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	king_n	people_n	5,295	4	4.4420	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11077	The onely remedy that can cure a people, when all other remedies faile. By F. Rous.	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.	1627 (1627)	STC 21346; ESTC S106124	62,668	256

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function_n and_o by_o his_o life_n and_o sure_o there_o be_v many_o that_o do_v both_o and_o be_v like_o john_n baptist_n who_o be_v both_o a_o burn_a and_o a_o shine_a light_n inward_o burn_v with_o that_o heavenly_a fire_n wherewith_o the_o spirit_n baptize_v from_o that_o fire_n shine_v forth_o the_o light_n both_o of_o doctrine_n and_o life_n and_o for_o these_o we_o owe_v great_a thanks_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o harvest_n that_o have_v send_v forth_o such_o labourer_n into_o his_o harvest_n for_o these_o also_o with_o moses_n 23._o psal._n 106._o 23._o stand_v in_o the_o breach_n and_o keep_v out_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o that_o with_o violence_n for_o there_o be_v no_o small_a might_n in_o a_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n to_o defend_v a_o nation_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n for_o if_o a_o prophet_n and_o a_o king_n may_v be_v believe_v when_o they_o speak_v of_o such_o prophet_n 12._o 2._o king_n 2._o 12._o elisha_n say_v it_o of_o eliiah_n 14._o 2._o 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18._o and_o consider_v and_o do_v not_o such_o like_a he_o shall_v not_o die_v for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o father_n this_o be_v the_o way_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v show_v whereby_o the_o son_n may_v put_v off_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o their_o father_n sin_n even_o by_o put_v off_o the_o sin_n themselves_o but_o we_o must_v know_v withal_o that_o sin_n be_v never_o thorough_o put_v off_o until_o sinfulness_n be_v put_v off_o even_o the_o root_n itself_o of_o sin_n but_o when_o this_o sinfulness_n be_v put_v off_o then_o be_v there_o a_o divide_n and_o partition_n between_o the_o son_n and_o the_o father_n the_o knife_n