Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	aaron_n	ambition_n	moses_n	14	3	7.8979	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45536	Prossō kai opissō a sermon eqvally pointing forvvard & backward, as it was deliver'd in the Vniversity Church of Saint Maries in Cambridge / by P.H., B. of Divinity, and sometime fellow of Queenes Colledge in Cambridge, in his forenoone course before that universitie, upon the 22 day of November, in the yeare 1640, being the beginning of this present parliament.	P. H.; Hardres, Peter.; Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1647 (1647)	Wing H702; ESTC R38787	23,179	42

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gravaminum_fw-la remonstratio_fw-la 5._o in_o their_o treaty_n here_o be_v a_o remonstrance_n or_o declaration_n of_o their_o grievance_n moses_n be_v too_o high_a in_o state_n and_o aaron_n in_o the_o church_n there_o must_v be_v no_o supreme_a prince_n nor_o chief_a priest_n but_o it_o be_v a_o parity_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o require_v and_o therefore_o they_o break_v out_o first_o with_o a_o exclamation_n nimium_fw-la arrogatis_fw-la you_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o you_o second_o with_o a_o expostulation_n quare_fw-la elevamini_fw-la wherefore_o do_v you_o lift_v up_o yourselves_o above_o etc._n etc._n gravaminum_fw-la ratio_fw-la 6._o that_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v mad_a without_o reason_n here_o be_v the_o pretend_a reason_n or_o ground_n of_o these_o their_o grievance_n sufficient_a in_o their_o opinion_n to_o justify_v a_o insurrection_n and_o indeed_o if_o true_a the_o strong_a motive_n that_o can_v be_v for_o they_o be_v 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elevamini_fw-la etc._n etc._n gravaminum_fw-la remonstratio_fw-la 5._o a_o remonstrance_n or_o declaration_n of_o their_o grievance_n etc._n etc._n nimium_fw-la arrogatis_fw-la quare_fw-la elevaminis_fw-la wherefore_o do_v you_o lift_v up_o yourselves_o it_o seem_v they_o accuse_v they_o of_o intrusion_n and_o usurpation_n that_o they_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o more_o than_o they_o can_v answer_v by_o lift_v themselves_o up_o and_o intrude_a into_o the_o chair_n of_o state_n and_o see_v of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n without_o any_o order_n or_o institution_n from_o almighty_a god_n and_o if_o this_o be_v their_o grievance_n they_o complain_v of_o they_o themselves_o must_v needs_o know_v it_o be_v a_o impudent_a lie_n for_o it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o and_o they_o can_v not_o but_o hear_v of_o it_o how_o god_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o impose_v this_o office_n of_o government_n upon_o moses_n who_o seek_v to_o divert_v god_n from_o his_o intention_n and_o purpose_n by_o 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