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	good_a	hear_v	2,702	5	6.2184	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10740	A vvorkeman, that needeth not to be ashamed: or The faithfull steward of Gods house A sermon describing the duety of a godly minister, both in his doctrine and in his life. By Charles Richardson, preacher at S. Katharines, neere the Tower of London.	Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.	1616 (1616)	STC 21019; ESTC S115966	57,940	78

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good_a b._n jewel_n think_v it_o our_o great_a honour_n to_o die_v in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o howsoever_o it_o may_v seem_v hard_a and_o difficult_a at_o the_o first_o yet_o diligence_n and_o frequent_a use_n will_v make_v it_o easy_a the_o husbandman_n we_o see_v have_v hard_a sinew_n and_o strong_a arm_n exercise_n say_v bernard_n have_v make_v it_o so_o as_o by_o slothfulness_n he_o become_v effeminate_a the_o will_n cause_v use_v use_n cause_v exercise_v and_o exercise_n minister_v strength_n in_o all_o labour_n and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a say_n of_o boetius_fw-la discipl-schola_a discipl-schola_a that_o as_o in_o every_o work_n constancy_n and_o diligence_n be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o mother_n so_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n of_o all_o learning_n and_o discipline_n negligence_n be_v the_o stepmother_n and_o as_o the_o heathen_a orator_n say_v rabir._n cic._n pro._n c._n rabir._n use_n and_o practice_n be_v the_o best_a master_n neither_o must_v we_o be_v discourage_v though_o as_o 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