Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	flesh_n	life_n	spirit_n	9,701	5	5.4408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06504	An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.; Ecclesiastes odder prediger Salomo. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1573 (1573)	STC 16979; ESTC S105591	154,755	384

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