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	time_n	1,642	5	3.9468	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50842	The originals of rebellion, or, The ends of separation a sermon preached on the thirtieth of January, 1682 in the parish-church of Great Yarmovth / by Luke Milbourne ...	Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.	1683 (1683)	Wing M2036; ESTC R916	23,150	48

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