Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	day_n	time_n	year_n	5,874	4	4.7366	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09632	An houreglasse contayning I a computation from the beginning of time to Christ by X. articles. II A confirmation of the same for the times controuersed before Christ: as also that there wanteth a yeare after Christ, in the vsuall computation. With other matters, offered to the iudgement of the learned, and vse of the studious in chronologie and historie. By Thomas Pie Doctor of Diuinitie.	Pie, Thomas, 1560-1610.	1597 (1597)	STC 19900; ESTC S114788	70,716	120

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reign_n the_o monarchy_n come_v whole_o and_o sole_o to_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a and_o therefore_o daniel_n alter_v his_o stile_n &_o call_v the_o three_o year_n the_o three_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persian_n ca._n 10.1_o with_o out_o any_o mention_n of_o darius_n with_o this_o history_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n xenophon_n agree_v notable_o for_o first_o he_o make_v two_o distinct_a kingdom_n one_o of_o the_o persian_n whereof_o cambyses_n be_v king_n another_o of_o the_o mede_n whereof_o astyages_n be_v king_n which_o two_o nation_n be_v combine_v togetherin_o league_n which_o they_o confirm_v by_o make_v of_o marriage_n one_o with_o another_o as_o cambyses_n marry_v astyages_n daughter_n by_o who_o he_o have_v cyrus_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a grievance_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o complaint_n that_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n allege_v by_o his_o ambassador_n to_o croesus_n and_o other_o confederate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o the_o mede_n &_o 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emperor_n or_o general_n of_o the_o army_n that_o go_v into_o media_n and_o thereupon_o no_o doubt_n foreigner_n and_o those_o especial_o that_o be_v far_o of_o call_v he_o king_n of_o persian_n and_o of_o persia_n when_o he_o come_v into_o media_n cyaxares_n and_o he_o so_o join_v together_o 2._o l._n 2._o that_o the_o chief_a state_n be_v in_o cyaxares_n who_o bear_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n but_o the_o order_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o all_o matter_n of_o war_n be_v chief_o manage_v by_o cyrus_n who_o first_o have_v a_o great_a victory_n against_o the_o assyrian_n wherein_o their_o king_n be_v slay_v perhaps_o it_o be_v evil_a merodach_n for_o gobryas_n commend_v he_o for_o a_o good_a man_n the_o like_a suceesse_n he_o have_v against_o croesus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o confederate_n who_o he_o chase_v have_v draw_v the_o hyrcanian_n to_o his_o side_n afterward_o at_o the_o instance_n of_o gobryas_n a_o vassal_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o son_n this_o new_a king_n of_o assyria_n son_n of_o he_o that_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o former_a battle_n 3._o l._n 3._o have_v slay_v cyrus_n march_v on_o towards_o babylon_n challenge_v the_o king_n to_o fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n which_o be_v refuse_v 5._o 5._o he_o remove_v thence_o to_o rescue_v the_o country_n of_o gadata_n another_o vassal_n of_o the_o assyrian_a that_o new_o be_v revolt_v to_o cyrus_n and_o after_o pass_v by_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n again_o and_o return_v to_o the_o confine_n of_o media_n whither_o he_o send_v for_o cyaxares_n to_o view_v the_o army_n and_o to_o deliberate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o he_o think_v best_a to_o have_v do_v after_o this_o when_o cyaxares_n come_v he_o have_v the_o best_a of_o the_o spoil_n and_o pillage_n for_o his_o share_n and_o the_o pavilion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n gorgeous_o

as_o eusebius_n show_v demonst_a euang._n l._n 8._o ca._n 2._o and_o hierome_n in_o dan._n 9_o place_v artaxerxes_n 20._o in_o the_o year_n 4._o olymp._n 83._o and_o also_o by_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n for_o cyrus_n 7._o cambyses_n 8._o with_o the_o magi_n darius_n histaspes_n 36._o xerxes_n 21._o and_o longimans_n 6._o make_v just_a 78._o to_o cyrus_n i_o attribute_v 7_o year_n after_o the_o take_n of_o babylon_n 183._o l._n 8._o pa._n 183._o as_o xenophon_n do_v for_o he_o say_v that_o cyrus_n live_v seven_o month_n of_o winter_n in_o babylon_n three_o month_n of_o spring_n at_o susis_n in_o persia_n and_o two_o month_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o summer_n at_o ectabana_n in_o media_n and_o it_o be_v clear_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o time_n wherein_o by_o all_o probability_n the_o city_n be_v take_v and_o the_o term_v requisite_a to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o set_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n at_o babylon_n whereof_o xenophon_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 184._o pag._n 184._o that_o he_o stay_v about_o a_o year_n at_o babylon_n before_o he_o go_v towards_o persia_n now_o xenophon_n further_o say_v that_o he_o come_v seven_o time_n in_o that_o order_n to_o persia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o which_o seven_o come_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v dead_a and_o himself_o very_o age_a give_v solemn_a and_o condign_a thanks_n to_o the_o god_n for_o give_v he_o both_o good_a direction_n in_o all_o his_o great_a action_n and_o also_o grace_v to_o embrace_v and_o follow_v their_o direction_n he_o end_v his_o life_n the_o first_o journey_n of_o cyrus_n into_o persia_n be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o first_o year_n and_o the_o seven_o journey_n be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o seven_o year_n wherefore_o we_o can_v give_v less_o than_o seven_o year_n to_o cyrus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kingdom_n or_o monarchy_n and_o 30._o year_n to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o regiment_n as_o cicero_n eusebius_n and_o justin_n do_v which_o 30._o year_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v from_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o instant_n of_o time_n wherein_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ancient_a counsellor_n of_o persia_n choose_v he_o emperor_n or_o general_n of_o the_o army_n that_o go_v into_o media_n the_o ten_o article_n be_v set_v down_o dan._n 9.24_o seventie_o week_n be_v determine_v upon_o thy_o people_n and_o upon_o thy_o holy_a city_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seventhe_n or_o seven_o night_n sennighte_n as_o we_o say_v or_o week_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v by_o day_n but_o by_o year_n as_o all_o do_v agree_v and_o seventie_o seventy_n of_o year_n be_v 490._o year_n the_o beginning_n of_o these_o 490._o year_n the_o angel_n fix_v most_o certain_o &_o show_v plain_o to_o daniel_n in_o the_o next_o verse_n therefore_o understand_v and_o mark_v from_o the_o proceed_n forth_o of_o the_o word_n or_o edict_n to_o bring_v again_o the_o people_n and_o to_o build_v jerusalem_n unto_o christ_n shall_v be_v etc._n etc._n this_o edict_n proceed_v forth_o in_o artaxerxes_n seven_o year_n as_o it_o be_v record_v esz_n 7._o from_o the_o 12_o verse_n to_o the_o 26._o artashasht_a king_n of_o king_n to_o ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o perfect_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n 13._o i_o have_v give_v commandment_n that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v willing_a in_o my_o kingdom_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n with_o thou_o shall_v go_v 14_o therefore_o be_v thou_o send_v by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o seven_o counsellor_n to_o make_v inquisition_n in_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n of_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n this_o branch_n be_v for_o the_o bring_v again_o of_o the_o people_n after_o which_o follow_v the_o second_o branch_n for_o the_o present_n which_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n send_v to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n in_o his_o house_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o the_o three_o branch_n for_o the_o immunity_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o priest_n levite_n &_o all_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 24._o and_o last_o ensue_v vers_fw-la 25._o the_o four_o branch_n for_o restore_v the_o policy_n and_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordain_v of_o magistrate_n establish_v and_o execute_v of_o law_n and_o thou_o ezra_n after_o the_o wisdom_n of_o thy_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n appoint_v judge_n and_o justice_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n of_o all_o that_o know_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o they_o which_o know_v it_o not_o teach_v 26._o and_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v he_o have_v judgement_n without_o delay_n either_o of_o death_n or_o of_o banishment_n or_o of_o confiscation_n of_o good_n or_o of_o imprisonment_n here_o you_o see_v commission_n be_v give_v to_o esdras_n to_o restore_v a_o common_a wealth_n in_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o ordain_v magistrate_n and_o officer_n of_o their_o own_o to_o execute_v law_n to_o punish_v all_o manner_n of_o offender_n and_o to_o exercise_v all_o sort_n of_o punishment_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o essential_a part_n of_o a_o city_n as_o cicero_n say_v civitas_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la est_fw-la consul_n est_fw-la senatus_n est_fw-la iuris_fw-la &_o aequitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la vincula_fw-la sunt_fw-la civitatis_fw-la repetita_fw-la memoria_fw-la and_o these_o be_v at_o this_o time_n and_o by_o this_o edict_n grant_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o never_o fore_o be_v much_o more_o of_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o city_n than_o the_o repair_n of_o wall_n which_o nehemias_n come_v about_o to_o daniel_n the_o angel_n speak_v of_o a_o word_n or_o edict_n that_o have_v two_o branch_n the_o first_o to_o bring_v again_o the_o people_n the_o other_o to_o build_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n both_o which_o esdras_n have_v but_o nehemias_n want_v the_o one_o and_o zorobabel_n want_v the_o other_o wherefore_o consider_v the_o evidencie_n of_o daniel_n prophecy_n &_o the_o angel_n speech_n and_o weigh_v withal_o the_o wonderful_a consent_n &_o harmony_n of_o the_o best_a approve_a humane_a writer_n with_o this_o computation_n which_o after_o will_v appear_v it_o can_v be_v but_o clear_a and_o manifest_a to_o all_o man_n that_o daniel_n week_n begin_v neither_o at_o the_o one_o nor_o at_o the_o other_o of_o they_o though_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v make_v the_o beginning_n thereof_o at_o each_o of_o they_o as_o at_o nehemias_n come_v in_o longimans_n 20_o year_n the_o common_a exposition_n begin_v daniel_n 70_o week_n who_o very_o many_o great_a clerk_n follow_v as_o beda_n petrus_n galatinus_n and_o of_o late_a lucidus_fw-la samotheus_n and_o clemens_n schubertus_n etc._n etc._n but_o as_o that_o be_v take_v it_o differ_v not_o in_o time_n from_o our_o account_n for_o they_o make_v it_o the_o 20_o year_n not_o of_o his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n while_o his_o father_n live_v the_o 20_o year_n whereof_o be_v but_o the_o 7_o of_o his_o sole_a reign_n which_o i_o reckon_v of_o so_o they_o jump_v with_o us._n yet_o that_o be_v not_o the_o commission_n which_o the_o angel_n prophesy_v of_o 1_o because_o nehemias_n do_v bring_v none_o from_o babylon_n with_o he_o there_o the_o latin_a vulgar_a translation_n omit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr reducendo_fw-la &c_n &c_n which_o deceive_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o begin_v there_o but_o come_v only_o to_o repair_v the_o build_n 2_o he_o repair_v not_o so_o much_o the_o city_n as_o the_o wall_n cap._n 2.17.4.1_o and_o as_o the_o whole_a survey_n of_o the_o work_n show_v in_o all_o the_o three_o chapter_n 3_o that_o commission_n be_v out_o before_o though_o the_o work_n be_v neglect_v which_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o overseer_n of_o the_o work_n before_o he_o acquaint_v any_o man_n with_o his_o commission_n or_o purpose_n cap._n 7.16_o at_o cyrus_n first_o year_n and_o at_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o word_n at_o daniel_n prayer_n r._n aben_n ezra_n begin_v daniel_n week_n who_o of_o late_a tremellius_n and_o henricus_n wolphius_n follow_v but_o that_o can_v be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o angel_n mean_v because_o the_o angel_n point_v out_o describe_v and_o from_o all_o other_o word_n distinguish_v the_o word_n that_o he_o mean_v by_o two_o notable_a &_o evident_a mark_n and_o sign_n namely_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o go_v forth_o of_o a_o word_n to_o bring_v again_o the_o people_n