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	time_n	town_n	5,945	4	6.0551	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57541	Sagrir, or, Doomes-day drawing nigh, with thunder and lightening to lawyers in an alarum for the new laws, and the peoples liberties from the Norman and Babylonian yokes : making discoverie of the present ungodly laws and lawyers of the fourth monarchy, and of the approach of the fifth, with those godly laws, officers and ordinances that belong to the legislative power of the Lord Iesus : shewing the glorious work incumbent to civil-discipline, (once more) set before the Parliament, Lord Generall, army and people of England, in their distinct capasities, upon the account of Christ and his monarchy / humbly presented to them by John Rogers ...	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1654 (1654)	Wing R1815; ESTC R17577	155,416	182

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which_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o for_o that_o governor_n be_v limit_v by_o god_n word_n in_o ezek._n 48._o 18._o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o take_v of_o the_o people_n inheritance_n by_o oppression_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v be_v a_o mortal_a command_n to_o king_n prince_n parliament_z army_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 20._o 15._o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o poor_a oppress_a people_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n and_o propriety_n which_o the_o king_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o by_o right_n for_o as_o bucan_n say_v the_o magist_n q._n 75_o 76._o 77._o distinctio_fw-la dominorum_fw-la &_o propriet_fw-la as_o possessionum_fw-la est_fw-la juris_fw-la divini_fw-la juxta_fw-la bucan_n mandatum_fw-la non_fw-la furtum_fw-la facies_fw-la etc._n etc._n distinction_n of_o dominion_n and_o propriety_n of_o possession_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n according_a to_o the_o command_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o give_v or_o 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