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	church_n	speak_v	39	3	4.2314	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82148	A discovery of some plots of Lucifer and his council against the children of men.	N. D.	1656 (1656)	Wing D66C; Thomason E1710_1; ESTC R209573	29,714	117

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