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	hope_n	2,425	5	7.9570	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08055	Mans actiue obedience, or The power of godlines especially in the commandement of the gospell, which requireth faith in euerie Christian: or A treatise of faith, worthily called precious faith, as being in it selfe a most rare iewell of ioy, and peerelesse pearle, that excelleth in worth the highest price. Wherein is plainly declared what faith in Christ is what properly is the obiect of it, what is the speciall operation of faith, by which it may bee discerned; and the worke about which it is principally imployed, the subiect wherein it is placed; what things are needfull to the making it up, what to the being, and what to the wel-being of it; with the differences that are betweene true beleeuers and fained in all of them, and the vses thereof. By Master William Negus, lately minister of Gods word at Lee in Essex.; Mans active obedience.	Negus, William, 1559?-1616.; Negus, Jonathan, d. 1633.	1619 (1619)	STC 18420; ESTC S113618	278,658	364

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his_o own_o seduce_v and_o seduce_a heart_n which_o the_o deceiver_n of_o the_o world_n together_o with_o the_o deceit_n that_o be_v in_o itself_o have_v so_o much_o abuse_v and_o beguile_v as_o to_o bring_v it_o into_o such_o a_o fool_n paradise_n as_o now_o to_o think_v no_o man_n estate_n to_o be_v better_a than_o his_o own_o and_o that_o therefore_o none_o may_v be_v merry_a than_o he_o may_v be_v nor_o any_o have_v better_a or_o great_a joy_n than_o he_o may_v have_v so_o that_o this_o his_o joy_n be_v but_o homebred_a be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o carnal_a joy_n and_o a_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o as_o it_o be_v fetch_v no_o high_a than_o from_o himself_o so_o do_v it_o reach_v no_o high_o

with_o scourge_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o take_v his_o mercy_n from_o they_o nor_o falsify_v his_o truth_n though_o for_o a_o time_n he_o may_v be_v angry_a yet_o will_v he_o not_o keep_v his_o 9_o psal_n 103._o 9_o anger_n always_o towards_o his_o child_n and_o unto_o this_o it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o bind_v himself_o not_o only_o by_o promise_n but_o by_o oath_n that_o his_o kindness_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o nor_o the_o covenant_n of_o his_o peace_n be_v remove_v from_o they_o which_o he_o will_v have_v they_o know_v be_v as_o sure_a to_o be_v perform_v as_o the_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v swear_v shall_v be_v keep_v that_o the_o 10._o isa_n 54_o 9_o 10._o water_n of_o noah_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v over_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o any_o man_n can_v break_v the_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v with_o the_o day_n and_o night_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n nor_o night_n 21._o jer._n 33._o 20._o 21._o in_o their_o season_n then_o may_v they_o break_v this_o covenant_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v with_o his_o poople_n in_o this_o behalf_n howsoever_o than_o the_o lord_n be_v offend_v may_v sometime_o in_o his_o displeasure_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o his_o servant_n and_o forsake_v they_o as_o christ_n do_v the_o spouse_n that_o we_o may_v more_o desire_v after_o he_o and_o more_o earnest_o seek_v for_o he_o yet_o may_v there_o a_o favour_n be_v find_v and_o perceive_v to_o be_v bear_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n himself_o even_o in_o that_o his_o displeasure_n yea_o that_o vey_fw-mi kind_n of_o forsake_v of_o god_n child_n be_v a_o token_n that_o they_o be_v not_o forsake_v because_o it_o be_v do_v by_o way_n of_o correction_n and_o in_o meaning_n to_o reclaim_v they_o when_o he_o so_o seem_v to_o go_v from_o we_o he_o do_v indeed_o but_o offer_n himself_o to_o come_v near_o unto_o we_o though_o this_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o discern_v for_o so_o do_v the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n in_o chasten_v of_o we_o do_v offer_v himself_o unto_o 7._o heb._n 12._o 7._o we_o as_o unto_o son_n it_o be_v more_o fearful_a forsake_v of_o god_n when_o the_o lord_n seem_v to_o do_v nothing_o less_o than_o to_o forsake_v and_o when_o he_o bring_v no_o trouble_n nor_o affliction_n for_o sin_n but_o leave_v man_n to_o themselves_o and_o to_o the_o fulfil_n 28._o psal_n 81._o 12._o rom._n 1._o 28._o of_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n to_o do_v what_o they_o he_o be_v never_o more_o angry_a then_o when_o after_o that_o sort_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v please_v in_o do_v nothing_o against_o they_o for_o this_o be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o deal_n by_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o a_o physician_n shall_v give_v over_o a_o patient_a when_o his_o case_n be_v desperate_a and_o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o lord_n be_v never_o less_o angry_a then_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o angry_a as_o to_o have_v now_o leave_v and_o forsake_v we_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v the_o better_o humble_v we_o and_o break_v our_o heart_n for_o this_o he_o use_v as_o the_o best_a medicine_n the_o fit_a remedic_n to_o cure_v we_o and_o recover_v we_o out_o of_o that_o most_o dangerous_a lethargy_n of_o carnal_a security_n into_o which_o we_o be_v fall_v and_o therefore_o as_o sick_a patient_n be_v not_o glad_a of_o their_o sickness_n and_o disease_n but_o be_v sick_a be_v glad_a of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o physician_n that_o bring_v they_o medicine_n and_o minister_v it_o to_o they_o because_o now_o they_o hope_v they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n of_o be_v cure_v and_o recover_v again_o so_o god_n child_n have_v fall_v by_o their_o sin_v so_o far_o to_o displease_v god_n as_o now_o he_o will_v give_v they_o no_o countenance_n till_o their_o heart_n be_v break_v for_o their_o sin_v and_o they_o bring_v to_o better_a humiliation_n though_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n they_o shall_v be_v please_v with_o their_o sin_v yet_o have_v they_o cause_n to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n faithfulness_n unto_o they_o that_o when_o no_o other_o way_n can_v be_v find_v sufficient_a for_o the_o reclaim_n of_o they_o out_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o bring_v they_o home_o again_o that_o be_v depart_v from_o he_o then_o for_o himself_o to_o be_v a_o while_n estrange_v from_o they_o he_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o loose_v they_o for_o a_o time_n that_o so_o be_v occasion_v more_o earnest_o to_o seek_v his_o face_n and_o his_o favour_n again_o he_o may_v by_o mean_n thereof_o make_v they_o more_o constant_o to_o abide_v with_o he_o for_o ever_o after_o rather_o than_o by_o continue_v his_o wont_a favour_n towards_o they_o see_v and_o suffer_v they_o to_o depart_v still_o further_o from_o he_o till_o there_o shall_v at_o the_o length_n a_o perfect_a breach_n grow_v to_o be_v make_v between_o they_o and_o so_o a_o fall_v off_o for_o altogether_o chap._n xxiiii_o of_o the_o three_o let_v of_o true_a joy_n which_o be_v the_o cross_n and_o how_o their_o joy_n be_v augment_v through_o the_o much_o good_a that_o come_v thereby_o touch_v that_o other_o point_n of_o god_n draw_v near_o unto_o we_o in_o lay_v the_o cross_n upon_o our_o shoulder_n and_o bring_v trouble_n and_o affliction_n upon_o we_o for_o our_o sin_n when_o he_o do_v visit_v our_o offence_n with_o the_o rod_n and_o our_o sin_n with_o scourge_n the_o like_a doubt_n may_v be_v make_v how_o god_n child_n bear_v the_o cross_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o pinch_v and_o gaul_v with_o the_o same_o and_o be_v smite_v and_o sore_o strike_v yea_o deep_o wound_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n shall_v not_o so_o have_v all_o comfort_n and_o joy_n in_o god_n take_v from_o they_o as_o that_o possible_o they_o shall_v do_v any_o other_o thing_n during_o all_o that_o time_n but_o lament_v and_o mourn_v especial_o when_o the_o lord_n himself_o find_v it_o to_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o his_o people_n and_o complain_v of_o it_o by_o his_o prophet_n that_o he_o have_v smite_v they_o and_o they_o have_v not_o sorrow_v and_o 3._o ler._n 2._o 30._o and_o 5._o 3._o therefore_o say_v that_o in_o so_o smite_v they_o he_o have_v smite_v they_o in_o vain_a doubtless_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o god_n people_n when_o be_v just_o smite_v for_o their_o sin_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n they_o turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o and_o do_v not_o 13._o isa_n 9_o 13._o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n when_o they_o be_v afflict_v do_v not_o mourn_v and_o weep_v cause_v their_o laughter_n to_o be_v turn_v into_o 10._o jam._n 4._o 9_o 10._o mourning_n and_o their_o joy_n into_o heaviness_n as_o james_n counsel_v howbeit_o that_o god_n servant_n may_v still_o keep_v their_o joy_n and_o hold_v their_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n even_o during_o the_o time_n while_o themselves_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a affliction_n that_o do_v befall_v they_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 7._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 6._o 7._o do_v plain_o show_v who_o find_v these_o to_o meet_v together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_n though_o in_o diverse_a respect_n say_v thus_o write_v to_o the_o disperse_a people_n of_o god_n that_o be_v elect_v that_o they_o great_o rejoice_v that_o they_o be_v keep_v by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n unto_o salvation_n though_o even_o at_o that_o time_n for_o a_o season_n they_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a tribulation_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o for_o this_o matter_n be_v that_o which_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v concern_v 11._o heb._n 12._o 11._o trouble_n that_o no_o chastisement_n for_o the_o present_a seem_v joyous_a but_o grievous_a nevertheless_o aftherward_o they_o yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o they_o which_o be_v exercise_v thereby_o he_o say_v that_o the_o trouble_n and_o chastisement_n be_v not_o present_o so_o grievous_a but_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n which_o afterward_o will_v be_v reap_v thereby_o will_v be_v every_o way_n as_o pleasant_a and_o as_o peaceable_a to_o 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