Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	act_n	act_v	action_n	376	4	6.5285	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78208	Pious remarkes upon the life of S. Joseph spouse of the B. Virgin Mary mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. Written originally in French by Rd. father Paul Barrie	Barry, Paul de, 1587-1661.	1700 (1700)	Wing B973A; ESTC R231199	98,241	316

do_v of_o who_o i_o have_v make_v mention_n page_n 63._o this_o devotion_n be_v very_o easy_a if_o we_o do_v but_o take_v the_o the_o pleasure_n he_o take_v in_o pronounce_v these_o three_o holy_a name_n of_o jesus_n maria_n joseph_n four_o to_o wear_v ring_n in_o which_o the_o name_n of_o joseph_n be_v engrave_v either_o by_o itself_o or_o with_o the_o other_o two_o name_n jesus_n and_o mary_n and_o to_o encourage_v you_o to_o this_o devotion_n when_o the_o great_a plague_n cause_v a_o very_a great_a destruction_n at_o lion_n i_o know_v many_o that_o wear_v such_o engrave_v ring_n for_o this_o intention_n that_o saint_n joseph_n will_v protect_v they_o from_o the_o infection_n and_o with_o so_o great_a a_o success_n that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o those_o that_o wear_v they_o or_o of_o the_o house_n where_o they_o lodge_v be_v infect_v god_n give_v so_o great_a a_o blessing_n to_o this_o small_a devotion_n five_o to_o begin_v our_o chief_a action_n under_o 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