Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	bear_v	flesh_n	kingdom_n	6,050	5	7.3681	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70782	A wren in the burning-bush waving the wings of contraction to the congregated clean fowls of the heavens in the ark of God, Holy Host of the eternal power, salutation	J. P. (John Perrot), d. 1671?	1660 (1660)	Wing P1642; ESTC R23103	9,925	15

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