Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	consider_v	spirit_n	3,612	5	5.0690	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61811	A sermon preached at the assizes held at Chester, September XX. 1681 by N. Stratford ...	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1681 (1681)	Wing S5939; ESTC R33811	14,271	40

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