Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	angel_n	heaven_n	zion_n	350	4	8.7652	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60847	Some remarkable passages in the holy life and death of Gervase Disney, Esq. to which are added several letters and poems.	Disney, Gervase, 1641-1691.	1692 (1692)	Wing S4594; ESTC R33846	111,400	321

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