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	revelation_n	1,466	5	9.8611	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66905	Suffragium Protestantium, wherein our governours are justifyed in their impositions and proceedings against dissenters meisner also and the verdict rescued from the cavils and seditious sophistry of the Protestant reconciler / by Dr. Laurence Womock ...	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing W3354; ESTC R20405	170,962	414

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etc._n 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o 4_o 5._o tit_n 1._o 10_o 11._o st._n pet._n also_o epist_n 2._o c._n 2._o throughout_o like_o wise_a st._n john_n 1_o epist_n c._n 2._o 18_o 19_o and_o st._n judas_n do_v the_o like_a the_o 11_o 12_o 13._o ver_fw-la of_o his_o epistle_n two_o say_v the_o reconciler_n thus_o to_o condemn_v and_o judge_v our_o brother_n seem_v 118._o pag._n 118._o inconsistent_a with_o the_o property_n and_o rule_n of_o charity_n for_o charity_n say_v the_o apostle_n hope_v all_o thing_n and_o believe_v all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o must_v oblige_v we_o to_o hope_n and_o to_o believe_v well_o of_o our_o brother_n action_n till_o we_o have_v demonstration_n of_o the_o contrary_a &_o not_o condemn_v he_o without_o certain_a ground_n charity_n think_v no_o evil_a