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	true_a	truth_n	1,564	5	5.8086	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29619	A single and general voice lifted up like a trumpet, sounding forth the Lords controversie concerning London, with her governors, priests, and citizens that walk in the manners, customs, and way of the heathen, that know not the dreadful God who is Light among them, neither like to retain God ... with somewhat directed to the ear of Thomas Atkin, called alderman of the said city : a reproof to his perverse and ungodly proceedings, message, and two letters ... also a letter from a servant of God in the said prison to Thomas Allen, Mayor of the city ... / by Daniel Baker.	D. B. (Daniel Baker), fl. 1650-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing B485; ESTC R32851	25,174	40

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yet_o a_o member_n of_o such_o a_o church_n which_o be_v not_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n see_v col._n 1.24_o the_o true_a church_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o i_o deny_v with_o my_o life_n a_o stony_a idol_n temple_n steeple_n house_n or_o masse-house_n that_o it_o be_v the_o church_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o pillar_n and_o ground_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o church_n of_o the_o live_a god_n behold_v thy_o blasphemy_n and_o the_o damnable_a error_n of_o thy_o dark_a teacher_n and_o why_o do_v thou_o continue_v heap_v false_a accusation_n upon_o i_o and_o my_o dear_a friend_n the_o lord_n servant_n