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	part_n	soul_n	20,019	5	5.7069	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63011	The Almighty his gracious token of love to his friend Abraham, or, A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Bristol, January 3, 1674 by Rich. Towgood ...	Towgood, Richard, 1595?-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing T1975; ESTC R10564	17,548	33

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〈◊〉_d that_o be_v give_v the_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o it_o be_v render_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n 2_o chr._n 30.8_o now_o to_o give_v the_o hand_n you_o know_v be_v a_o circumstance_n and_o sign_n of_o enter_v into_o covenant_n and_o by_o this_o expression_n be_v intimate_v that_o by_o keep_v the_o passeover_n they_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o our_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n for_o the_o apostle_n saint_n peter_n 1_o pet._n 3.21_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o it_o do_v calliit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o word_n though_o it_o be_v by_o divers_a diverfly_n render_v as_o by_o our_o translation_n a_o answer_n by_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a interrogatio_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v therein_o allude_v unto_o the_o question_n and_o answer_n that_o be_v make_v at_o the_o baptise_v of_o people_n convert_v to_o christianity_n such_o as_o 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