Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bring_v	fruit_n	seed_n	3,454	5	7.8573	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51875	The loving husband and prudent wife represented in the persons of St. Eustachius and Theopista, martyrs / written in Italian by John Baptista Manzini and Englished by John Burbery.	Manzini, Giovanni Battista, 1599-1664.	1657 (1657)	Wing M556; ESTC R29503	56,382	213

we_o sing_v the_o mercy_n of_o so_o gracious_a a_o god_n o_o free_a o_o happy_a state_n we_o be_v in_o so_o fortunate_a and_o secure_v a_o condition_n that_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o fear_v or_o hope_n for_o fortune_n can_v threaten_v we_o no_o long_o she_o can_v no_o long_o trouble_v we_o god_n be_v bless_v and_o thank_v o_o dear_a most_o love_a and_o merciful_a god_n and_o when_o can_v i_o ever_o have_v imagine_v be_v fetter_v with_o so_o many_o snare_n of_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n i_o shall_v be_v so_o happy_a to_o be_v free_a and_o disengage_v from_o they_o all_o and_o only_o depend_v on_o my_o will_n on_o my_o will_n which_o be_v now_o and_o ever_o shall_v be_v thou_o o_o my_o dear_o belove_a the_o love_n of_o my_o soul_n my_o god_n thou_o shall_v be_v my_o mother_n my_o wise_a my_o father_n and_o child_n in_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v calm_v my_o affection_n my_o misery_n and_o thought_n thou_o be_v to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o my_o understanding_n the_o prey_n of_o my_o will_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o memory_n and_o since_o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o to_o this_o happiness_n shall_v i_o have_v so_o rebellious_a so_o stubborn_a and_o so_o senseless_a a_o heart_n to_o bewail_v it_o when_o it_o come_v ah_o my_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v of_o flesh_n be_v please_v to_o forgive_v it_o and_o of_o stone_n be_v please_v to_o split_v it_o draw_v from_o it_o the_o water_n may_v set_v forth_o thy_o glory_n from_o thou_o in_o thou_o and_o for_o thou_o i_o protest_v for_o the_o future_a all_o my_o thought_n my_o affection_n and_o word_n shall_v begin_v advance_v and_o terminate_v i_o protest_v whatsoever_o have_v not_o thou_o for_o its_o object_n and_o centre_n my_o creator_n redeemer_n and_o my_o god_n the_o name_n i_o always_o find_v the_o most_o sweet_a i_o will_v not_o approve_v of_o i_o will_v no_o long_o will_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o will_n nor_o love_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o love_v what_o be_v not_o of_o god_n or_o for_o god_n eustachius_n shall_v not_o love_v or_o desire_v so_o raise_v courageous_o himself_n ah_o good_a man_n have_v affliction_n without_o but_o consolation_n within_o as_o if_o he_o have_v endure_v nothing_o yet_o he_o go_v on_o beseech_v god_n to_o begin_v now_o at_o last_o to_o exercise_v and_o try_v he_o and_o when_o say_v he_o shall_v we_o ever_o have_v a_o better_a occasion_n when_o ever_o find_v a_o time_n so_o opportune_a to_o suffer_v for_o god_n sake_n affliction_n be_v no_o long_a impediment_n to_o divert_v we_o from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o which_o we_o be_v whole_o devote_v where_o be_v the_o tribulation_n and_o misery_n that_o be_v threaten_v what_o hitherto_o we_o have_v suffer_v be_v ill_o only_o out_o of_o opinion_n and_o what_o have_v we_o suffer_v of_o our_o own_o good_n honour_n dignity_n wife_n and_o child_n be_v not_o otherwise_o we_o than_o as_o trouble_n and_o must_v it_o be_v call_v and_o esteem_v a_o tribulation_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o trouble_n subjection_n and_o impediment_n ah_o my_o god_n and_o what_o do_v i_o suffer_v for_o thy_o suffering_n for_o i_o and_o what_o satisfaction_n do_v i_o make_v thou_o for_o the_o many_o offence_n i_o so_o long_o have_v commit_v when_o thou_o be_v please_v to_o suffer_v for_o i_o do_v not_o willing_o lose_v thy_o good_n thy_o mother_n and_o thy_o country_n be_v not_o willing_o tear_v in_o piece_n and_o crucify_v and_o which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o most_o innocent_o and_o shall_v i_o wicked_a man_n in_o my_o tribulation_n and_o sorrow_n for_o my_o sin_n have_v nothing_o to_o relate_v but_o that_o i_o be_v present_a at_o the_o suffering_n of_o other_o if_o thou_o say_v i_o be_o so_o weak_a i_o shall_v be_v discontent_v and_o likewise_o unfortunate_a if_o thou_o who_o can_v not_o err_v have_v so_o low_a a_o opinion_n of_o the_o love_n i_o bear_v thou_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o confess_v that_o methinks_v i_o have_v more_o courage_n and_o dare_v perform_v more_o give_v i_o ah_o g●ve_v i_o a_o affliction_n deserve_v the_o testimony_n of_o my_o love_n and_o let_v what_o be_v past_o be_v my_o penance_n let_v what_o i_o must_v yet_o suffer_v be_v consecrate_v whole_o to_o the_o love_n i_o consume_v myself_o in_o for_o thy_o sake_n for_o i_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v a_o vulgar_a servant_n to_o god_n the_o favour_n thou_o have_v do_v i_o oppose_v it_o and_o my_o soul_n can_v suffer_v it_o which_o blush_v to_o be_v only_o know_v a_o christian_a by_o not_o worship_v of_o idol_n hitherto_o my_o wife_n have_v be_v a_o sufferer_n my_o child_n and_o slave_n and_o it_o be_v now_o high_a time_n i_o suffer_v something_o for_o thy_o sake_n for_o thou_o o_o my_o dear_a most_o love_a and_o merciful_a god_n with_o these_o and_o the_o like_a entertainment_n eustachius_n go_v so_o far_o that_o at_o last_o he_o arrive_v at_o a_o village_n call_v badiso_n who_o retiredness_n and_o poverty_n so_o please_v he_o he_o resolve_v to_o fix_v there_o if_o he_o can_v the_o few_o person_n live_v in_o that_o place_n make_v it_o partly_o seem_v no_o desert_n though_o otherwise_o it_o be_v unfrequented_a where_o they_o sow_v what_o be_v necessary_a to_o keep_v they_o alive_a and_o not_o sell_v unless_o they_o sell_v not_o because_o they_o possess_v but_o because_o they_o live_v there_o the_o place_n be_v remote_a enough_o from_o rome_n to_o conceal_v he_o from_o fame_n and_o as_o far_o from_o noise_n as_o necessary_a to_o separate_v the_o mind_n from_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n there_o poverty_n be_v no_o shame_n for_o riches_n be_v not_o know_v nor_o use_v they_o treachery_n there_o for_o interest_n command_v not_o the_o man_n there_o dissemble_v not_o for_o there_o they_o do_v not_o covet_v and_o the_o woman_n do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o sale_n for_o they_o love_v not_o for_o lust_n but_o to_o preserve_v nature_n the_o air_n be_v calm_a the_o soil_n very_o fertile_a and_o the_o inhabitant_n sincere_a eustachius_n think_v this_o place_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o life_n he_o have_v design_v and_o therefore_o recommend_v himself_o unto_o god_n for_o the_o illumination_n of_o his_o will_n he_o seek_v how_o to_o live_v but_o he_o soon_o be_v entertain_v as_o a_o partner_n in_o those_o rural_a affair_n by_o a_o good_a and_o poor_a man_n of_o some_o little_a power_n there_o but_o whether_o a_o labourer_n or_o master_n i_o know_v not_o for_o i_o know_v not_o if_o the_o tyranny_n of_o dominion_n be_v in_o force_n at_o that_o time_n in_o a_o place_n so_o retire_v eustachius_n give_v thanks_o unto_o god_n for_o this_o ultimate_a favour_n so_o willing_o and_o industrious_o fall_v to_o till_v of_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o village_n be_v ease_v of_o his_o labour_n and_o glad_a of_o his_o new_a servant_n ascribe_v and_o impute_v to_o heaven_n gentle_a influence_n the_o arrival_n of_o this_o pilgrim_n to_o who_o care_n now_o he_o commit_v all_o his_o business_n and_o his_o poor_a estate_n the_o earth_n return_v so_o happy_o eustachius_n his_o labour_n that_o the_o master_n be_v astonish_v who_o think_v it_o impossible_a so_o small_a a_o spot_n of_o ground_n shall_v abound_v in_o that_o manner_n all_o that_o behold_v it_o think_v it_o paint_v and_o not_o till_v it_o please_v as_o well_o the_o eye_n as_o it_o be_v useful_a for_o man_n life_n each_o turf_n bring_v forth_o flower_n eve-flower_n fruit_n and_o all_o fruit_n grow_v ripe_a the_o seed_n seem_v range_v into_o order_n not_o scatter_v and_o the_o tree_n be_v lop_v show_v the_o husbandman_n industry_n by_o their_o grow_v the_o better_a the_o meadow_n be_v pleasant_a the_o fallow_a ground_n manure_v and_o every_o thing_n answer_v art_n the_o eye_n and_o expectation_n with_o increase_n delight_n and_o plenty_n ah_o o_o god_n the_o sigh_n of_o the_o tiller_n be_v the_o south-west-wind_n and_o his_o tear_n the_o dew_n which_o make_v the_o soil_n as_o fertile_a as_o the_o paradise_n of_o his_o soul_n fifteen_o year_n together_o live_v eustachius_n in_o this_o hard_a but_o happy_a poverty_n in_o which_o time_n he_o traffic_v for_o eternity_n and_o lead_v a_o life_n that_o be_v rather_o a_o meditation_n than_o life_n discover_v to_o the_o world_n how_o man_n may_v live_v on_o earth_n and_o yet_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n every_o thing_n inform_v he_o of_o his_o maker_n and_o in_o every_o thing_n he_o find_v something_o to_o incite_v he_o to_o a_o virtue_n if_o a_o little_a thin_a cloud_n pass_v by_o he_o reverence_v it_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o god_n presence_n and_o contemplate_v in_o the_o heaven_n on_o his_o palace_n and_o in_o the_o sun_n on_o his_o tabernacle_n in_o each_o breath_n of_o