Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	believe_v	ghost_n	holy_a	11,216	5	5.5398	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27214	Some observations upon the apologie of Dr. Henry More for his mystery of godliness by J. Beaumont ...	Beaumont, Joseph, 1616-1699.	1665 (1665)	Wing B1628; ESTC R18002	132,647	201

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