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	save_v	1,472	5	6.9646	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44666	The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1668 (1668)	Wing H3015; ESTC R19303	281,960	488

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