Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	church_n	holy_a	7,200	5	5.2401	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40795	A discourse of infallibility with Mr. Thomas White's answer to it, and a reply to him / by Sir Lucius Cary late Lord Viscount of Falkland ; also Mr. Walter Mountague (Abbot of Nanteul) his letter against Protestantism and his Lordship's answer thereunto, with Mr. John Pearson's preface.	Falkland, Lucius Cary, Viscount, 1610?-1643.; Pearson, John, 1613-1686.; Chillingworth, William, 1602-1644.; Montagu, Walter, 1603?-1677.; Triplett, Thomas, 1602 or 3-1670.; White, Thomas, 1593-1676. Answer to the Lord Faulklands discourse of infallibility.	1660 (1660)	Wing F318; ESTC R7179	188,589	363

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word_n church_n have_v so_o many_o signification_n even_o among_o yourselves_o that_o it_o seldom_o come_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o roman_a arguer_n but_o there_o come_v withal_o four_o term_n into_o his_o sillogisme_n i_o can_v wish_v therefore_o that_o you_o will_v still_o set_v down_o your_o definition_n of_o it_o and_o put_v that_o instead_o of_o the_o word_n church_n into_o what_o you_o say_v lest_o what_o your_o late_a grecian_a defender_n cariophilus_n say_v of_o heretic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o delight_v in_o doubtful_a expression_n may_v seem_v more_o proper_o to_o belong_v to_o you_o certain_o in_o some_o sense_n the_o elect_n be_v god_n church_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n the_o church_n belong_v not_o to_o his_o elect_n but_o be_v it_o