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	quicken_v	soul_n	5,570	5	5.7256	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40632	A treatise of faith and repentance by Francis Fuller ...	Fuller, Francis, 1637?-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing F2386; ESTC R7233	53,021	156

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