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
A67550	The pious mans practice in Parliament time. Or A seasonable and necessary tractate concerning the presages, and causes of a common-wealths ruine, and the wayes, and meanes to preserve a church, and state, in prosperity, plenty, purity, and peace. By R. Ward, utriusque regni in Artibus Magister; and preacher of Gods holy word at Stansteed Mount-Fitchet in Essex.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1641 (1641)	Wing W804; ESTC R218413	102,562	298

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how_o a_o city_n may_v continue_v in_o a_o happy_a and_o flourish_a estate_n answer_v si_fw-mi cives_fw-la quidem_fw-la magistratui_fw-la obediant_fw-la magistratus_fw-la autem_fw-la legibus_fw-la if_o the_o citizen_n obey_v their_o governor_n and_o their_o governor_n their_o law_n provide_v that_o the_o law_n be_v good_a but_o of_o this_o by_o and_o by_o 2._o magistrate_n 2_o they_o must_v honour_v the_o magistrate_n subject_n must_v honour_v their_o superior_n the_o magistrate_n who_o bear_v a_o weighty_a burden_n for_o they_o if_o we_o can_v and_o will_v but_o consider_v the_o heavy_a task_n trouble_n care_n and_o toilsome_a endeavour_n of_o our_o ●…nfull_a and_o careful_a governor_n we_o will_v think_v they_o worthy_a of_o double_a yea_o trible_a honour_n a_o kingdom_n be_v nothig_n else_o then_o a_o care_n of_o another_o safety_n according_a to_o that_o of_o antiochus_n who_o tell_v his_o son_n demetrius_n that_o their_o kingdom_n be_v a_o noble_a slavery_n 1.14_o august_n 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