Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	wise_a	wit_n	world_n	21	3	3.8228	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70235	The vanity of self-boasters, or, The prodigious madnesse of tyrannizing Sauls, mis-leading doegs, or any others whatsoever, which peremptorily goe on, and atheistically glory in their shame and mischief in a sermon preached at the funerall of John Hamnet, gent. late of the parish of Maldon in Surrey / by E.H. Minister ...	Hinton, Edward, 1608 or 9-1678.	1643 (1643)	Wing H2066; ESTC R7444	51,429	56

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the_o fall_n of_o his_o parent_n lose_v only_o a_o inheritance_n to_o a_o little_a patch_n of_o earth_n to_o a_o temporary_a kingdom_n to_o a_o uneasy_a uncertain_a crown_n but_o we_o our_o right_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n and_o a_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n once_o more_o if_o leah_n by_o reason_n of_o her_o blear_a eye_n and_o the_o little_a favour_n she_o thereby_o find_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o jacob_n be_v afflict_v sure_o say_v she_o the_o lord_n have_v look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n 29.32_o affliction_n gen._n 29.32_o how_o will_v it_o afflict_v our_o soul_n then_o when_o we_o shall_v true_o know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o as_o tender_v eye_v as_o leah_n but_o as_o blind_a as_o bartimens_n for_o be_v alienate_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n as_o by_o nature_n we_o be_v we_o have_v our_o understanding_n darken_v through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o blindness_n of_o our_o heart_n 4.18_o heart_n 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