Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	lord_n	people_n	5,525	4	4.6112	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33925	The body of divinity, or, A confession of faith being the substance of Christianity, containing the most material things relating to matters both of faith and practice : published for the benefit and profit of all, especially those who love the Lord Jesus ... / by Thomas Collier.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.	1674 (1674)	Wing C5268; ESTC R23929	303,320	630

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the_o gentile_n yet_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o god_n design_v gospel_n grace_n to_o multitude_n of_o abraham_n natural_a seed_n though_o not_o on_o the_o account_n of_o nature_n only_o or_o alone_o because_o they_o be_v abraham_n seed_n by_o nature_n but_o as_o in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o conversion_n to_o god_n in_o the_o covenant_n for_o without_o the_o birth_n from_o above_o neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_n may_v expect_v to_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n god_n will_v do_v this_o work_n for_o they_o but_o not_o by_o their_o covenant_n ezek._n 16._o 61._o but_o by_o his_o new_a covenant_n of_o grace_n 2._o the_o beginning_n work_n of_o grace_n effect_v on_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a fulfil_n of_o the_o promise_n relate_v to_o that_o people_n in_o the_o scripture_n mention_v and_o multitude_n of_o other_o of_o like_a import_n that_o may_v be_v mention_v not_o only_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o 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