Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	acceptable_a	according_a	action_n	24	3	6.1212	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77593	Ton anexichniaston plouton [sic] tou Christou. The unsearchable riches of Christ. Or, Meat for strong men. Milke [for] babes. Held for th in twenty-two sermons from Ephesians 3.8. By Thomas Brookes, preacher of the Word at Margarets New-Fishstreet.; Anexichniastoi ploutoi tou Christou	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1657 (1657)	Wing B4919; Thomason E841_8	318,122	353

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king_n ahassuerus_n and_o great_a among_o the_o jew_n and_o accept_v of_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o brethren_n seek_v the_o wealth_n of_o his_o people_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o seek_v good_a for_o his_o people_n that_o be_v he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o seek_v their_o good_a christ_n also_o be_v full_a of_o grace_n etc._n christ_n heal_v other_o but_o be_v burt_v himself_o he_o ●ed_v and_o fill_v other_o but_o be_v hungry_a himself_o etc._n etc._n and_o have_v a_o brave_a public_a spirit_n he_o lay_v out_o himself_o and_o lay_v down_o himself_o for_o a_o public_a good_a and_o so_o do_v paul_n etc._n etc._n few_o in_o our_o day_n be_v of_o his_o opinion_n