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	people_n	9,166	5	4.4099	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57811	An account from the City of Chester, of a barbarous persecution inflicted upon one of the King's peaceable subjects, commonly called a Quaker. Only for his lamenting the great sin of pride, and calling the people to repentance.	Rudd, Thomas, d. 1719.	1700 (1700)	Wing R2171; ESTC R218477	5,333	8

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the_o sufferer_n shall_v end_v this_o pestscript_n with_o a_o quotation_n out_o of_o the_o say_a book_n p._n 157_o 158._o let_v we_o not_o then_o fellow-christians_a who_o will_v be_v account_v faithful_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n isal_n ●1_n 7_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o reproach_n and_o rail_n of_o such_o profane_a and_o profligate_v wretch_n but_o let_v we_o rejoice_v in_o they_o and_o in_o any_o other_o persecution_n which_o we_o may_v undergo_v in_o so_o glorious_a a_o cause_n let_v we_o consider_v that_o this_o life_n be_v the_o proper_a season_n for_o service_n and_o suffer_v and_o the_o next_o of_o reward_n and_o happiness_n let_v the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n of_o old_a be_v much_o in_o our_o mind_n let_v we_o remember_v that_o the_o best_a christian_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v deride_v and_o contemn_v that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o isal_n 53.3_o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n who_o be_v reject_v and_o despise_v of_o man_n have_v command_v we_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o they_o that_o kill_v the_o body_n juke_v 12.5_o and_o after_o that_o have_v no_o more_o that_o they_o can_v do_v but_o to_o fear_v he_o that_o have_v power_n to_o cast_v into_o hell_n and_o have_v say_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o mark_n 8.28_o and_o of_o his_o word_n of_o he_o also_o shall_v he_o be_v ashamed_a when_o be_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n mat._n 5.11_o with_o the_o holy_a angel_n but_o that_o if_o we_o be_v revile_v and_o persecute_v for_o his_o sake_n our_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a in_o heaven_n thomas_n rudd_n the_o end_n