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	flesh_n	soul_n	20,045	5	5.6682	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10990	Rycharde Rolle hermyte of Hampull in his contemplacyons of the drede and loue of god with other dyuerse tytles as it sheweth in his table.; Contemplations of the dread and love of God.	Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, attributed name.	1506 (1506)	STC 21259; ESTC S100005	42,029	80

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¶_o rycharde_n rolle_n hermyte_n of_o hampull_n in_o his_o contemplacyon_n of_o the_o drede_n and_o love_n of_o god_n with_o other_o dyverse_a title_n as_o it_o show_v in_o his_o table_n ¶_o opus_n ricardi_n rolle_n heremyte_v the_o hampull_a q_o i_o obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la m.ccc.xlix_o this_o short_a epystle_n that_o follow_v be_v dyvyde_v in_o sundry_a matter_n &_o each_o matter_n by_o himself_o in_o sundry_a title_n as_o this_o calendar_n show_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v soon_o find_v what_o matter_n the_o please_v these_o title_n ben_fw-mi here_o in_o the_o epystle_n mark_v with_o dyverse_a lettre_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o table_n a_n ¶_o how_o each_o man_n shall_v desire_v to_o love_v god_n b_o ¶_o how_o man_n sometime_o love_a god_n &_o how_o holy_a man_n sometime_o be_v vysyte_v with_o sweetness_n in_o the_o love_n of_o almyghty_a god_n c_o ¶_o what_o be_v drede_v &_o how_o a_o man_n shall_v drede_v god_n d_o ¶_o what_o be_v charyte_n &_o how_o &_o why_o thou_o 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