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	life_n	nature_n	5,718	5	5.3460	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49384	The Christian race a sermon preach'd before the Queen at Kensington on Sunday the 31th of July, 1692 / by Richard Lucas ...	Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715.	1692 (1692)	Wing L3394; ESTC R13000	14,824	32

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the_o christian_a race_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o kensington_n on_o sunday_n the_o 31_o of_o july_n 1692._o by_o richard_n lucas_n d._n d._n vicar_n of_o st._n stephen_n coleman-street_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o samuel_n smith_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1692._o the_o christian_a race_n deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o kensington_n etc._n etc._n hebr._n twelve_o 1._o wherefore_o see_v we_o also_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o so_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n let_v we_o lay_v aside_o every_o weight_n and_o the_o sin_n which_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v we_o and_o let_v we_o run_v with_o patience_n the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o to_o confront_v atheism_n with_o the_o resurrection_n of_o jesus_n and_o immorality_n with_o the_o life_n of_o saint_n demonstrate_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o one_o and_o of_o faith_n in_o the_o 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