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
A49198	A treatise of the souls union with Christ wherein is declared what this union with Jesus Christ is, and many false grounds of union discovered, in which these two weighty guest are largely handled, viz. : how souls do attain the first, certain, infallible evidence of union with Christ : how souls that conceive themselves to have received certain and satisfying evidence of their union with the Lord Jesus may know certainly and infallibly that their evidence of union with Christ received is really from God, and not a diobolical enthusiasm or inspiration, or a delusion from the Devils translastion of himself into angelical glory / J.L.	Lougher, John, d. 1686.	1680 (1680)	Wing L3094; ESTC R30998	355,595	622

discern_a to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o soul_n that_o do_v not_o come_v from_o jesus_n christ_n or_o else_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o light_n remain_v in_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o relic_n of_o nature_n which_o may_v let_v the_o soul_n see_v his_o absolute_a indispensable_a necessity_n of_o christ_n or_o else_o he_o be_v undo_v for_o ever_o now_o observe_v what_o a_o principle_n of_o darkness_n this_o be_v it_o take_v away_o the_o peculiar_a office_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v to_o open_v the_o blind_a eye_n and_o give_v they_o sight_n isa_n 42.7_o rev._n 3.18_o 2._o thou_o must_v conceive_v that_o the_o soul_n shall_v have_v receive_v jesus_n christ_n before_o he_o be_v tender_v to_o he_o now_o no_o man_n dare_v own_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o spiritual_a light_n in_o the_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n christ_n heal_v his_o blindness_n and_o no_o man_n can_v conceive_v there_o shall_v be_v the_o discern_a of_o a_o spiritual_a object_n without_o a_o spiritual_a light_n the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1_o cor._n 2.14_o and_o for_o the_o second_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v receive_v jesus_n christ_n before_o he_o be_v tender_v to_o he_o this_o every_o man_n abhor_v as_o a_o great_a absurdity_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o this_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o darkness_n one_o of_o the_o mote_n the_o devil_n will_v keep_v in_o the_o soul_n eye_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v there_o be_v two_o truth_n about_o this_o thing_n that_o the_o devil_n miss_v in_o propound_v it_o as_o a_o glass_n to_o the_o soul_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o soul_n that_o receive_v jesus_n christ_n but_o have_v a_o true_a sight_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n a_o true_a sense_n of_o his_o want_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o he_o though_o no_o true_a spiritual_a discern_a can_v go_v before_o the_o tender_a of_o jesus_n 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