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
A60385	Ergon pseudous kai misthos alētheias, or, The wicked mans sad disappointment and the righteous mans sure recompence being a sermon preached the 17th day of October, 1661, at the solemn funerals of the Right Worshipful Sir Abraham Raynardson, Knight, late alderman of London / by George Smalwood.	Smalwood, George, 1604-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing S4006; ESTC R10143	27,597	40

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that_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o we_o because_o you_o have_v not_o commit_v this_o trespass_n against_o the_o lord_n now_o you_o have_v deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n joshua_n 22._o 31._o they_o rejoice_v that_o god_n have_v keep_v their_o brother_n from_o pollute_v themselves_o with_o that_o cry_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n and_o turn_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o altar_n and_o take_v it_o as_o a_o token_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o and_o as_o a_o merciful_a deliverance_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n from_o the_o avenge_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n which_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n will_v have_v bring_v upon_o they_o true_o we_o in_o this_o city_n have_v great_a cause_n to_o be_v well_o please_v and_o to_o bless_v god_n as_o well_o as_o they_o for_o keep_v we_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o majesty_n blood_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o interpret_v this_o happy_a providence_n as_o they_o do_v to_o be_v 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