Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bear_v	fruit_n	tree_n	2,434	5	8.1649	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61206	Satana noēmata, or, The wiles of Satan in a discourse upon 2 Cor. 2. 11 / by William Spurstow ...	Spurstowe, William, 1605?-1666.	1666 (1666)	Wing S5096; ESTC R22598	68,825	114

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loss_n of_o his_o life_n while_o the_o servant_n sleep_v the_o enemy_n come_v and_o sow_v his_o tare_n matth._n 13._o 25._o oh_o how_o well_o will_v it_o go_v with_o christian_n if_o the_o diligence_n of_o their_o adversary_n will_v provoke_v they_o to_o watchfulness_n and_o kindle_v in_o they_o a_o holy_a industry_n unto_o all_o good_a that_o so_o they_o may_v approve_v themselves_o to_o be_v dei_fw-la milites_fw-la god_n soldier_n to_o sight_n against_o all_o evil_n and_o operarii_fw-la dei_fw-la god_n workman_n and_o servant_n in_o do_v all_o good_a sure_o it_o be_v their_o complaint_n will_v be_v few_o and_o their_o comfort_n will_v be_v great_a but_o alas_o what_o a_o sad_a complaint_n may_v i_o now_o take_v up_o and_o while_o i_o speak_v of_o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o evil_a one_o mourn_v over_o the_o security_n and_o negligence_n of_o most_o professor_n among_o who_o a_o wake_a eye_n and_o a_o work_a hand_n be_v as_o rare_a to_o be_v find_v as_o a_o sword_n and_o a_o spear_n among_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 1_o sam._n 13._o 22_o how_o few_o be_v there_o that_o have_v take_v the_o alarm_n though_o they_o be_v call_v upon_o so_o as_o to_o stand_v upon_o their_o watch_n against_o temptation_n how_o hard_o be_v it_o to_o persuade_v man_n that_o to_o walk_v circumspect_o be_v a_o duty_n or_o that_o to_o be_v diligent_a in_o their_o calling_n be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a antidote_n to_o preserve_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o lust_n and_o to_o fence_v it_o against_o the_o incursion_n of_o a_o affiduous_a tempter_n it_o be_v a_o common_a proverb_n that_o the_o lion_n be_v not_o so_o sierce_a as_o he_o be_v paint_v and_o it_o it_o a_o receive_a opinion_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o so_o hurtful_a a_o