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	time_n	9,883	5	3.3059	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93110	Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1649 (1649)	Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687	96,747	120

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that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v see_v he_o etc._n etc._n and_o faithful_a shall_v also_o have_v a_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a and_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o one_o another_o mat._n 27._o 3._o 4._o from_o the_o perfect_a conformity_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o god_n will_v for_o then_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n shall_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a 1_o cor._n 13._o 10._o when_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a i●_n come_v then_o that_o which_o be_v in_o part_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o then_o and_o there_o the_o faithful_a shall_v not_o sin_n for_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o perfect_a rest_n which_o can_v stand_v with_o sin_n and_o they_o shall_v do_v god_n will_v perfect_o as_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o as_o christ_n himself_o mat._n 6._o v._n 10._o 22_o 30._o psal_n 103_o v._o 21_o 22._o 1_o jo._n 3._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o we_o shall_v all_o meet_v together_o etc._n etc._n unto_o a_o perfect_a man_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o age_n of_o 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that_o and_o nothing_o but_o that_o wherein_o the_o regenerate_a man_n do_v much_o delight_n rom._n 7._o 21._o they_o serve_v god_n night_n and_o day_n in_o his_o temple_n and_o sing_v praise_n to_o he_o revel_v 7._o 15._o halleluia_n salvation_n and_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o power_n unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n revel_n 1._o 1._o and_o when_o those_o beast_n give_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o thanks_o to_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n who_o ●●o●th_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o e●●ers_n fall_v down_o before_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o worship_n he_o that_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o cast_v their_o crown_n before_o the_o throne_n say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a o_o lord_n to_o receive_v glory_n and_o honour_n a●d_a power_n for_o thou_o ha●●_n create_v all_o thing_n and_o for_o thy_o pleasure_n they_o be_v and_o be_v create_v revel_v 4._o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o they_o sing_v a_o new_a song_n say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o 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