Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	lord_n	yoke_n	young_a	14	3	7.2911	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50489	The good of early obedience, or, The advantage of bearing the yoke of Christ betimes discovered in part, in two anniversary sermons, one whereof was preached on May-day, 1681, and the other on the same day in the year 1682, and afterwards inlarged, and now published for common benefit / by Matthew Mead.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1683 (1683)	Wing M1555; ESTC R19143	252,739	482

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you_o your_o case_n be_v desperate_a you_o be_v actual_o shut_v out_o from_o any_o claim_n in_o christ_n you_o may_v know_v as_o certain_o as_o if_o god_n have_v tell_v you_o from_o heaven_n that_o you_o be_v in_o a_o lose_v undo_v condition_n the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v all_o such_o child_n of_o disobedience_n because_o of_o these_o thing_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n ephes_n 5.6_o 2._o such_o as_o be_v scoffer_n at_o godliness_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reign_a sin_n of_o this_o day_n 2_o pet._n 3.3_o there_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o last_o day_n scoffer_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n mark_v while_o they_o scoff_v at_o godliness_n they_o live_v in_o ungodliness_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n they_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o lust_n and_o therefore_o scoff_v at_o religion_n because_o that_o oppose_v their_o lust_n now_o what_o say_v the_o scripture_n judgement_n be_v prepare_v 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of_o god_n worship_n that_o slight_a hear_v the_o word_n restrain_v prayer_n before_o god_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o their_o soul_n such_o be_v not_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n hear_v god_n word_n john_n 8.47_o no_o man_n that_o slight_v the_o word_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n can_v be_v under_o christ_n yoke_n for_o it_o be_v the_o word_n that_o fasten_v this_o yoke_n 6._o such_o as_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o carnal_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n that_o be_v lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n 2_o tim._n 3.4_o these_o be_v never_o yet_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n for_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o lust_n gal._n 5.24_o 7._o he_o that_o trust_v to_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o look_v to_o find_v acceptance_n for_o that_o be_v never_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n for_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a reject_v of_o christ_n it_o put_v he_o out_o of_o 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