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	sin_n	soul_n	13,963	5	5.3517	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11923	A godly and fruitfull sermon preached at Lieth in Scotland by a faithfull minister of Gods holy Gospell	Murray, John, 1575?-1632, attributed name. aut	1607 (1607)	STC 22236; ESTC S106434	19,379	64

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