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	glory_n	great_a	4,551	5	2.9937	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93753	A sermon on 2 Cor. 2. XI.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5131B; ESTC R42862	27,033	33

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