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
A63814	Animadversions upon a pretended answer to Mijn Heer Fagel's letter	N. T.	1688 (1688)	Wing T32; ESTC R24167	35,210	21

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they_o have_v not_o in_o popish_a state_n in_o that_o be_v suffer_v to_o exercise_v their_o religion_n so_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o attain_v all_o the_o end_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o afford_v they_o any_o whereon_o they_o can_v hereafter_o find_v themselves_o happy_a they_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o priest_n over_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n and_o hinder_v from_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o do_v that_o ill_a to_o other_o which_o the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o church_n will_v both_o tempt_v they_o unto_o and_o justify_v they_o in_o and_o as_o to_o that_o which_o our_o author_n say_v of_o the_o injustice_n do_v to_o the_o city_n of_o amsterdam_n and_o of_o the_o violate_v the_o condition_n towards_o the_o roman_a catholic_n there_o upon_o which_o under_o the_o guaranty_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n they_o come_v into_o the_o union_n he_o be_v mistake_v in_o that_o whole_a matter_n and_o betray_v only_o his_o ignorance_n infidelity_n 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the_o union_n forasmuch_o as_o though_o the_o act_n of_o union_n be_v sign_v jan._n 23._o 1579._o yet_o the_o prince_n do_v not_o sign_v it_o till_o the_o may_n follow_v and_o that_o the_o roman_n catholic_n magistrate_n come_v to_o be_v divest_v of_o the_o government_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n make_v with_o they_o when_o they_o forsake_v the_o party_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n they_o have_v none_o to_o blame_v for_o it_o but_o themselves_o nor_o be_v there_o that_o injustice_n in_o it_o which_o our_o author_n do_v imagine_v for_o not_o be_v satisfy_v to_o remain_v disobedient_a and_o refractory_a to_o a_o edict_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o archduke_n mathias_n and_o the_o council_n of_o state_n who_o anno_fw-la 1578._o have_v appoint_v that_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o family_n of_o those_o profess_v the_o reform_a religion_n that_o they_o shall_v there_o be_v allow_v a_o church_n or_o chapel_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o worship_n they_o not_o only_o 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