Selected quad for the lemma: mind_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mind_n	holy_a	life_n	spirit_n	2,896	5	4.7649	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49543	A sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons on the anniversary fast for the martyrdom of King Charles I by E. Langford ...	Langford, E. (Emanuel), b. 1657 or 8.	1698 (1698)	Wing L386; ESTC R7375	16,818	30

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