Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	faith_n	good_a	life_n	1,751	5	5.0741	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90350	The inseparable union between Christ and a believer, which death itself cannot sever, or, The bond that can never be broken opened in a sermon at the funeral of Mrs. Dorothy Freeborne, who was interred at Prittlewell in Essex on 24 of August, 1658 / by Thomas Peck ...	Peck, Thomas.	1671 (1671)	Wing P1039B; ESTC R29381	36,989	123

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love_n st._n paul_n and_o all_o believer_n 2._o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o god_n love_n which_o he_o bear_v and_o manifest_v to_o believer_n christ_n jesus_n 3._o the_o special_a interest_n that_o the_o faithful_a have_v in_o christ_n jesus_n set_v forth_o by_o a_o note_n of_o relation_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o they_o our_o lord_n i_o be_o persuade_v i._n e._n i_o be_o full_o word_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n certain_a by_o what_o i_o have_v hear_v out_o of_o god_n word_n i_o do_v not_o go_v by_o beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s_o ill_a ex_fw-la verbi_fw-la predicatione_n effecaci_fw-la ut_fw-la indicat_fw-la tacitè_fw-fr hos_fw-la verbo_fw-la beza_n think_n and_o guessing_n i_o be_o upon_o a_o sure_a ground_n it_o be_v not_o a_o moral_a conjecture_n but_o my_o faith_n and_o confidence_n yea_o my_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n that_o 1._o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n i._o e._n of_o the_o body_n also_o all_o extreme_n of_o prosperity_n and_o 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