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	truth_n	2,214	5	6.2511	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00796	A treatise of faith wherin is briefely, and planly [sic] shewed, a direct way, by which every man may resolue, and settle his minde, in all doubtes, questions, or controuersies, concerning matters of faith.	Fisher, John, 1569-1641.	1605 (1605)	STC 10915.5; ESTC S2122	65,176	166

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cypr._n l._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aug._n l._n 6._o in_o joan._n joh._n c._n 1●_n rome_n 12._o 1._o cor._n 10_o joh._n 17._o lib._n the_o prescript_n ibidem_fw-la the_o second_o mark_n sancta_fw-la 1._o cor._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 5._o hebr._n 10._o mat._n 18._o 1._o pet._n 2._o luc._n 10._o jac._n 4._o the_o three_o mark_n catholica_fw-la isa._n c._n 59_o psal._n 21._o psal._n 71._o ibidem_fw-la aug_n in_o psal._n 71._o luc._n 24._o aug._n 1._o de_fw-la utilitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la act._n c._n 1._o collos._n 1_o mat._n 13._o mat._n 24._o act._n 20._o ibidem_fw-la 2._o tim._n 3._o aug._n in_o psal._n 57_o 2._o tim._n 3._o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cap._n 3._o mat._n 24._o aug._n l._n 4._o the_o simb_n cap._n 10._o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la cap._n 3._o ephes._n 2._o act._n 1._o act._n 2._o aug._n l._n de_fw-fr pastor_n cap._n 8._o lib._n the_o prescript_n lib._n the_o prescript_n lib._n 2._o &_o jovin_n s._n hier._n in_o cap._n 4_o ad_fw-la ephes._n math._n 16._o luc._n 22._o chrysost._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la s._n leo_n ser._n 2._o the_o anniver_n assumpt_n suae_fw-la ad_fw-la pontif._n joan._n 21._o 21._o luke_n 10._o mat._n 23._o mat._n 16._o joh._n 16._o cypr._n lib._n 4._o epist._n 9_o lib._n 1._o epist._n 3._o in_o postilla_fw-la super_fw-la euang_n dom_n primae_fw-la adventus_fw-la conc._n 4._o super_fw-la cap._n 21._o luc._n mat._n 7._o cant._n 1._o ●_o cor._n 13_o ●_o tim._n 1._o eccles._n ●_o prou._n ●●_o see_v staphil_n in_o absolu●_n respon_n cochlae_fw-la in_o act_n lutheri_fw-la a●_n 152●_n bolse●_n i●_n vita_fw-la calvin_n c._n 13_o luther_n lib._n the_o cap_a bab._n philip_n in_o apol._n art_n 5_o &_o 27._o 1._o joh._n 5._o mat._n 11._o philip._n cap._n 2._o see_v the_o history_n of_o saint_n bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 23._o rom._n 1._o in_o ration_n redditis_fw-la acadaem_fw-la ●a_n 7._o hollinshead_n in_o the_o description_n of_o brittany_n fol._n 11._o gall._n 1._o lib._n the_o prescript_n joh._n 14._o joh._n 16._o epist._n ad_fw-la argent_fw-fr a_fw-fr dom._n 1525._o lib._n &_o parm_n lib._n 3._o c._n 3_o et_fw-fr epist._n fundamenti_fw-la c._n 4._o athanas._n orat_fw-la 2._o &_o arrian_n ephes._n 4._o ibidem_fw-la orat._n the_o moderatione_n in_o disput_n habendo_fw-la joh._n 2d_o aug._n in_o psa._n cont_n partem_fw-la donati_n irenaeus_n lib._n 3._o c._n 3._o lib._n the_o prescript_n see_v prateolus_n verbo_fw-la lutherani_fw-la in_o ps._n 53._o rom._n 10._o heb._n c._n 5._o ●_o paral._n cap._n 26._o joh._n 10._o ibidem_fw-la 1._o tim._n 4._o joh._n 10._o joh._n 10._o joh._n ●5_n mat._n 23._o gal._n 1._o 2._o contra_fw-la julian._n epist._n 2._o in_o praef._n li._n the_o abrog_n missae_fw-la privates_n ad_fw-la frat●es_fw-la aug._n ordin_n in_o caenoo_o wittenberg_n