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
A91431	A farewel sermon preached in VVake-Field, January 1, 1655 By Thomas Parker, Master of Arts, late minister of that church.	Parker, Thomas, Minister of Wake-Field.	1656 (1656)	Wing P476; ESTC R229920	24,920	28

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experience_n have_v acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o vanity_n and_o his_o misery_n with_o the_o vexation_n of_o it_o in_o another_o perhaps_o a_o contempt_n or_o weariness_n of_o his_o life_n like_o a_o discontent_a jonah_n take_v i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o life_n from_o i_o or_o elias_n under_o the_o juniper_n tree_n it_o be_v enough_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v sometime_o account_v a_o special_a piece_n of_o piety_n and_o mortification_n a_o three_o fall_v to_o his_o prayer_n often_o than_o usual_a and_o be_v importunate_a in_o the_o duty_n as_o the_o tempest_n in_o jonah_n cast_v the_o heathen_a mariner_n upon_o their_o knee_n a_o four_o make_v some_o progress_n towards_o reformation_n wish_n and_o woulding_n that_o he_o be_v a_o better_a man_n but_o all_o these_o make_v not_o up_o this_o breach_n of_o divine_a fear_n this_o true_a wait_v upon_o god_n and_o submission_n to_o his_o wisdom_n i_o shall_v now_o desire_v for_o your_o future_a good_a to_o commend_v these_o instruction_n 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