Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	elder_n	ordain_v	4,165	4	9.3414	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53095	Ultimum vale, or, The last farewell of a minister of the Gospel to a beloved people by Matthevv Nevvcomen ...	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1663 (1663)	Wing N914; ESTC R8564	50,710	82

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ver_fw-la 18.21_o second_o he_o look_v forward_o to_o his_o approach_a suffer_v and_o martyrdom_n ver_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24._o where_o he_o show_v that_o he_o be_v a_o martyr_n animo_fw-la voto_fw-la &_o proposito_fw-la already_o three_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v the_o last_o time_n that_o ever_o they_o shall_v behold_v he_o ver_fw-la 25._o and_o as_o samuel_n when_o he_o be_v lay_v down_o his_o office_n of_o magistracy_n appeal_v to_o the_o people_n concern_v his_o integrity_n in_o the_o magistracy_n 1_o sam._n 12.3_o so_o paul_n here_o appeal_v to_o these_o concern_v his_o uprightness_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o ministry_n happy_a be_v those_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n that_o when_o they_o be_v leave_v their_o office_n and_o employment_n can_v make_v these_o appeal_n four_o he_o exhort_v they_o unto_o a_o due_a care_n first_o of_o themselves_o and_o then_o of_o the_o flock_n commit_v to_o they_o upon_o a_o twofold_a account_n first_o because_o it_o 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