Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	divine_a	faith_n	true_a	1,484	5	5.1008	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28640	A gvide to heaven, or, Morall instrvctions compiled partly out of the maximes of Holy Fathers and partly out of the sentences of antient philosophers / written in Latin by John de Bona ; translated into English by Iames Price.; Manductio ad coelum. English. l675	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Price, James, 17th cent.	1675 (1675)	Wing B3550; ESTC R26447	94,815	245

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be_v name_v &_o become_v the_o child_n of_o god_n thou_o must_v approach_v it_o with_o a_o clean_a hart_n and_o purify_v mind_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o arrive_v to_o the_o height_n of_o perfection_n for_o virtue_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o man_n restore_v innocency_n &_o be_v full_a of_o all_o spiritual_a sweetness_n it_o suppli_v the_o defect_n of_o nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o supernatural_a felicity_n it_o consist_v in_o a_o facility_n to_o do_v good_a by_o mean_n of_o which_o we_o live_v as_o we_o ought_v be_v enlighten_v in_o our_o understanding_n resist_v sin_n and_o merit_v eternal_a life_n in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o thou_o must_v first_o learn_v the_o nature_n and_o act_n of_o those_o virtue_n thou_o pretend_v unto_o because_o no_o man_n love_v what_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v then_o when_o thou_o have_v once_o begin_v endeavour_v not_o to_o intermit_v or_o cease_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o although_o occasion_n shall_v be_v want_v 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