Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	christian_n	offer_v	39	3	8.4399	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31222	Castigio temporum, or, A Short view and reprehension of the errours and enormities of the times, both in church and state and what is the most probable means to cure the distempers in either.		1660 (1660)	Wing C1231A; ESTC R28548	14,568	28

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