Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	honourable_a	lord_n	sir_n	4,562	4	6.1811	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62605	A sermon preached at St Mary le Bow before the Lord Mayor, Court of Aldermen, & citizens of London, on Wednesday the 18th of June, a day appointed by Their Majesties, for a solemn monthly fast by John Tillotson ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1690 (1690)	Wing T1242; ESTC R16897	15,614	41

dr._n tillotson_n fast-sermon_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n june_n 18_o 1690._o pilkington_n mayor_n mercurii_n xviii_o junii_fw-la 1690_o annoque_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la willelmi_n &_o mariae_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n secundo_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n dr._n tillotson_n dean_n of_o st._n paul_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n aldermen_z and_o citizen_n of_o london_n at_o st._n marry_o le_fw-fr bow_n wagstaffe_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o s_o t_o mary_n le_fw-fr bow_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_z court_n of_o alderman_n &_o citizen_n of_o london_n on_o wednesday_n the_o 18_o of_o june_n a_o day_n appoint_v by_o their_o majesty_n for_o a_o solemn_a monthly_a fast_a by_o john_n tillotson_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o s_o t_o pawles_n and_o clerk_n of_o the_o closet_n to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n in_o cornhill_n will._n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over-against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n and_o j._n tillotson_n bookseller_n in_o london_n 1690._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n thomas_n pilkington_n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n my_o lord_n in_o obedience_n to_o your_o command_n i_o have_v publish_v this_o sermon_n late_o preach_v before_o you_o and_o do_v now_o humble_o present_v you_o with_o it_o hearty_o wish_v it_o may_v have_v that_o good_a effect_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o life_n and_o reconciliation_n of_o our_o unhappy_a difference_n which_o be_v sincere_o intend_v by_o my_o lord_n your_o most_o faithful_a and_o humble_a servant_n j._n tillotson_n jeremiah_n vi_o 8_o be_v thou_o instruct_v o_o jerusalem_n lest_o my_o soul_n depart_v from_o thou_o lest_o i_o make_v thou_o desolate_a a_o land_n not_o inhabit_v these_o word_n be_v a_o merciful_a warning_n from_o god_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o prophet_n 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vers_fw-la 6_o 7._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n say_v hew_v you_o down_o tree_n and_o cast_v a_o mount_n against_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v a_o city_n to_o be_v visit_v she_o be_v whole_o oppression_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o as_o a_o fountain_n cast_v out_o water_n so_o she_o cast_v out_o her_o wickedness_n before_o i_o continual_o be_v grief_n and_o wound_n and_o yet_o when_o he_o have_v pronounce_v this_o fearful_a sentence_n upon_o she_o he_o tell_v she_o that_o all_o this_o misery_n and_o desolation_n may_v yet_o be_v prevent_v if_o they_o will_v but_o hearken_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o concern_v the_o thing_n of_o their_o peace_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o word_n be_v thou_o instruct_v o_o jerusalem_n lest_o my_o soul_n depart_v from_o thou_o lest_o i_o make_v thou_o desolate_a a_o land_n not_o inhabit_v be_v thou_o instruct_v o_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v do_v but_o now_o at_o last_o take_v that_o counsel_n 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