Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	earth_n	great_a	king_n	5,865	4	4.0614	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44326	A discourse concerning the witnesses, relating to the time, place, and manner of their being slain by William Hooke, late preacher of the Gospel.	Hooke, William, 1600 or 1601-1678.	1681 (1681)	Wing H2622; ESTC R32034	49,990	52

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great_a yet_o not_o without_o a_o article_n or_o two_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o amount_v to_o as_o much_o as_o great_a for_o it_o be_v that_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o city_n so_o that_o both_o the_o city_n itself_o and_o its_o ten_o part_n have_v a_o singular_a remark_n here_o upon_o they_o but_o what_o be_v that_o city_n that_o great_a city_n it_o be_v not_o a_o material_a city_n proper_o so_o call_v compass_v about_o with_o wall_n but_o the_o city_n here_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o ver_fw-la 8._o be_v the_o whole_a jurisdiction_n and_o government_n of_o rome_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o ten_o part_n thereof_o fell_a viz._n with_o the_o foresay_a earthquake_n this_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n itself_o which_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o five_o vial_n which_o i_o conceive_v will_v not_o be_v pour_v out_o till_o after_o the_o sound_v of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o though_o a_o learned_a interpreter_n of_o the_o revelation_n expound_v 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much_o of_o all_o the_o citizen_n of_o the_o romish_a polity_n be_v not_o in_o this_o slaughter_n yet_o their_o heart_n do_v full_o consent_v unto_o it_o like_v as_o in_o the_o french_a massacre_n aug._n 24._o in_o the_o year_n 1572._o though_o the_o blood_n be_v shed_v in_o france_n yet_o rome_n do_v even_o triumph_v when_o they_o hear_v thereof_o this_o be_v grant_v sol._n sol._n according_a to_o that_o of_o christ_n matth._n 23.35_o as_o also_o rev._n 18.20_o but_o divine_a vengeance_n fall_v here_o upon_o the_o principal_n and_o patience_n forbear_v the_o accessary_n for_o a_o season_n long_o give_v they_o space_n as_o yet_o to_o repent_v for_o in_o all_o the_o stroke_n and_o plague_n that_o god_n inflict_v upon_o the_o beast_n god_n still_o expect_v repentance_n as_o we_o plain_o see_v rev._n 9_o last_o and_o rev._n 16.9_o 11._o this_o fall_n or_o ruin_v then_o light_v only_o upon_o the_o place_n or_o country_n where_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v commit_v to_o 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of_o itself_o to_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o witness_n for_o the_o hierarchical_a power_n shall_v from_o thence_o forward_o cease_v in_o that_o country_n which_o but_o now_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o great_a city_n and_o the_o country_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v for_o its_o bloodshed_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n my_o apprehension_n be_v that_o it_o will_v be_v such_o a_o fall_n as_o this_o i._n e._n which_o will_v end_v in_o a_o fall_n off_o and_o that_o such_o a_o change_n will_v be_v introduce_v by_o this_o earthquake_n as_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o great_a judgement_n upon_o the_o great_a whore_n the_o hierarchy_n exercise_v in_o that_o ten_o part_n shall_v fall_v and_o sink_v and_o never_o rise_v again_o like_v as_o what_o be_v sink_v by_o a_o earthquake_n never_o rise_v more_o but_o be_v for_o ever_o bury_v in_o its_o own_o ruin_n a_o city_n or_o town_n may_v be_v shake_v by_o a_o little_a earthquake_n and_o yet_o not_o 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