Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	church_n	hold_v	scripture_n	1,671	5	6.1862	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70792	Infant baptism of Christ's appointment, or A discovery of infants interest in the covenant with Abraham shewing who are the spiritual seed and who the fleshly seed. Together, with the improvement of covenant interest by parents and children. By S.P. minister of the Gospel.; Infant baptism of Christ's appointment.	Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1687 (1687)	Wing P1898; ESTC R218919	34,665	113

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