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
A78030	The sounding of the two last trumpets, the sixt and seventh or Meditations by way of paraphrase upon the 9th. 10th. and 11th. Chapters of the Revelation, as containing a prophecie of these last times. / Digested by Henry Burton during his banishment, and close imprisonment in the isle of Guernsey.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1641 (1641)	Wing B6172; Thomason E174_1; ESTC R6165	58,961	100

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those_o kingdom_n and_o people_n wherein_o and_o over_o who_o they_o be_v exalt_v in_o their_o episcopal_a throne_n as_o they_o call_v they_o and_o although_o in_o a_o civil_a kingdom_n or_o state_n where_o the_o gospel_n be_v profess_v &_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n disclaim_v and_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o prelate_n by_o law_n limit_v as_o be_v of_o humane_a institution_n mere_o and_o not_o by_o divine_a authority_n prelate_n when_o they_o be_v pinch_v and_o hold_v close_o to_o it_o may_v perhaps_o pull_v in_o their_o horn_n and_o arrogate_v no_o more_o unto_o themselves_o than_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n or_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n do_v allow_v unto_o they_o yet_o when_o their_o inbred_a pride_n and_o ambition_n a_o inseparable_a accident_n or_o rather_o essential_a quality_n of_o a_o prelate_n find_v opportunity_n meet_v with_o a_o debonair_a and_o benign_a prince_n into_o who_o gentle_a breast_n they_o can_v easy_o insinuate_v themselves_o and_o by_o their_o dexterity_n 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shall_v not_o make_v babylon_n desolate_a but_o their_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n their_o people_n take_v altogether_o therefore_o the_o particular_a pity_n of_o some_o for_o a_o time_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o general_a hatred_n of_o the_o whore_n and_o so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n main_o and_o universal_o shall_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n and_o this_o make_v desolate_a of_o the_o whore_n by_o the_o king_n and_o their_o people_n shall_v be_v with_o such_o violence_n of_o passion_n and_o zeal_n which_o god_n shall_v kindle_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o breast_n as_o when_o it_o be_v do_v they_o shall_v stand_v amaze_v to_o behold_v the_o smoke_n of_o her_o burn_a and_o spend_v some_o human_a compassion_n and_o pity_n upon_o those_o terrible_a and_o sudden_a desolation_n even_o as_o titus_n that_o noble_a roman_a general_n when_o through_o the_o obdurate_a obstinacy_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o extreme_a misery_n his_o soldier_n be_v so_o enrage_v that_o not_o only_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n but_o the_o most_o beautiful_a temple_n itself_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n he_o behold_v it_o weep_v over_o it_o to_o see_v such_o a_o goodly_a and_o glorious_a building_n so_o miserable_o destroy_v the_o like_a compassion_n may_v even_o those_o king_n have_v in_o weep_v over_o babylon_n when_o they_o shall_v behold_v the_o ruin_n thereof_o wherein_o themselves_o notwithstanding_o with_o their_o people_n be_v the_o chief_a actor_n thus_o the_o same_o king_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v employ_v in_o the_o make_n desolate_a of_o babylon_n may_v be_v move_v with_o humane_a compassion_n when_o they_o behold_v even_o those_o ruin_n which_o themselves_o by_o divine_a instigation_n have_v make_v and_o as_o the_o same_o titus_n though_o he_o cry_v to_o his_o soldier_n to_o save_v that_o glorious_a monument_n the_o temple_n and_o not_o to_o burn_v it_o and_o see_v it_o notwithstanding_o all_o on_o a_o flame_n cry_v out_o the_o more_o 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reign_v for_o evermore_o over_o his_o people_n when_o the_o usurp_a beast_n with_o all_o his_o power_n shall_v be_v put_v down_o and_o so_o when_o all_o king_n prince_n and_o state_n shall_v submit_v their_o sceptre_n to_o christ_n authority_n as_o before_o be_v show_v then_o shall_v be_v great_a joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n in_o the_o church_n as_o verse_n 16.17_o and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o last_o trumpet_n which_o how_o long_o it_o shall_v sound_v and_o the_o sound_v thereof_o last_o he_o only_o know_v 36._o act_n 1.7_o matth._n 24_o 36._o who_o have_v reserve_v it_o in_o his_o own_o breast_n shall_v come_v the_o general_a judgement_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a wherein_o god_n shall_v pour_v wrath_n upon_o his_o wrathful_a enemy_n and_o shall_v reward_v all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n as_o verse_n 18._o now_o there_o be_v sundry_a other_o thing_n very_o mystical_a and_o dark_a which_o seem_v to_o come_v under_o the_o time_n of_o this_o last_o trumpet_n as_o beside_o the_o 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