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_v	1,483	5	7.8841	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08300	A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1620 (1620)	STC 18629; ESTC S105984	150,903	437

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nothing_o want_v to_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o delight_n thyself_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o thy_o heart_n desire_v commit_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v all_o thing_n to_o good_a end_n for_o thou_o wait_v patient_o upon_o the_o lord_n hope_v in_o he_o fear_v not_o though_o the_o earth_n be_v move_v and_o though_o trouble_n environ_v thou_o round_o about_o for_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o heaven_n shall_v send_v and_o save_v thou_o and_o shall_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o perish_v altogether_o o_o god_n remember_v thy_o promise_n how_o thou_o have_v say_v thou_o will_v not_o fail_v i_o i_o believe_v it_o lord_n lord_n help_v my_o unbelief_n upon_o thou_o i_o have_v be_v stay_v from_o my_o youth_n and_o it_o be_v only_o of_o thy_o mercy_n that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v confound_v long_o ago_o for_o of_o myself_o i_o have_v fall_v but_o thou_o lord_n have_v raise_v i_o of_o myself_o i_o perish_v but_o through_o thou_o i_o have_v be_v ever_o preserve_v consider_v this_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o he_o have_v make_v thou_o as_o mount_n zion_n that_o can_v never_o be_v move_v let_v neither_o poverty_n or_o sickness_n or_o loss_n or_o enemy_n or_o any_o cross_n or_o whatsoever_o trouble_v drive_v thou_o from_o trust_n in_o this_o god_n and_o assure_v thou_o that_o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v shall_v dismay_v thou_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n and_o blessing_n and_o favour_n &_o love_n shall_v follow_v thou_o and_o feed_v thou_o and_o relieve_v thou_o and_o protect_v thou_o and_o save_v thou_o from_o all_o danger_n for_o eve●_o o_o lord_n increase_v my_o faith_n faith_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v hope_v for_o &_o the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o see_v heb._n 11._o 1._o above_o all_o take_v the_o shield_n of_o faith_n wherewith_o you_o may_v quench_v all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o wicked_a ephes_n 6._o ver_n 16._o i_o believe_v and_o therefore_o i_o speak_v psal._n 116._o 10._o they_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v as_o mount_n zion_n that_o can_v be_v move_v psal._n 125._o 1._o a_o necessary_a meditation_n concern_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o man_n happiness_n in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o endless_a happiness_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v notwithstanding_o their_o present_a misery_n here_o mjne_a eye_n have_v see_v and_o my_o heart_n have_v due_o consider_v the_o fickle_a and_o frail_a and_o feeble_a and_o uncoustant_a happiness_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n yea_o i_o myself_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o this_o world_n administer_v unto_o man_n no_o periect_a comfort_n while_o he_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n yet_o flesh_n &_o blood_n the_o foolish_a outward_a man_n besot_v with_o the_o vain_a delight_n of_o sin_n deceit_n and_o snare_v with_o the_o bait_n of_o vain_a hope_n the_o pleasure_n and_o comfort_n and_o glory_n and_o ease_n and_o fullness_n of_o earthly_a vanity_n think_v himself_o safe_a and_o in_o state_n of_o such_o sure_a and_o never-failing_a happiness_n that_o he_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o deceive_a security_n until_o at_o unaware_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v stretch_v out_o against_o he_o and_o either_o turn_v his_o hope_n to_o despair_v his_o glory_n into_o shame_n his_o ease_n into_o trouble_n his_o fullness_n into_o want_n or_o all_o the_o vain_a thing_n wherein_o he_o delight_v into_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n o_o my_o soul_n trust_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o transitory_a trash_n and_o pelf_n &_o wealth_n of_o this_o world_n for_o it_o deceive_v and_o devour_v man_n and_o as_o the_o rust_n and_o can●er_n eat_v and_o waste_v iron_n so_o do_v the_o love_n thereof_o devour_v thy_o trust_n in_o god_n and_o thy_o practice_n of_o better_a thing_n trust_v not_o in_o worldly_a friend_n for_o 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