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	stand_v	4,356	4	5.6729	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61503	Lex ignea, or, The school of righteousness a sermon preached before the King, Octob. 10, 1666, at the solemn fast appointed for the late fire in London / by William Sandcroft ...	Sancroft, William, 1617-1693.	1666 (1666)	Wing S553; ESTC R14856	26,604	37

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suum_fw-la proximo_fw-la give_v god_n his_o due_a and_o your_o neighbour_n too_o these_o be_v the_o integral_a part_n of_o it_o so_o that_o righteousness_n as_o the_o great_a rule_n of_o it_o have_v two_o table_n or_o if_o you_o will_v two_o hemisphere_n the_o upper_a and_o the_o nether_a both_o so_o vast_a that_o we_o can_v measure_v they_o in_o a_o span_n the_o span_n of_o time_n allot_v i_o i_o shall_v therefore_o contract_v they_o to_o the_o occasion_n and_o give_v you_o only_o some_o of_o those_o particular_a lesson_n of_o righteousness_n which_o this_o present_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o our_o land_n seem_v most_o clear_o to_o take_v we_o forth_o both_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n himself_o and_o to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o then_o call_v you_o and_o myself_o to_o a_o serious_a scrutiny_n how_o well_o we_o have_v learn_v they_o and_o so_o a_o end_n and_o first_o we_o begin_v as_o we_o ought_v in_o give_v god_n his_o due_n in_o render_v to_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v go_n 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power_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v shake_v too_o the_o 29._o angel_n themselves_o as_o s._n chrysestom_n interpret_v though_o pure_a and_o innocent_a creature_n shall_v tremble_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v the_o severity_n of_o that_o judgement_n how_o much_o rather_o matth._n ought_v we_o wretched_a creature_n that_o we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o dust_n and_o sin_n to_o tremble_v and_o quake_v at_o the_o wrath_n of_o this_o dread_a lord_n of_o the_o universe_n at_o who_o voice_n alone_o the_o great_a emporous_a caligula_n run_v under_o 6._o the_o bed_n and_o the_o mighty_a belshazzar's_a loin_n be_v loose_v and_o his_o knee_n knock_v one_o against_o another_o when_o god_n but_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o he_o on_o the_o wall_n it_o be_v a_o vain_a affectation_n to_o attempt_v a_o description_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o late_a horrible_a devastation_n this_o be_v to_o be_v ambitiosus_fw-la in_o malis_fw-la to_o chew_v over_o all_o our_o 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