Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	earth_n	good_a	tree_n	1,484	5	8.0211	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05312	An herbal for the Bible Containing a plaine and familiar exposition of such similitudes, parables, and metaphors, both in the olde Testament and the newe, as are borrowed and taken from herbs, plants, trees, fruits and simples, by obseruation of their vertues, qualities, natures, properties, operations, and effects: and by the holie prophets, sacred writers, Christ himselfe, and his blessed Apostles vsually alledged, and into their heauenly oracles, for the better beautifieng and plainer opening of the same, profitably inserted. Drawen into English by Thomas Newton.; Herbarum atque arborum quæ in Bibliis passim obviæ sunt. English	Lemnius, Levinus, 1505-1568.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1587 (1587)	STC 15454; ESTC S108475	134,297	304

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he_o use_v be_v of_o the_o fig_n tree_n when_o it_o bloom_v for_o as_o when_o the_o bough_n of_o 28._o this_o tree_n be_v tender_a and_o that_o it_o begin_v to_o bring_v forth_o leaf_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a token_n that_o summer_n be_v near_o so_o treason_n pestilence_n war_n famine_n earthquake_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o preface_n or_o prolog_v to_o sorrow_n and_o show_v that_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v near_o even_o at_o the_o door_n fig_n be_v sovereign_a good_a to_o ripe_a a_o apostumation_n to_o assuage_v and_o lenify_v a_o hard_a sore_n as_o the_o noble_a prophet_n isaiah_n do_v witness_v and_o in_o his_o heavenly_a prophecy_n have_v according_o set_v down_o for_o we_o read_v that_o he_o cause_v 21._o to_o be_v make_v a_o plaster_n of_o dry_a fig_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o the_o boil_v or_o imposthume_n of_o hezachiah_n whereby_o he_o be_v recover_v to_o health_n and_o have_v his_o life_n lengthen_v fifteen_o year_n the_o prophet_n nahum_n advouch_v all_o humane_a help_n 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love_n again_o but_o run_v a_o gad_v to_o baal-peor_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o idol_n of_o priapus_n and_o there_o defile_v themselves_o with_o most_o shameful_a idolatry_n and_o heathenish_a worship_n infinite_a be_v the_o similitude_n that_o be_v each_o where_n in_o the_o prophet_n take_v aswell_o from_o this_o fig_n tree_n as_o also_o from_o his_o leaf_n and_o from_o his_o fruit_n whereby_o they_o sometime_o signify_v plenty_n foison_n abundance_n of_o thing_n and_o prosperous_a success_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o their_o affair_n and_o deal_n sometime_o again_o they_o thereby_o mean_v barrenness_n dearth_n scarcity_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a thus_o do_v christ_n curse_v the_o fig_n tree_n that_o have_v nothing_o on_o it_o but_o leave_v whereby_o he_o note_v 13._o his_o mislike_n of_o all_o outward_a show_n and_o hypocritical_a ostentation_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o good_a work_n which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o sound_a faith_n the_o 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