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	salvation_n	2,229	5	7.5228	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89857	A vindication of truth, as held forth in a book, entituled, Love to the lost, from the lies, slanders and deceits of T. Higgenson, in a book, called, A testimony to thc [sic] true Iesus. But he is discovered to hold forth another Iesus then what the Scriptures hold forth, or the saints witness. / I.N.	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1656 (1656)	Wing N326; Thomason E886_8; ESTC R202994	44,930	58

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sustain_v all_o the_o law_n have_v to_o charge_v upon_o you_o etc._n etc._n but_o let_v i_o ask_v thou_o one_o question_n with_o thy_o large_a faith_n who_o be_v redeem_v and_o justify_v before_o thou_o be_v bear_v suppose_v thou_o commit_v adultery_n or_o murder_n will_v not_o the_o law_n charge_v that_o sin_n upon_o thou_o that_o law_n god_n have_v write_v in_o thy_o heart_n yea_o and_o so_o as_o without_o new_a wash_n to_o condemn_v thou_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n if_o thou_o say_v yea_o than_o thy_o justification_n and_o wash_v before_o thou_o be_v bear_v may_v be_v disannul_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o blood_n now_o if_o thou_o say_v no_o i_o say_v i_o

confusion_n and_o contradiction_n gather_v together_o be_v these_o thy_o balance_n with_o which_o thou_o be_v weigh_v we_o which_o thou_o tell_v of_o or_o be_v this_o a_o stand_a measure_n which_o stagger_v to_o and_o fro_o like_o a_o drunken_a man_n contradict_v and_o confound_v thyself_o till_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n thou_o say_v will_v stand_v which_o be_v unconfound_v from_o thy_o own_o mouth_n be_v not_o here_o babel_n foundation_n discover_v to_o the_o weak_a eye_n open_v in_o any_o heart_n but_o this_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o nation_n must_v not_o long_o be_v deceive_v with_o your_o witchcraft_n whoredom_n he_o be_v lay_v open_a to_o the_o people_n with_o what_o you_o have_v feed_v they_o and_o where_o with_o all_o you_o have_v cover_v they_o and_o how_o you_o have_v make_v they_o to_o trust_v in_o confusion_n and_o bring_v forth_o a_o lie_n for_o their_o salvation_n wherein_o you_o have_v make_v they_o to_o rejoice_v over_o the_o slay_v 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