Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	authority_n	church_n	true_a	2,292	5	5.6438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33245	An answer to Richard Allen's essay, vindication and appendix wherein he endeavors to prove that singing of Psalms with conjoyn'd voices is a Christian duty / by R.C.	Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4431; ESTC R33307	88,028	139

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our_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n viz._n phavorinus_n hesychius_n suidas_n budaeus_fw-la stephanus_n scapula_n constantine_n 1._o phavorinus_n who_o live_v an._n christi_n 101._o as_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o supra_fw-la by_o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la helvicus_n have_v these_o lex_fw-la these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lex_fw-la word_n hymnein_a legetai_fw-mi to_o euphemein_fw-fr kai_fw-fr exairein_o kai_fw-la epi_fw-la theion_n kai_fw-fr anthropinon_n tithemenon_fw-mi legetai_fw-fr hymnein_fw-fr kai_fw-fr to_o adein_n to_o hymn_n be_v say_v to_o praise_n and_o extol_v and_o be_v apply_v to_o thing_n divine_a and_o humane_a to_o hymn_n be_v say_v also_o to_o sing_v this_o i_o think_v be_v as_o full_a a_o evidence_n that_o the_o primary_n and_o proper_a signification_n of_o hymneo_n be_v simple_o to_o praise_n as_o can_v be_v desire_v for_o though_o the_o order_n of_o word_n do_v not_o always_o prove_v the_o priority_n and_o propriety_n of_o their_o signification_n yet_o here_o it_o 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interpretation_n he_o add_v adei_fw-la h●_n sing_v