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	tree_n	4,708	5	8.6623	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12788	A learned and gracious sermon preached at Paules Crosse by that famous and iudicious diuine, Iohn Spenser ... ; published for the benefite of Christs vineyard, by H.M.	Spenser, John, 1559-1614.; Marshall, Hamlett.	1615 (1615)	STC 23096; ESTC S521	35,428	60

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hateful_a sin_n of_o unjustice_n overgrow_v all_o for_o the_o root_n thereof_o covetousness_n and_o self-love_n have_v get_v deep_a root_n and_o all_o man_n now_o in_o a_o manner_n do_v turn_v the_o sap_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n their_o wealth_n their_o labour_n not_o into_o cluster_n of_o fruit_n according_a to_o their_o vocation_n but_o into_o their_o own_o arm_n and_o branch_n every_o one_o strive_v not_o to_o be_v a_o good_a but_o to_o be_v a_o great_a tree_n the_o bramble_n will_v grow_v to_o be_v of_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o maple_n and_o the_o maple_n will_v be_v strong_a and_o tall_a like_a unto_o the_o oak_n overdropping_a and_o by_o get_v ground_n staru_v another_o some_o by_o a_o unsensible_a soak_v from_o they_o some_o by_o violent_a and_o open_a wrong_n some_o under_o colour_n of_o right_n &_o pretence_n of_o love_n so_o that_o in_o every_o quarter_n and_o rank_n of_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n there_o be_v oppression_n and_o from_o oppression_n there_o ascend_v 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estate_n &_o contrary_a to_o pharaoh_n dream_v the_o fat_a do_v feed_v upon_o the_o lean_a the_o strong_a upon_o the_o weak_a as_o the_o fish_n do_v in_o the_o sea_n so_o let_v no_o man_n presume_v upon_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o plainetiffe_a or_o upon_o his_o own_o mean_n to_o bear_v out_o his_o cause_n in_o the_o world_n for_o though_o man_n shall_v be_v silent_a in_o their_o own_o wrong_n the_o stone_n shall_v cry_v and_o the_o dumb_a creature_n shall_v make_v complaint_n the_o detain_v hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n though_o it_o lie_v in_o our_o chest_n yet_o it_o send_v up_o a_o cry_n into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n jacob_n 5._o the_o stone_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o wall_n of_o our_o own_o building_n cry_v