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	soul_n	whole_a	13,673	5	5.8632	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61224	Some thoughts concerning the life to come with a brief account of the state of religion as it is now in the world.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1693 (1693)	Wing S5138; ESTC R37589	43,947	90

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