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	see_v	5,633	4	3.5188	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61669	A sermon upon I Kings 17, 15, of the widow of Sarepta preached at Eaton Coll. Octob. 10, 1666 : being a solemne fast in consideration of the dreadfull fire in the citie of London / by David Stokes ...	Stokes, David, 1591?-1669.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5720; ESTC R34622	15,086	44

a_o sermon_n upon_o 1_o king_n 17.15_o of_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n preach_v at_o eton_n coll_n octob_n 10._o 1666._o be_v a_o solemn_a fast_o in_o consideration_n of_o the_o dreadful_a fire_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n by_o david_n stokes_n d._n d._n oxford_z print_v by_o hen_n hall_n for_o ric_n davis_n 1667._o 1_o king_n 17.15_o abiit_fw-la &_o fecit_fw-la she_o go_v and_o do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o elijah_n by_o his_o majesty_n proclamation_n we_o be_v command_v to_o meet_v here_o this_o day_n not_o only_o to_o bewail_v those_o sin_n wherein_o we_o have_v contribute_v to_o the_o common_a calamity_n and_o like_o incendiary_n either_o kindle_a or_o increase_v the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n in_o our_o great_a and_o noble_a city_n of_o london_n but_o beside_o that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o express_v our_o charity_n too_o in_o a_o liberal_a contribution_n to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o city_n that_o suffer_v most_o heavy_o now_o for_o the_o first_o duty_n of_n sad_a repentance_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v need_v to_o say_v little_a at_o this_o time_n because_o i_o presume_v your_o many_o former_a fast_n in_o a_o sense_n of_o war_n and_o infection_n have_v already_o show_v that_o before_o almighty_a god_n himself_o but_o in_o this_o fast_a our_o most_o gracious_a and_o indulgent_a king_n in_o his_o tender_a love_n to_o his_o great_a city_n will_v have_v we_o to_o let_v he_o see_v our_o extraordinary_a act_n of_o charity_n upon_o so_o public_a and_o so_o sad_a a_o affliction_n therefore_o he_o recall_v to_o your_o memory_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o hellenist_n call_v it_o that_o be_v a_o fiery_a trial_n to_o see_v whether_o upon_o so_o great_a a_o occasion_n you_o be_v apt_a to_o admit_v large_a charitable_a thought_n and_o interpret_v they_o in_o the_o dear_a language_n of_o contribution_n which_o will_v be_v this_o day_n use_v throughout_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o thought_n and_o act_n and_o language_n of_o 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so_o somewhat_o else_o there_o be_v that_o make_v our_o saviour_n say_v of_o she_o to_o they_o of_o nazareth_n luk._n 4._o i_o tell_v you_o of_o a_o truth_n that_o many_o widow_n there_o be_v in_o israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o elijah_n when_o the_o heaven_n be_v shut_v up_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n but_o to_o none_o of_o they_o be_v elijah_n send_v save_v unto_o sarepta_n a_o city_n of_o sidon_n to_o a_o woman_n there_o that_o be_v a_o widow_n some_o rare_a good_a woman_n she_o be_v who_o god_n have_v thus_o single_v out_o in_o this_o great_a famine_n to_o so_o high_a a_o favour_n of_o miraculous_a preservation_n and_o from_o all_o other_o select_v and_o set_v apart_o to_o be_v the_o hostess_n and_o benefactresse_n to_o the_o great_a elijah_n that_o she_o be_v so_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o whole_a force_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o verse_n which_o refer_v especial_o to_o she_o and_o that_o two_o way_n which_o be_v the_o two_o part_n of_o the_o text._n 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