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	reason_n	word_n	1,564	5	4.5860	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37412	A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr. John Dee ... and some spirits tending ... to a general alteration of most states and kingdomes in the world : his private conferences with Rodolphe, Emperor of Germany, Stephen, K. of Poland, and divers other princes about it ... : as also the letters of sundry great men and princes ... to the said D. Dee / out of the original copy written with Dr. Dees own hand, kept in the library of Sir Tho. Cotton, Kt. Baronet ; with a preface confirming the reality (as to the point of spirits) of this relation ... by Meric Casaubon ...	Dee, John, 1527-1608.; Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.; Kelly, Edward, 1555-1595.	1659 (1659)	Wing D811; ESTC R11048	632,551	486

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p._n 78._o the_o first_o table_n mystical_a number_n and_o letter_n etc._n etc._n xlv_o p._n 80._o ed._n kelley_n a_o magician_n and_o for_o it_o reprove_v further_n proceed_v in_o the_o promise_a cabal_n great_a opposition_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n in_o show_n while_o this_o wonderful_a cabal_n be_v deliver_v xlvi_o p._n 82._o a_o prayer_n in_o word_n zealous_a use_v by_o the_o spirit_n prescribe_v to_o doctor_n dee_n etc._n etc._n proceed_n in_o the_o cabal_n more_o opposition_n in_o show_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n bodily_a reverence_n and_o prayer_n often_o use_v the_o first_o call_v end_v the_o use_n and_o virtue_n of_o it_o xvii_o p._n 88_o more_o opposition_n in_o show_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n xlviii_o p._n 89_o the_o sabbath_n or_o sunday_n to_o be_v keep_v xlix_o ib._n more_o opposition_n yet_o the_o work_n proceed_v l_o p._n 91._o nothing_o appear_v ed._n kelley_n upon_o good_a ground_n very_o confident_a that_o they_o be_v devil_n all_o that_o have_v appear_v hitherto_o and_o 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furniture_n of_o the_o table_n cross_n etc._n etc._n the_o table_n of_o the_o earth_n governor_n angel_n etc._n etc._n the_o book_n the_o title_n of_o it_o let_v those_o etc._n etc._n and_o doctrine_n of_o enoch_n reveal_v unto_o he_o by_o special_a favour_n counterfeit_v by_o d._n and_o magician_n their_o character_n mystical_a table_n figure_n word_n etc._n etc._n n1_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la a_o horrible_a profanation_n but_o such_o be_v most_o cabalistical_a mystery_n mystical_a cross_n etc._n etc._n solomon_n knowledge_n if_o you_o will_v believe_v they_o how_o far_o it_o extend_v ¶_o lxxi_o p._n 178._o the_o cabal_n go_v on_o the_o wonderful_a extent_n of_o it_o disease_n how_v to_o be_v cure_v or_o procure_v by_o it_o money_o coin_v and_o uncoined_a give_v by_o who_o ¶_o lxxii_o p._n 181._o lxxiii_o p._n 183._o the_o secret_n of_o state_n so_o trithemius_n too_o we_o have_v his_o table_n but_o never_o be_v any_o man_n the_o wise_a whereof_o more_o in_o the_o preface_n 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