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
A93931	A second champion, or, Companion to truth: Wherein is shewed these particulars, or tenets. 1 Of miracles. 2 The reasons wherefore so few imbrace the gospell. 3 Of the first covenant, and the second covenant. 4 Of the father and the son. 5 Of Heaven. 6 Of Hell. 7 Of Glory. 8 Of faith. 9 Of the resurrection, and the eternall judgement. 10 Of visible worship. 11 A postscript. By Richard Stookes preacher of the Gospell	Stooks, Richard, fl. 1651-1652.	1650 (1650)	Wing S5740cA; ESTC R231910	98,234	235

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christ_n if_o he_o call_v they_o and_o they_o come_v not_o the_o fault_n be_v they_o and_o not_o his_o christ_n tell_v we_o also_o that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d few_o there_o be_v that_o find_v it_o mat._n 7._o ●4_n and_o 〈◊〉_d sure_a christ_n do_v not_o hinder_v they_o from_o find_v the_o way_n for_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v not_o condemn_v they_o for_o not_o find_v it_o but_o sure_o he_o 〈◊〉_d intend_v to_o give_v they_o life_n because_o he_o pro●●●●_n it_o to_o they_o or_o else_o he_o do_v dissemble_v with_o 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o believe_v he_o do_v not_o also_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d as_o like_a 〈◊〉_d a_o king_n that_o make_v vicariage_n for_o his_o 〈◊〉_d mat._n 22._o 2_o 3_o 4._o now_o this_o king_n be_v god_n who_o do_v intend_v to_o marry_v his_o son_n to_o all_o that_o embrace_v his_o grace_n and_o first_o he_o invite_v the_o jew_n as_o christ_n himself_o say_v i_o be_v not_o send_v but_o to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n 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&_o honour_n of_o this_o life_n he_o shall_v loose_v the_o riches_n &_o honour_n in_o christ_n and_o he_o that_o be_v ashamed_a to_o profess_v the_o truth_n of_o christ_n before_o man_n christ_n will_v deny_v he_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o gospel_n before_o his_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o so_o few_o do_v believe_v and_o obey_v the_o gospel_n even_o because_o they_o love_v the_o honour_n riches_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n more_o than_o they_o do_v christ_n nay_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v lose_v the_o honour_n of_o this_o world_n they_o will_v 〈◊〉_d christ_n like_o judas_n for_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n 〈◊〉_d deny_v their_o master_n with_o peter_n and_o forsake_v christ_n with_o demas_n to_o embrace_v this_o present_a world_n so_o hard_a a_o thing_n be_v self-deniall_n to_o be_v bring_v off_o our_o own_o bottom_n to_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n that_o i_o may_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n esay_n 53._o lord_n who_o have_v 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more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 43._o and_o thus_o it_o be_v now_o in_o our_o day_n there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o chief_a ruler_n believe_v and_o be_v persuade_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n but_o they_o will_v not_o confess_v he_o and_o 〈◊〉_d truth_n open_o because_o they_o will_v not_o displease_v the_o priest_n and_o lest_o they_o shall_v out_o themselves_o out_o of_o the_o fleshly_a church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o covetous_a fleshly_a ministry_n and_o because_o they_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o