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	good_a	2,481	5	4.3352	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73885	Divers select sermons on severall texts Viz. 1. Of quenchiug [sic] the spirit. I Thessalon. 5.16. 2. Of the sinners suite for pardon. 2 Sam. 24.10. 3. Of eating and digesting the Word. Ier. 15.16. 4. Of buying and keeping the truth. Prov. 23.23. Preached by that reverend and faithfull minister of the word, Ier. Dyke, late preacher of Epping in Essex. Finished by his owne pen in his life time, and now published by his sonne Dan. Dyke Master of Arts.	Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.; Dyke, Daniel, 1617-1688.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Heart-smitten sinner's suite for pardon.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Of quenching, and not quenching of the spirit.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Purchase and possession of the truth.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. Right eating and digesting of the Word.	1640 (1640)	STC 7414; ESTC S124520	150,541	441

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divers_a select_a sermon_n on_o several_a text_n viz._n 1._o of_o quench_v the_o spirit_n 1_o thessalon_n 5.19_o 2._o of_o the_o sinner_n suit_n for_o pardon_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o 3._o of_o eat_v and_o digest_v the_o word_n jer._n 15.16_o 4._o of_o buy_v and_o keep_v the_o truth_n prov._n 23.23_o preach_v by_o that_o reverend_n and_o faithful_a minister_n of_o the_o word_n jer_n dyke_n late_a preacher_n of_o epping_n in_o essex_n finish_v by_o his_o own_o pen_n in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o now_o publish_v by_o his_o son_n dan_n dyke_n master_n of_o arts._n london_n print_v by_o tho._n paine_n for_o l._n fawn_n and_o s._n gellibrand_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1640._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o vertvous_o ennoble_v lady_n the_o lady_n magdalene_n bruce_n wife_n first_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a edward_n lord_n bruce_n baron_n of_o kinlosse_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o one_o of_o the_o most_o honourable_a privy_a 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life_n gen._n 47.15_o give_v we_o bread_n for_o why_o shall_v we_o die_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o if_o they_o have_v bread_n yet_o if_o they_o do_v not_o eat_v it_o if_o they_o have_v keep_v it_o in_o their_o cupboard_n lay_v it_o by_o and_o look_v on_o it_o they_o have_v dye_v nevertheless_o it_o be_v not_o the_o have_v but_o the_o eat_n of_o bread_n that_o make_v man_n live_v nehem._n 5.2_o we_o take_v up_o corn_n that_o we_o may_v eat_v and_o live_v man_n may_v have_v meat_n and_o may_v have_v bread_n and_o yet_o if_o they_o eat_v it_o not_o they_o may_v die_v and_o when_o once_o man_n leave_v eat_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o be_v near_o die_v psal_n 107.18_o their_o soul_n abhor_v all_o manner_n of_o meat_n and_o they_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n man_n be_v in_o a_o die_a condition_n when_o once_o they_o be_v pass_v eat_v because_o eat_v be_v the_o mean_n of_o preservation_n of_o life_n so_o it_o be_v here_o eat_v the_o word_n be_v the_o 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