Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	doctrine_n	faith_n	scripture_n	2,671	5	6.0812	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

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they_o lay_v it_o be_v this_o from_o which_o they_o pluck_v i_o out_o and_o vile_o to_o i_o say_v 13._o you_o heretic_n deceiver_n come_v to_o prison_n you_o must_v go_v you_o preach_v abroad_o and_o keep_v not_o home_o you_o be_v the_o church_n foe_n 14._o but_o have_v peace_n within_o my_o soul_n and_o truth_n on_o every_o side_n i_o can_v with_o comfort_v they_o control_v and_o at_o their_o charge_n deride_v 15._o wherefore_o to_o prison_n they_o i_o send_v where_o to_o this_o day_n i_o lie_v and_o can_v with_o very_o much_o content_n for_o my_o profession_n die_v 16._o the_o prison_n very_o sweet_a to_o i_o have_v be_v since_o i_o come_v here_o and_o so_o will_v also_o hanging_n be_v if_o god_n will_v there_o appear_v 17._o here_o dwell_v good_a conscience_n also_o peace_n here_o be_v my_o garment_n white_a here_z though_o in_o bond_n i_o have_v release_n from_o gild_n which_o else_o will_v bi●e_v 18._o when_o they_o do_v talk_v of_o banishment_n of_o death_n or_o such_o like_a 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