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	cause_v	moses_n	13	3	6.9739	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29529	Stand still: Or, A bridle for the times A discourse tending to still the murmuring, to settle the wavering, to stay the wandring, to strengthen the fainting. As it was delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, Anno 1643. By John Brinsley, Minister of the Word there, and now published as a proper antidote against the present epidemicall distempers of the times.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1647 (1647)	Wing B4729; ESTC R217245	80,497	119

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god_n proceed_n if_o so_o alas_o who_o or_o what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v dare_v to_o quarrel_v with_o that_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n we_o be_v as_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o ●epliest_v against_o god_n that_o quarrell_a with_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o rom._n 9_o 9.20_o however_o god_n be_v please_v to_o deal_v with_o we_o what_o ever_o his_o administration_n be_v towards_o ourselves_o or_o other_o yet_o who_o or_o what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v dare_v to_o murmur_v against_o he_o i_o know_v what_o will_v here_o present_o be_v reply_v superior_n it_o be_v not_o against_o god_n that_o we_o murmur_v against_o who_o then_o why_o against_o those_o who_o we_o apprehend_v to_o have_v be_v or_o like_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o our_o woe_n first_o and_o who_o or_o what_o be_v they_o it_o be_v moses_n his_o 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