Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	9,660	5	5.5175	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14435	A very Christian, learned, and briefe discourse, concerning the true, ancient, and Catholicke faith, against all wicked vp-start heresies seruing very profitably for a preseruatiue against the profane nouelties of papists, Anabaptists, Arrians, Brownists, and all other sectaries. First composed by Vincentius Lirinensis in Latine, about twelue hundreth yeares ago. And now faithfully translated into English, and illustrated with certaine marginall notes. By Thomas Tuke.; Pro catholicae fidei antiquitate libellus. English	Vincent, of Lérins, Saint, d. ca. 450.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. aut	1611 (1611)	STC 24753; ESTC S102090	49,335	192

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of_o profane_a and_o upstart_n curiosity_n contain_v not_o itself_o within_o the_o most_o brain_n chaste_a limit_n of_o sacred_a and_o uncorrupt_a antiquity_n chap._n 7._o but_o it_o will_v be_v think_v perhaps_o we_o feign_v these_o thing_n through_o hatred_n of_o novelty_n and_o love_n of_o antiquity_n whosoever_o judge_v this_o let_v he_o give_v credit_n at_o the_o least_o to_o bless_a ambrose_n who_o in_o his_o second_o book_n to_o the_o emperor_n gratian_n himself_o bewail_v the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o time_n say_v but_o now_o almighty_a god_n quoth_v ult._n he_o we_o have_v be_v sufficient_o punish_v by_o our_o own_o destruction_n and_o bloodshed_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o confessor_n the_o banishment_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o for_o such_o wicked_a villainy_n it_o be_v clear_a enough_o that_o they_o which_o violate_v the_o faith_n can_v be_v safe_a in_o like_a manner_n in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o the_o same_o work_n let_v we_o therefore_o keep_v say_v he_o the_o 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to_o the_o ancient_a faith_n from_o upstart_n falsehood_n unto_o ancient_a soundness_n from_o furious_a and_o unsound_a newness_n and_o to_o the_o ancient_a light_n from_o the_o blindness_n of_o novelty_n chap._n 8._o but_o in_o this_o certain_a divine_a virtue_n of_o confession_n that_o we_o be_v also_o even_o most_o of_o all_o to_o mark_v that_o then_o in_o the_o very_a antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n they_o undertake_v the_o defence_n not_o of_o some_o part_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o man_n so_o great_a and_o of_o such_o quality_n to_o maintain_v with_o so_o great_a contention_n &_o endeavour_n the_o straggle_a &_o selfe-thwarting_a conjecture_n of_o one_o or_o two_o or_o to_o strive_v for_o the_o rash_a consent_n of_o some_o little_a province_n but_o follow_v the_o decree_n and_o determination_n of_o apostolic_a and_o catholic_a truth_n make_v by_o all_o the_o knife_n priest_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n they_o choose_v rather_o to_o betray_v themselves_o than_o the_o faith_n which_o be_v hold_v of_o old_a universal_o whereby_o they_o obtain_v also_o so_o great_a a_o degree_n of_o glory_n as_o that_o they_o be_v right_o and_o worthy_o count_v not_o confessor_n only_o but_o the_o principal_a of_o confessor_n also_o it_o behove_v therefore_o all_o true_a catholic_n incessant_o to_o meditate_v on_o this_o notable_a and_o indeed_o divine_a ensample_n of_o those_o same_o bless_a man_n who_o shine_v like_o the_o 25._o seven_o head_a candlestick_n with_o the_o sevenfold_a light_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n have_v show_v their_o posterity_n a_o most_o evident_a way_n how_o the_o boldness_n of_o profane_a novelty_n may_v in_o all_o the_o vain_a babble_n of_o error_n be_v c●nteratur_fw-la hence_o forth_o cool_v with_o the_o authority_n of_o sacred_a antiquity_n chap._n 9_o neither_o be_v this_o a_o new_a thing_n true_o for_o this_o custom_n be_v always_o use_v in_o the_o church_n that_o the_o more_o any_o man_n flourish_v 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priest_n on_o every_o side_n do_v every_o one_o endeavour_n to_o resist_v it_o than_o pope_n stephen_n of_o happy_a memory_n bishop_n of_o the_o apostolic_a see_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o fellow_n but_o yet_o above_o the_o rest_n withstand_v it_o deem_v it_o as_o i_o suppose_v a_o thing_n beseem_v if_o he_o do_v excel_v all_o the_o rest_n as_o much_o by_o devout_a affection_n to_o the_o faith_n as_o he_o do_v surpass_v they_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o place_n final_o in_o a_o epistle_n which_o be_v send_v into_o africa_n the_o 7._o say_a stephen_n ordain_v in_o these_o word_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v renew_v but_o that_o which_o be_v deliver_v for_o that_o holy_a and_o wise_a man_n know_v that_o piety_n do_v nothing_o else_o allow_v of_o but_o that_o all_o thing_n shall_v with_o the_o same_o faithfulness_n be_v retain_v for_o the_o child_n with_o the_o which_o they_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o father_n and_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o follow_v religion_n not_o which_o way_n 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