Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	good_a	great_a	time_n	4,509	4	3.2073	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53569	Twenty sermons preached upon several occasions by William Owtram ...; Sermons. Selections	Owtram, William, 1626-1679.; Gardiner, James, 1637-1705.	1682 (1682)	Wing O604; ESTC R2857	194,637	508

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slaughter_n of_o sennacherib_n army_n by_o a_o invisible_a power_n from_o heaven_n isaiah_n 37.36_o so_o great_a be_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n providence_n over_o righteous_a and_o holy_a prince_n and_o nation_n so_o great_a his_o care_n to_o give_v encouragement_n to_o piety_n righteousness_n and_o sobriety_n when_o they_o be_v faithful_o and_o due_o practise_v i_o do_v not_o say_v but_o that_o unrighteous_a nation_n also_o may_v thrive_v and_o flourish_v for_o a_o time_n for_o i_o know_v that_o god_n use_v the_o power_n of_o one_o unrighteous_a and_o wicked_a people_n to_o punish_v and_o to_o destroy_v another_o but_o this_o be_v do_v when_o both_o be_v wicked_a and_o ill-deserving_a to_o which_o i_o add_v that_o when_o the_o one_o have_v do_v god_n work_n upon_o the_o other_o when_o the_o strong_a have_v eat_v up_o the_o weak_a the_o strong_a itself_o either_o become_v a_o spoil_n and_o prey_n to_o another_o strong_a than_o itself_o as_o the_o assyrian_n do_v to_o the_o 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lord_n as_o the_o treasure_n of_o his_o own_o house_n and_o what_o be_v still_o more_o dishonourable_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o gold_n from_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o pillar_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v make_v v._o 15_o 16._o yet_o such_o it_o shall_v seem_v be_v sennacherib_n treachery_n and_o false_a deal_n that_o have_v as_o be_v before_o relate_v spoil_v hezekiah_n of_o his_o treasure_n he_o present_o contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n send_v up_o a_o army_n towards_o jerusalem_n the_o dread_n whereof_o fill_v that_o city_n with_o great_a amazement_n and_o confusion_n in_o these_o confusion_n have_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n a_o intimation_n that_o god_n will_v exalt_v his_o mighty_a power_n in_o the_o deliverance_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o these_o so_o great_a and_o imminent_a danger_n and_o also_o confirm_v the_o same_o deliverance_n and_o give_v secure_a and_o settle_a time_n the_o former_a whereof_o the_o prophet_n 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