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	lord_n	soul_n	15,609	5	5.1843	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54070	To friends in England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, New-England, Barbado's, or any where else where the Lord God shall order this to come, in the tender spirit of life and love, greeting	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1666 (1666)	Wing P1211; ESTC R22406	8,399	13

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people_n without_o make_v use_n of_o 〈◊〉_d pruining-knife_n to_o cut_v off_o that_o which_o sprout_v out_o unnatural_o and_o unreasonable_o which_o if_o it_o be_v let_v alone_o will_v draw_v away_o the_o sap_n from_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v feed_v and_o nourish_v with_o it_o dear_a friend_n the_o lord_n give_v you_o a_o true_a sense_n that_o in_o his_o light_n life_n wisdom_n and_o presence_n you_o may_v justify_v what_o be_v of_o he_o discern_v between_o thing_n that_o differ_v and_o not_o call_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_n as_o the_o tenderness_n which_o be_v out_o of_o he_o be_v good_a nor_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a as_o the_o judgement_n and_o severity_n which_o be_v of_o he_o be_v evil_a but_o may_v right_o distinguish_v between_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n know_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o own_v it_o in_o its_o place_n alisb_n prison_n the_o 29_o of_o the_o 6_o month_n 1666._o the_o end_n

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