Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	apostle_n	church_n	scripture_n	2,161	5	5.9273	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30059	The contrariety of popery to the blessed word of God wherein may be seen that the doctrine and practice of the Church of Rome are not consistent with the sacred oracles of the Old and New Testament ... / written by Digby Bull ...	Bull, Digby.	1695 (1695)	Wing B5410; ESTC R8749	67,944	72

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universal_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v not_o heb._n 5.4_o and_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n unto_o himself_o say_v the_o apostle_n but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n and_o how_o then_o can_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n just_o assume_v to_o themselves_o such_o a_o supreme_a and_o universal_a power_n over_o all_o the_o church_n till_o they_o can_v show_v some_o divine_a commission_n for_o it_o and_o for_o such_o authority_n they_o have_v no_o plea_n nor_o colour_n from_o the_o sacred_a word_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o clear_a place_n in_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o ever_o st._n peter_n be_v at_o rome_n and_o he_o write_v no_o epistle_n to_o they_o to_o confer_v any_o power_n upon_o they_o and_o in_o those_o epistle_n that_o he_o write_v he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o power_n and_o supreme_a authority_n that_o they_o be_v to_o have_v st._n peter_n be_v chief_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o st._n 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