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	sufficient_a	1,462	5	7.5981	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16909	A briefe treatise of diuers plaine and sure waies to finde out the truth in this doubtfull and dangerous time of heresie Conteyning sundrie worthy motiues vnto the Catholike faith, or considerations to moue a man to beleeue the Catholikes, and not the heretikes. Set out by Richard Bristow priest, licentiat in diuinitie.	Bristow, Richard, 1538-1581.	1599 (1599)	STC 3800; ESTC S106653	144,155	432

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apostolorum_fw-la &_o martyrun_n circuire_fw-la crebroque_fw-la cryptas_fw-la ingredi_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o use_n be_v be_v a_o boy_n at_o rome_n with_o other_o of_o the_o same_o age_n and_o meaning_n upon_o sunday_n to_o go_v about_o the_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n sepulcher_n &_o often_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o cryptes_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v place_n under_o the_o ground_n full_a of_o martyr_n bone_n and_o ash_n still_o to_o this_o day_n visit_v much_o of_o pilgrim_n final_o all_o antiquity_n be_v full_a of_o such_o practice_n bear_v plain_a witness_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o other_o point_n also_o of_o our_o religion_n as_o may_v easy_o be_v show_v if_o brevity_n do_v permit_v or_o if_o these_o foresay_v be_v not_o sufficient_a and_o yet_o as_o i_o prove_v before_o out_o of_o s._n augustine_n and_o s._n paul_n for_o find_v and_o know_v of_o the_o truth_n suffice_v the_o practice_n alone_o of_o the_o church_n that_o now_o be_v and_o diligent_o be_v it_o to_o be_v note_v that_o so_o plain_a and_o undoubted_a