o fortify_v the_o like_a at_o alexandria_n which_o be_v not_o to_o extend_v itself_o over_o all_o the_o world_n but_o to_o keep_v itself_o within_o certain_a limit_n and_o bound_n only_o yea_o what_o resemblance_n or_o parilitie_n be_v there_o or_o can_v there_o be_v between_o he_o that_o be_v a_o universal_a bishop_n and_o a_o provincial_n so_o that_o if_o you_o will_v make_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n to_o have_v a_o universal_a government_n over_o all_o the_o christian_a world_n you_o must_v conclude_v the_o same_o also_o for_o the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n that_o he_o have_v so_o likewise_o for_o there_o be_v 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