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	time_n	year_n	9,514	5	4.8121	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03335	Mystical babylon, or Papall Rome A treatise vpon those words, Apocal. 18.2. It is fallen, it is fallen Babylon, &c. In which the wicked, and miserable condition of Rome, as shee now is in her present Babylonian estate, and as she shall be in her future ineuitable ruine, is fully discouered: and sundry controuersiall points of religion, betwixt the Protestants, and the Papists, are briefly discussed. By Theophilus Higgons, rector of the parochiall Church of Hunton, neere Maidstone in Kent.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1624 (1624)	STC 13455; ESTC S118140	129,351	289

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that_o which_o truth_n the_o son_n of_o eternity_n christ_n jesus_n himself_o do_v here_o foretell_v but_o leave_v rome_n in_o that_o passion_n of_o fear_n let_v we_o behold_v she_o in_o the_o passion_n of_o sense_n upon_o the_o year_n 1524._o when_o the_o imperial_a army_n of_o charles_n the_o five_o marching_z under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n who_o be_v fatal_o slay_v before_o the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n first_o surprise_v the_o suburb_n and_o then_o invade_v the_o city_n itself_o in_o who_o it_o be_v doubtful_a say_v guicciardine_n lib._n 18._o which_o history_n well_o deserve_v your_o review_v whether_o bear_v more_o rule_n the_o humour_n of_o cruelty_n to_o kill_v or_o the_o appetite_n of_o lust_n to_o deflower_v or_o the_o rage_n of_o avarice_n to_o spoil_v what_o honour_n and_o reverence_n do_v these_o catholic_a soldier_n perform_v then_o unto_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o his_o worthy_a prelate_n as_o for_o he_o he_o be_v make_v a_o prisoner_n in_o 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present_a as_o we_o conceive_v it_o be_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v future_a as_o some_o learned_a papist_n themselves_o do_v teach_v so_o still_o we_o draw_v near_o and_o near_o unto_o rome_n till_o she_o say_v unto_o i_o as_o ahab_n unto_o eliah_n have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n 1._o reg._n 21.20_o the_o three_o interpretation_n the_o three_o interpretation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o babylon_n in_o this_o place_n be_v this_o that_o rome_n be_v babylon_n not_o only_o as_o she_o be_v ethnicall_a nay_o rather_o she_o be_v babylon_n here_o not_o as_o she_o be_v ethnicall_a nor_o in_o her_o estate_n now_o already_o pass_v but_o in_o another_o state_n which_o be_v future_a and_o yet_o to_o come_v in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prediction_n and_o be_v then_o to_o succeed_v in_o ensue_a age_n after_o that_o paganism_n be_v extinct_a after_o that_o heathenish_a idolatry_n do_v decrease_v after_o that_o persecution_n by_o the_o emperor_n do_v cease_v and_o after_o that_o peace_n be_v 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appear_v by_o the_o consequence_n of_o thing_n and_o connexion_n of_o event_n in_o the_o seventeen_o eighteen_o and_o nineteen_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o rome_n and_o her_o ruin_n together_o with_o the_o cause_n and_o concomitancy_n thereof_o be_v copious_o express_v in_o the_o seventeen_o and_o eighteen_o chapter_n we_o find_v that_o immediate_o thereupon_o in_o the_o nineteen_o chapter_n the_o saint_n praise_v god_n for_o the_o notable_a judgement_n execute_v upon_o this_o city_n and_o therefore_o our_o learned_a sovereign_n do_v well_o observe_v in_o the_o title_n and_o argument_n of_o that_o chapter_n that_o the_o saint_n praise_v god_n because_o the_o pope_n be_v destroy_v for_o it_o be_v he_o who_o excessive_a pride_n and_o exorbitant_a proceed_n draw_v this_o scandalous_a name_n and_o doleful_a vastation_n upon_o this_o unhappy_a place_n second_o because_o we_o find_v chap._n 17._o v._n 12._o that_o ten_o king_n whether_o precise_o ten_o i_o do_v not_o now_o inquire_v arise_v and_o assume_v royal_a power_n unto_o themselves_o upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o as_o it_o fall_v into_o piece_n by_o the_o vast_a magnitude_n thereof_o and_o can_v not_o subsist_v under_o she_o own_o greatness_n so_o out_o of_o her_o part_n sundry_a state_n and_o principality_n do_v arise_v it_o follow_v verse_n 13._o that_o these_o king_n give_v their_o power_n unto_o the_o beast_n namely_o the_o second_o beast_n arise_v in_o the_o place_n and_o after_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o first_o as_o we_o read_v apocal._n 13.11_o 12._o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o have_v no_o soon_o obtain_v their_o dignity_n and_o estate_n upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o they_o surrender_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o glory_n and_o authority_n unto_o the_o pope_n who_o by_o degree_n artificial_o and_o cunning_o invade_v the_o imperial_a seat_n and_o power_n so_o that_o in_o admiration_n of_o his_o excellency_n these_o king_n as_o devote_a son_n or_o rather_o servant_n or_o rather_o slave_n of_o his_o sanctity_n submit_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o royal_a sceptre_n unto_o his_o triple_a crown_n this_o prediction_n as_o we_o read_v in_o this_o divine_a book_n so_o what_o the_o accomplishment_n thereof_o have_v be_v the_o history_n of_o sundry_a nation_n and_o the_o passage_n of_o succeed_a age_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v but_o let_v we_o proceed_v again_o it_o follow_v verse_n 16._o that_o after_o this_o submission_n of_o their_o regal_a power_n unto_o the_o beast_n with_o who_o or_o near_o about_o that_o time_n they_o arise_v even_o at_o one_o hour_n verse_n 12._o they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n to_o wit_n rome_n this_o babylon_n though_o former_o they_o give_v their_o kingdom_n unto_o the_o beast_n but_o how_o long_o until_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v until_o the_o appoint_a time_n and_o what_o shall_v incline_v these_o king_n to_o withdraw_v their_o 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i_o shall_v clear_o demonstrate_v in_o the_o succeed_a passage_n of_o my_o speech_n mean_a while_n let_v we_o observe_v with_o joy_n unto_o ourselves_o and_o with_o gratitude_n unto_o god_n that_o the_o success_n and_o event_n of_o this_o prophecy_n do_v already_o begin_v for_o that_o many_o king_n do_v hate_v this_o whore_n and_o have_v discover_v the_o quality_n of_o this_o second_o beast_n and_o as_o i_o hope_v shall_v ever_o continue_v in_o that_o disposition_n of_o mind_n and_o rectitude_n of_o judgement_n till_o god_n shall_v induce_v other_o prince_n to_o concur_v with_o they_o in_o the_o final_a accomplishment_n of_o this_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n and_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o remonstrance_n to_o prove_v thereby_o that_o rome_n have_v the_o name_n of_o babylon_n in_o and_o for_o her_o estate_n which_o be_v not_o present_v but_o future_a in_o the_o time_n of_o saint_n john_n and_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v destroy_v in_o regard_n of_o her_o sin_n in_o that_o estate_n when_o her_o ethnicall_a condition_n be_v past_a and_o near_o unto_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n second_o i_o make_v remonstrance_n of_o this_o position_n by_o observation_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o two_o respect_n first_o by_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n for_o he_o have_v promise_v unto_o every_o particular_a man_n turn_v from_o his_o former_a sin_n that_o he_o shall_v sure_o live_v and_o not_o die_v yea_o that_o all_o his_o former_a iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v mention_v but_o he_o shall_v live_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o righteousness_n which_o afterward_o he_o have_v do_v ezek._n 18.21_o 22._o if_o this_o be_v true_a in_o a_o particular_a person_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v true_a in_o a_o particular_a city_n be_v god_n merciful_a to_o one_o and_o not_o unto_o many_o even_o many_o thousand_o it_o be_v his_o own_o just_a plea_n for_o his_o singular_a mercy_n unto_o

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the_o crown_n of_o prince_n under_o who_o they_o live_v 2._o the_o second_o give_v all_o spiritual_a power_n not_o temporal_a to_o the_o pope_n but_o yet_o indirect_o draw_v on_o a_o temporal_a power_n over_o prince_n in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la in_fw-la ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la etc._n etc._n viz._n that_o the_o pope_n may_v depose_v a_o heretical_a or_o a_o irregular_a prince_n from_o his_o crown_n as_o have_v authority_n over_o he_o in_o this_o case_n to_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n all_o such_o babylonian_n be_v habitual_a traitor_n dispose_v and_o always_o resolve_v in_o preparation_n of_o heart_n to_o execute_v any_o papal_a sentence_n of_o deposition_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v against_o their_o own_o natural_a lord_n and_o sovereign_n prince_n 3._o the_o three_o opinion_n deny_v the_o second_o of_o these_o as_o the_o second_o deny_v the_o first_o give_v a_o mere_a spiritual_a authority_n unto_o the_o pope_n to_o excommunicate_v a_o prince_n 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there_o they_o shall_v exercise_v their_o domination_n not_o only_o with_o saint_n peter_n key_n but_o also_o with_o his_o two_o sword_n this_o be_v the_o power_n of_o babylon_n which_o the_o revelation_n do_v true_o foretell_v and_o which_o these_o jesuit_n can_v not_o discern_v therein_o but_o as_o humane_a reason_n disapprove_v their_o idle_a conceit_n and_o naked_a conjecture_n so_o certain_a experience_n join_v with_o divine_a prediction_n do_v confirm_v our_o assertion_n in_o this_o point_n and_o so_o i_o come_v unto_o a_o four_o and_o a_o more_o important_a proof_n thereof_o fourthly_a therefore_o i_o prove_v it_o out_o of_o the_o conformity_n betwixt_o the_o prediction_n of_o saint_n paul_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o saint_n john_n both_o contain_v one_o sense_n of_o matter_n under_o different_a form_n of_o word_n the_o point_n itself_o be_v one_o as_o proceed_v from_o one_o spirit_n first_o then_o it_o be_v the_o prediction_n of_o saint_n paul_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v reveal_v

be_v true_o say_v also_o that_o christ_n himself_o do_v die_v in_o sundry_a respect_n but_o than_o she_o be_v in_o her_o ethnicall_a state_n so_o in_o it_o christ_n do_v still_o suffer_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o truth_n there_o oppress_v in_o regard_n of_o antichrist_n there_o advance_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o faithful_a by_o he_o persecute_v for_o it_o be_v do_v usual_o through_o the_o operation_n of_o this_o second_o beast_n abuse_v the_o authority_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o this_o wicked_a purpose_n there_o he_o sit_v that_o trample_v upon_o your_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n there_o he_o sit_v that_o depose_v you_o from_o your_o state_n there_o he_o sit_v that_o absolve_v your_o subject_n from_o the_o two_o indissoluble_a bond_n of_o oath_n and_o nature_n there_o he_o sit_v that_o dispose_v your_o kingdom_n at_o his_o pleasure_n that_o excit_v your_o own_o people_n against_o you_o by_o the_o curse_n of_o his_o excommunication_n that_o stir_v up_o your_o friend_n and_o 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