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
A53323	A sermon preach'd in St. Paul's cathedral before the Lord-Mayor, aldermen, &c. on Sunday, October 23, 1698 by Edward Oliver ...	Oliver, Edward, d. 1732.	1698 (1698)	Wing O272; ESTC R17592	7,965	28

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