Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	world_n	worship_n	worship_v	117	3	8.5191	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54026	Concerning persecution: which is, the afflicting or punishing that which is good, under the pretence of its being evil. Which practice is contrary to the very nature of mankind (so far as it is drawn out of the corruption and depravation) which would be good and do good, and have good cherished, and evil suppressed, both in it self and others. ... Yet this unhappy error will always be committed in nations and governments, until the proper right and just liberty of men's consciences be discerned, acknowledged and allowed. Likewise, there are some answers given to that common objection, against affording conscience in its due liberty, because evil persons may pretend conscience to escape the just punishment of their evil deeds. With a brief account of that supposed stubbornes, which by man is objected against the people called Quakers. ... By Isaac Penington the younger.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing P1156; ESTC R214723	23,798	32

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kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n see_v jer._n 29._o 26_o 27._o and_o those_o which_o condemn_v their_o forefather_n for_o persecute_v the_o true_a prophet_n in_o former_a day_n yet_o can_v also_o persecute_v the_o true_a prophet_n in_o their_o own_o day_n christ_n himself_o when_o he_o ask_v the_o jew_n for_o which_o of_o his_o good_a work_n they_o stone_v he_o they_o say_v not_o for_o a_o good_a work_n or_o as_o a_o good_a man_n but_o for_o his_o do_v evil_a for_o his_o blasphemy_n in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n will_v make_v himself_o god_n joh._n 10_o 32_o 33._o and_o the_o pharisee_n do_v not_o represent_v he_o as_o a_o good_a man_n as_o a_o holy_a teacher_n from_o god_n as_o indeed_o he_o be_v though_o his_o doctrine_n and_o conversation_n differ_v very_o much_o from_o they_o but_o as_o a_o deceiver_n a_o seducer_n of_o the_o people_n a_o mean_a man_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n the_o carpenter_n one_o who_o none_o of_o the_o wise_a scribe_n own_v but_o only_o such_o 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