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	eternal_a	sin_n	6,485	5	4.5541	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63281	A True account of a strange and wonderful relation of John Tonken, of Pensans in Cornwall said to be bewitched by some women, two of which on suspition are committed to prison, he vomiting up several pins, pieces of walnut-shels, an ear of rye with a straw to it half a yard long and rushes of the same length, which are kept to be shown at the next assizes for the said county.		1686 (1686)	Wing T2333; ESTC R33698	2,354	10

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