Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	body_n	bone_n	flesh_n	7,585	5	7.4908	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62613	A sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the aldermen, and governours of the several hospitals of the city of London, at St. Bridget's Church on Easter-Monday, 1700 by ... William, Lord Bishop of Oxford.	Talbot, William, 1658 or 9-1730.	1700 (1700)	Wing T125; ESTC R23464	21,314	34

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