Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	author_n	chief_a	great_a	41	3	2.1450	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18056	Carters Christian common vvealth; or, Domesticall dutyes deciphered	Carter, Thomas, of London.	1627 (1627)	STC 4698; ESTC S116227	89,281	328

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15._o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n so_o that_o he_o that_o do_v wrong_a unto_o his_o servant_n be_v void_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n you_o see_v this_o be_v plain_a but_o we_o will_v see_v further_o what_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v do_v then_o see_v what_o he_o it_o a_o duty_n which_o master_n shall_v perform_v but_o who_o do_v it_o command_v his_o choose_a people_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d these_o if_o thy_o brother_n a_o hebrew_n sell_v himself_o unto_o thou_o or_o a_o 15._o deu._n 15._o 〈…〉_o esse_fw-la and_o serve_v thou_o six_o year_n e_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v let_v he_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o thou_o shall_v not_o let_v he_o go_v away_o empty_a but_o shall_v give_v he_o a_o liberal_a reward_n of_o thy_o sheep_n and_o of_o thy_o corn_n and_o of_o thy_o wine_n thou_o shall_v give_v he_o of_o that_o wherewithal_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v bless_v thou_o and_o remember_v that_o thou_o be_v servant_n in_o the_o 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