Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	good_a	seed_n	sow_v	5,385	5	9.7863	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12589	A godly and shorte treatise of the sacraments. vvritten by Robert Some..	Some, Robert, 1542-1609.	1582 (1582)	STC 22906; ESTC S1136	31,309	100

be_v glad_a of_o this_o and_o do_v therefore_o think_v very_o hardly_o of_o corrupt_a man_n which_o will_v not_o be_v restrain_v and_o reform_v either_o by_o god_n and_o the_o queen_n both_o law_n and_o speech_n or_o by_o the_o woorthye_a example_n of_o constantinus_n or_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n which_o can_v but_o both_o accuse_v &_o condenne_v they_o they_o which_o present_a man_n to_o ecclesiastical_a live_n be_v call_v patron_n that_o be_v to_o say_v defender_n of_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v back_o either_o all_o or_o part_n of_o the_o church_n livinge_n be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o shield_n to_o cover_v the_o church_n and_o the_o minister_n but_o a_o sword_n to_o cut_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o may_v just_o be_v call_v the_o scholar_n of_o lysimachus_n the_o churchrobber_n which_o be_v slay_v for_o his_o villainy_n 42._o 2._o machab._n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 42._o if_o a_o patron_n prefer_v a_o minister_n for_o money_n and_o corruption_n he_o 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