Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bad_a	good_a	heart_n	1,600	5	6.6614	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06160	Christs communion with his church militant First preached, and now published, for the good of Gods church in generall. By Nicholas Lockyer, Mr. of Arts.	Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.	1640 (1640)	STC 16651; ESTC S100760	59,038	216

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thy_o soul_n that_o god_n have_v not_o cut_v thou_o off_o in_o the_o act_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o desert_v thou_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v any_o place_n for_o repentance_n and_o give_v the_o least_o desire_n to_o set_v about_o this_o work_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v thus_o far_o possible_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n may_v begin_v now_o and_o then_o to_o glance_v into_o thy_o soul_n as_o at_o some_o little_a cranny_n or_o at_o least_o some_o more_o than_o ordinary_a lightsomness_n may_v appear_v in_o thy_o dark_a dull_a soul_n as_o there_o do_v in_o the_o dark_a morning_n some_o space_n of_o time_n before_o the_o sun_n appear_v that_o have_v leave_v this_o horizon_n now_o this_o beam_n of_o light_n or_o this_o little_a lightsomenesse_n of_o soul_n thou_o must_v much_o admire_v and_o acknowledge_v a_o unfathomed_a depth_n of_o love_n in_o it_o that_o god_n shall_v so_o much_o as_o once_o stoop_v to_o cast_v a_o eye_n after_o thou_o more_o to_o give_v 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