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	heaven_n	new_a	5,460	4	7.3880	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54928	The spiritual sacrifice, or, A treatise wherein several weighty questions and cases concerning the saints communion with God in prayer are propounded and practically improved by Mr. Alexander Pitcarne.	Pitcarne, Alexander, 1622?-1695.	1664 (1664)	Wing P2295; ESTC R30533	821,533	890

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the_o israelit_v at_o any_o time_n profess_o and_o purposely_o do_v worship_v the_o devil_n yea_o there_o be_v but_o a_o few_o of_o the_o gentile_n and_o these_o most_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a so_o far_o dement_v o_o but_o faith_n the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o of_o all_o the_o gentile_n the_o most_o sober_a and_o intelligent_a who_o do_v worship_n and_o other_o but_o god_n they_o worship_v and_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n if_o thou_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o the_o creature_n whatever_o that_o creature_n be_v in_o itself_o though_o very_o good_a and_o excellent_a yet_o it_o become_v a_o devil_n unto_o thou_o though_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n may_v have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o same_o plea_n which_o papist_n run_v to_o we_o have_v see_v how_o pagan_n take_v they_o to_o that_o same_o city_n of_o refuge_n and_o that_o the_o idolatrous_a israelit_n do_v cover_v themselves_o with_o the_o same_o mantle_n we_o need_v not_o question_n while_o they_o 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god_n they_o will_v give_v to_o the_o great_a god_n the_o first_o place_n and_o main_o fear_v and_o reverence_v he_o though_o they_o will_v allow_v to_o their_o inferior_a god_n and_o patron_n some_o inferior_a piece_n of_o service_n and_o worship_n but_o both_o they_o and_o papist_n be_v in_o a_o gross_a mistake_n while_o they_o estimate_v prayer_n to_o be_v a_o inferior_a part_n of_o worship_n yea_o it_o be_v such_o a_o eminent_a part_n of_o it_o that_o sometime_o to_o show_v its_o excellency_n it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o gen._n 4.26_o ps_n 79.6_o jer._n 10.25_o isa_n 64.7_o and_o thus_o also_o the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n isa_n 56.7_o mat._n 21.13_o yea_o actus_fw-la yea_o thom._n 22._o quaest_n 83._o art_n 3._o conclus_fw-la art_n manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la prepriae_fw-la religionis_fw-la actus_fw-la thomas_n grant_v that_o its_o most_o certain_a that_o prayer_n be_v a_o religious_a 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canoniz_o vid._n azor._fw-la in●●●t_fw-la moral_a tom_fw-mi 1._o lib_n 9_o cap._n 10._o bellarmine_n notwithstanding_o of_o all_o the_o figleaf_n he_o gather_v to_o cover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o whorish_a church_n yet_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a porch_n to_o the_o dispute_n that_o saint-invocation_n be_v a_o notable_a and_o eminent_a kind_n of_o worship_n and_o must_v it_o not_o then_o be_v as_o evident_a as_o the_o sun_n to_o shine_v that_o papist_n be_v egregious_a idolater_n and_o then_o 7._o prayer_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n mat._n 1.11_o ps_n 141.2_o rev._n 8.3_o 4._o by_o divine_n arg._n 7_o a●●●_n and_o modern_a be_v call_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o apostle_n give_v it_o a_o distinguish_a epithet_n for_o discriminate_v it_o from_o the_o levitical_a oblation_n while_o he_o call_v it_o a_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n 1_o pet._n 2.5_o and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v more_o noble_a and_o excellent_a than_o these_o outward_a and_o material_a 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