Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	fruit_n	good_a	hear_v	3,037	5	6.4572	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10134	The righteous mans euils, and the Lords deliuerances. By Gilbert Primerose, minister of the French Church in London	Primrose, Gilbert, ca. 1580-1642.	1625 (1625)	STC 20391; ESTC S112004	181,800	248

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they_o have_v of_o their_o own_o excellency_n and_o righteousness_n then_o they_o begin_v to_o look_v too_o much_o at_o themselves_o and_o too_o little_a to_o themselves_o then_o they_o begin_v to_o rely_v upon_o their_o own_o excellency_n and_o to_o forget_v their_o maker_n as_o adam_n and_o eve_n do_v and_o as_o it_o befall_v the_o good_a king_n 38.2_o king_n 2._o chro._n 32.31_o isa_n 38.2_o hezekiah_n when_o he_o show_v his_o treasure_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ambassador_n this_o be_v the_o high_a and_o broad_a way_n to_o hell_n and_o therefore_o god_n with_o bit_n and_o bridle_n draw_v his_o choose_a one_o back_n from_o it_o and_o manage_v they_o with_o rod_n and_o spur_n not_o for_o any_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v do_v but_o for_o that_o