Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	believe_v	faith_n	foundation_n	1,927	5	8.7886	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33361	A discourse of the saving grace of God by ... David Clarkson ...	Clarkson, David, 1622-1686.	1688 (1688)	Wing C4573; ESTC R12535	66,518	170

28._o 28._o joh._n 12._o 32._o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n in_o these_o and_o other_o prophecy_n be_v evident_o expose_v past_o all_o security_n their_o principle_n can_v possible_o give_v so_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n style_v everlasting_a everlasting_a truth_n and_o faithfulness_n be_v engage_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o jer._n 32._o 39_o 40._o ezek._n 36._o 26_o 27._o every_o clause_n of_o this_o may_v prove_v false_a and_o not_o be_v fulfil_v to_o any_o one_o person_n in_o the_o world_n for_o with_o they_o the_o lord_n do_v nothing_o which_o will_v certain_o change_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o only_o offer_v argument_n to_o move_v they_o to_o renew_v their_o own_o heart_n and_o so_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o their_o own_o will_n whether_o ever_o the_o promise_n shall_v take_v effect_n or_o not_o now_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o it_o shall_v prove_v true_a that_o man_n shall_v 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a_o surety_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 8._o 3_o 4._o the_o law_n can_v not_o give_v we_o life_n because_o be_v weaken_v by_o sin_n we_o can_v not_o perform_v the_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v require_v but_o what_o the_o law_n can_v not_o do_v christ_n have_v do_v give_v we_o title_n to_o life_n fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o it_o in_o our_o behalf_n but_o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n declare_v that_o our_o obedience_n be_v the_o obedience_n which_o give_v title_n to_o life_n rev._n 22._o 14._o i_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o double_a right_n jus_n ad_fw-la rem_fw-la and_o jus_n in_o re_fw-la a_o right_n of_o title_n and_o a_o right_n of_o possession_n holy_a obedience_n give_v we_o not_o the_o title_n but_o lead_v we_o into_o possession_n it_o give_v not_o the_o title_n for_o that_o we_o have_v in_o justification_n rom._n 5._o 18._o now_o obedience_n be_v after_o justification_n and_o so_o can_v give_v that_o which_o be_v before_o itself_o and_o 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