Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	apostle_n	ghost_n	holy_a	16,837	5	5.3256	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94669	To the Right Ho.ble, the Lords and Commons, &c. the humble petition of troubled minds.		1647 (1647)	Wing T1697; Thomason 669.f.11[40]; ESTC R210520	1,634	1

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