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
B05844	Divine breathings: or, A pious soul thirsting after Christ	T. S. (Thomas Sherman); Perin, Christopher.	1671 (1671)	Wing S3388A; ESTC R184098	42,078	222

for_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o my_o glory_n but_o above_o all_o that_o sweet_a communion_n i_o enjoy_v with_o god_n those_o glorious_a ray_n which_o shine_v from_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n those_o ravish_a joy_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o well_n of_o salvation_n set_v i_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o nebo_n and_o give_v i_o the_o large_a view_n of_o my_o happiness_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n give_v i_o so_o choice_a a_o mercy_n for_o my_o earnest_n how_o rich_a a_o blessing_n shall_v i_o have_v for_o my_o inheritance_n if_o this_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o full_a harvest_n if_o the_o lord_n let_v i_o have_v such_o a_o glorious_a beam_n in_o my_o prison_n what_o a_o glorious_a sun_n shall_v shine_v in_o my_o palace_n if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o joy_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o what_o i_o shall_v be_v what_o a_o happiness_n shall_v there_o be_v in_o the_o consummation_n of_o what_o i_o shall_v be_v lxxvii_o meditat._n anaxagoras_n be_v ask_v what_o he_o think_v he_o be_v bear_v for_o answer_v ut_fw-la coelum_fw-la contemplar_n that_o i_o may_v meditate_v upon_o heaven_n oh_o my_o soul_n what_o do_v thou_o think_v thou_o be_v reborn_a for_o be_v it_o not_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o heaven_n god_n have_v make_v thou_o to_o enjoy_v communion_n with_o himself_o thou_o need_v not_o stay_v one_o hour_n on_o earth_n but_o with_o enoch_n spend_v thy_o day_n with_o god_n walk_v and_o converse_v with_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o gallery_n of_o his_o love_n with_o moses_n live_v on_o the_o mount_n of_o glory_n why_o then_o my_o dear_a soul_n be_v thou_o one_o hour_n out_o of_o heaven_n oh_o live_v so_o strict_o and_o walk_v so_o close_o with_o god_n that_o thou_o may_v say_v with_o david_n whether_o i_o awake_v in_o the_o morning_n or_o whether_o i_o walk_v abroad_o in_o the_o day_n i_o be_o ever_o with_o thou_o lxxviii_o meditat._n lord_n how_o near_o will_v thou_o bring_v i_o to_o thy_o self_n must_v i_o abide_v in_o thou_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o must_v we_o be_v of_o one_o soul_n and_o of_o one_o spirit_n be_v it_o not_o enough_o that_o i_o must_v always_o repose_v myself_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o thy_o sweet_a affection_n that_o i_o shall_v always_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o embrace_n of_o thy_o choice_a love_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v ever_o wrap_v up_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n but_o must_v i_o so_o dwell_v with_o thou_o and_o will_v thou_o so_o dwell_v in_o i_o as_o to_o be_v make_v a_o equal_a sharer_n in_o thy_o bliss_n a_o partmer_n in_o thy_o glory_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v so_o regard_v he_o what_o be_o i_o that_o thou_o shall_v so_o remember_v i_o lord_n let_v thy_o mercy_n so_o constrain_v i_o that_o all_o my_o affection_n may_v run_v out_o unto_o thou_o and_o all_o my_o strength_n may_v run_v out_o for_o thou_o lxxix_o meditat._n every_o real_a christian_n be_v the_o spiritual_a temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n worldly_a care_n and_o earthly_a desire_n be_v the_o buyer_n and_o the_o seller_n that_o pollute_v this_o temple_n now_o what_o a_o unworthy_a part_n be_v this_o to_o make_v the_o house_n of_o god_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n what_o a_o idolatrous_a sin_n be_v this_o to_o set_v up_o dagon_n by_o the_o ark_n a_o lust_n by_o christ_n again_o every_o member_n be_v a_o vessel_n of_o that_o temple_n now_o what_o a_o debase_v thing_n be_v this_o to_o take_v these_o golden_a vessel_n with_o that_o drunken_a king_n and_o employ_v they_o to_o a_o sordid_a use_n to_o take_v that_o heart_n which_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o god_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o lust_n those_o ear_n which_o shall_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o hear_v what_o god_n shall_v speak_v to_o lay_v they_o open_v to_o a_o detract_n tale_n a_o foolish_a jest_n that_o tongue_n that_o shall_v be_v set_v out_o the_o praise_n and_o must_v hereafter_o be_v sing_v forth_o that_o sweet_a triumphant_a haleluia_o for_o to_o defile_v it_o now_o with_o idle_a speech_n lie_v word_n what_o a_o sacrilegious_a thing_n be_v this_o to_o let_v forth_o god_n vessel_n to_o sin_n and_o god_n room_n to_o lust_n o_o lord_n therefore_o what_o thou_o take_v to_o be_v thy_o own_o own_o rule_n and_o use_v it_o as_o thy_o own_o lxxx_o meditat._n my_o duty_n be_v then_o upright_o with_o god_n when_o they_o turn_v i_o into_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o themselves_o it_o be_v st._n jerome_n praise_n of_o nepolitan_a that_o by_o his_o continual_a read_n and_o daily_a meditation_n he_o make_v his_o breast_n the_o very_a library_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v the_o praise_n of_o a_o christian_a when_o he_o shall_v see_v here_o that_o the_o word_n abide_v in_o he_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v incorporate_v into_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v so_o read_v as_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v himself_o a_o live_a epistle_n so_o that_o the_o world_n may_v read_v again_o in_o his_o life_n what_o he_o have_v read_v before_o in_o the_o world_n when_o he_o shall_v so_o bless_v god_n as_o to_o make_v himself_o his_o praise_n when_o he_o shall_v so_o pray_v as_o that_o every_o petition_n shall_v as_o so_o many_o live_a vein_n run_v through_o his_o practice_n when_o his_o duty_n shall_v be_v the_o fire_n and_o his_o life_n the_o incense_n this_o be_v the_o only_a sweet_a acceptable_a sacrifice_n till_o worship_n be_v distil_v into_o practice_n it_o be_v but_o a_o empty_a cloud_n till_o duty_n be_v as_o vital_n in_o our_o walking_n they_o be_v but_o dead_a performance_n lord_n therefore_o let_v my_o duty_n receive_v life_n from_o thy_o spirit_n and_o let_v my_o walking_n receive_v life_n from_o those_o duty_n lxxxi_o meditat._n i_o read_v of_o bazil_n that_o he_o persuade_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n free_a from_o the_o company_n of_o man_n he_o shall_v be_v happy_a and_o serve_v god_n more_o devout_o but_o when_o he_o come_v there_o he_o say_v i_o have_v forsake_v all_o thing_n but_o yet_o i_o retain_v my_o old_a heart_n i_o have_v often_o seek_v the_o private_a place_n for_o duty_n and_o have_v often_o press_v to_o hear_v the_o best_a man_n and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o best_a mean_n think_v to_o have_v gain_v much_o ground_n in_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o yet_o lord_n i_o have_v get_v but_o little_a good_a because_o i_o still_o carry_v with_o i_o a_o bad_a heart_n this_o be_v the_o that_o remora_n that_o stay_v my_o ship_n in_o its_o course_n to_o heaven_n so_o that_o i_o find_v it_o be_v not_o he_o with_o st._n bazil_n that_o tread_v the_o path_n of_o retiredness_n that_o grow_v in_o grace_n but_o he_o that_o with_o that_o father_n walk_v first_o into_o the_o cloister_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n in_o the_o secret_a place_n and_o crooked_a turn_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o come_v to_o the_o pure_a ordinance_n that_o advance_v his_o communion_n with_o god_n but_o it_o be_v he_o that_o bring_v a_o pure_a heart_n lord_n i_o have_v often_o search_v my_o heart_n and_o still_o my_o heart_n deceive_v i_o in_o the_o search_n oh_o come_v and_o fit_v my_o heart_n for_o every_o duty_n that_o every_o duty_n may_v fit_v for_o thyself_o lxxxii_o meditat._n prince_n combat_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n christian_n wrestle_v with_o principality_n and_o power_n their_o war_n give_v day_n of_o truce_n we_o not_o a_o minute_n of_o cessation_n condition_n of_o peace_n there_o may_v cause_v retreat_n nothing_o but_o death_n here_o can_v raise_v the_o siege_n king_n if_o overcome_v may_v save_v themselves_o by_o flight_n but_o christian_n may_v as_o soon_o fly_v from_o themselves_o as_o from_o their_o enemy_n whatsoever_o may_v make_v a_o battle_n dangerous_a here_o it_o be_v whether_o policy_n potency_n cruelty_n or_o perpetuity_n not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o earth_n but_o all_o the_o force_n and_o stratagem_n of_o hell_n be_v always_o charge_v upon_o thy_o soul_n so_o that_o a_o christian_n be_v not_o in_o a_o garrison_n of_o rest_n but_o in_o a_o field_n of_o conflict_n and_o he_o can_v let_v fall_v his_o hand_n but_o amalek_n prevail_v not_o to_o be_v a_o conqueror_n be_v to_o be_v a_o prisoner_n not_o to_o win_v the_o field_n be_v to_o lose_v the_o soul_n security_n wound_v thou_o yield_v kill_v thou_o nothing_o but_o victory_n crown_v thou_o therefore_o watch_v as_o for_o thy_o life_n sight_n as_o for_o thy_o soul_n the_o time_n will_v come_v these_o enemy_n thou_o see_v to_o day_n thou_o shall_v see_v they_o no_o more_o for_o ever_o when_o thou_o shall_v lay_v down_o thy_o sword_n and_o take_v up_o thy_o palm_n and_o solemnize_v thy_o victory_n in_o glory_n to_o perpetuity_n a_o certain_a man_n rehearse_v a_o sad_a oration_n to_o aristotle_n in_o