Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bless_v	fruit_n	zion_n	18	3	12.1699	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35538	An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1653 (1653)	Wing C777; ESTC R19353	930,090	1,092

satisfy_v and_o this_o may_v be_v a_o great_a reproof_n upon_o the_o insatiableness_n of_o many_o man_n they_o in_o this_o be_v much_o worse_a than_o the_o desolate_a and_o waste_a ground_n that_o may_v be_v satisfy_v that_o will_v crave_v no_o more_o but_o whereas_o solomon_n say_v there_o be_v four_o thing_n that_o say_v not_o it_o be_v enough_o prov._n 30.15_o 16._o of_o all_o thing_n the_o desire_n of_o man_n be_v most_o unsatiable_a and_o say_v not_o it_o be_v enough_o it_o be_v a_o great_a word_n which_o esau_n speak_v i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n gen._n 33.9_o and_o i_o fear_v he_o have_v but_o a_o few_o brethren_n in_o that_o say_n among_o the_o four_o thing_n which_o in_o solomon_n ob_n ervation_n say_v not_o it_o be_v enough_o the_o earth_n be_v one_o in_o the_o place_n last_o mention_v but_o mark_v it_o be_v the_o earth_n that_o be_v not_o fill_v with_o water_n for_o where_o god_n be_v please_v to_o fill_v the_o earth_n with_o water_n then_o as_o this_o text_n in_o job_n speak_v it_o be_v satisfy_v he_o cause_v it_o to_o rain_v on_o the_o wilderness_n to_o satisfy_v the_o desolate_a and_o waste_a ground_n further_o this_o may_v also_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o our_o want_n for_o doubtless_o the_o lord_n who_o take_v care_n to_o satisfy_v the_o senseless_a ground_n will_v satisfy_v his_o believe_a people_n early_o with_o his_o mercy_n psal_n 90.14_o when_o they_o cry_v to_o he_o yea_o he_o will_v satisfy_v they_o not_o only_o with_o good_a in_o this_o life_n but_o with_o long_a life_n will_v he_o satisfy_v they_o and_o show_v they_o his_o salvation_n psal_n 91.16_o he_o will_v abundant_o bless_v zion_n provision_n what_o be_v that_o the_o word_n and_o ordinance_n chief_o and_o satisfy_v her_o poor_a with_o bread_n with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n especial_o last_o god_n send_v rain_n to_o satisfy_v the_o desolate_a and_o waste_a ground_n hence_o note_v god_n have_v rain_n enough_o for_o all_o place_n he_o can_v spare_v it_o for_o waste_v ground_n 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