Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	2,255	5	9.8890	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62867	An examen of the sermon of Mr. Stephen Marshal about infant-baptisme in a letter sent to him.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1645 (1645)	Wing T1804; ESTC R200471	183,442	201

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