Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	light_n	soul_n	spirit_n	2,673	5	5.4432	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45360	The sacred method of saving humane souls by Jesus Christ by Henry Hallywell ...	Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?	1677 (1677)	Wing H466; ESTC R13918	47,634	128

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