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	place_n	water_n	1,539	5	6.1966	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59954	A small treatise concerning evil thoughts and imaginations and concerning good thoughts and heavenly meditations ... / by W. S.	Shewen, William, 1631?-1695.	1679 (1679)	Wing S3423; ESTC R33809	29,991	66

of_o the_o come_n of_o it_o and_o do_v enjoy_v righteousness_n peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o which_o the_o kingdom_n stand_v and_o god_n be_v omnipresent_v and_o those_o that_o enjoy_v the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o be_v within_o the_o gate_n thereof_o which_o though_o they_o stand_v open_a no_o unclean_a thing_n can_v enter_v w._n s._n a_o small_a treatise_n concern_v thought_n and_o imagination_n evil_a thought_n and_o imagination_n be_v great_a troubler_n of_o the_o world_n of_o mankind_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n and_o misery_n which_o man_n be_v accompany_v and_o surround_v with_o who_o be_v give_v up_o to_o follow_v and_o obey_v his_o own_o evil_a thought_n and_o imagination_n or_o to_o walk_v according_a to_o they_o it_o be_v a_o fore_a judgement_n pronounce_v against_o the_o disobedient_a rebellious_a jew_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o jeremy_n say_v hear_v o_o earth_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o this_o people_n even_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o thought_n and_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v i_o have_v stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n all_o day_n to_o a_o rebellious_a people_n which_o walk_v in_o a_o way_n that_o be_v not_o good_a after_o their_o own_o thought_n which_o be_v thought_n of_o iniquity_n and_o the_o act_n of_o violence_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n also_o it_o be_v write_v every_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o and_o very_o great_a be_v the_o misery_n bondage_n and_o slavery_n of_o mankind_n in_o this_o estate_n he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o brother_n waste_v and_o destruction_n be_v in_o their_o path_n who_o have_v not_o god_n in_o all_o their_o thought_n now_o reader_n that_o which_o be_v principal_o on_o my_o mind_n be_v to_o set_v before_o thou_o a_o certain_a infallible_a way_n how_o thou_o may_v come_v to_o be_v 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