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	scripture_n	word_n	6,782	5	5.1236	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65628	Select sermons of Dr. Whichcot [sic] in two parts.; Sermons. Selections	Whichcote, Benjamin, 1609-1683.; Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-1713.	1698 (1698)	Wing W1642; ESTC R12788	192,891	478

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