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	know_v	scripture_n	1,728	5	6.3627	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43724	A continuation of The dialogue between a Christian and a Quaker wherein the truth of those things objected against them in the first part, are fully confirm'd : together with a further account of their perilous and pernitious errors concerning the person of Christ, His satisfaction, justification, sanctification, the ministry, and immediate motions are in this second part, cleerly and plainly represented out of the writings of some of their principal, and most approved leaders / published for the common information of such as either really are, or may be, in danger of being insnared and intangled by them by Thomas Hicks.	Hicks, Thomas, 17th cent.	1673 (1673)	Wing H1919; ESTC R21822	53,818	100

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penn_n apol._n p._n 148._o chr._n be_v there_o no_o other_o righteousness_n by_o which_o the_o saint_n be_v justify_v then_o what_o christ_n work_v only_o in_o they_o quak._n thou_o beast_n to_o who_o the_o plague_n of_o god_n be_v due_a and_o upon_o who_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n must_v be_v accomplish_v who_o will_v have_v another_o righteousness_n then_o that_o which_o christ_n work_v in_o the_o saint_n edw._n burrough_n work_v p._n 32._o chr._n be_v not_o this_o to_o disclaim_v the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o a_o impute_a righteousness_n quak._n thou_o wrong_v we_o and_o our_o principle_n for_o imputative_a righteousness_n as_o true_o consider_v in_o the_o scripture_n we_o do_v not_o disclaim_v g._n whitehead_n apol._n p._n 37._o chr._n i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o g._n w._n dissemble_v in_o these_o word_n for_o in_o the_o same_o page_n he_o disclaim_v they_o that_o deny_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n within_o for_o justification_n and_o 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