Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	cry_v	father_n	heart_n	7,756	5	4.9582	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00387	A playne and godly exposytion or declaratio[n] of the co[m]mune crede (which in the Latin tonge is called Symbolum Apostolorum) and of the. x. co[m]maundementes of goddes law, newly made and put forth by the famouse clarke, Mayster. Erasmus of Roterdame, at the requeste of the moste honorable lorde, Thomas Erle of wyltshyre: father to the moste gratious and vertuous Quene Anne wyf to our most gracyous soueraygne lorde kynge Henry the. viii. Cum priuilegio.; Catechismus. English	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Marshall, William, fl. 1535.	1534 (1534)	STC 10504; ESTC S101698	157,733	357

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who_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o gospel_n many_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v because_o she_o love_v moche_n seven_o luc._n seven_o beside_o this_o our_o lord_n geve_v auctorite_n to_o his_o apostle_n of_o forgeve_a sin_n breathe_v upon_o they_o say_v take_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n benignite_n or_o liberalyte_n be_v declare_v in_o this_o that_z the_o gift_n which_o sayncte_n paul_n reherce_v very_o many_o and_o diverse_a twelve_o joan._n xx_o goodness_n or_o liberalite_n i_o cor._n twelve_o rom._n twelve_o i_o cor._n twelve_o be_v call_v the_o benefighte_n of_o one_o spirit_n which_o distribute_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n to_o everye_o man_n accord_v to_o the_o measure_n &_o quantite_n of_o his_o faith_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o they_o that_o do_v triumph_n to_o scatter_v &_o cast_v from_o a_o high_a place_n monaye_v or_o other_o gift_n among_o the_o people_n so_o likewise_o christ_n after_o that_o he_o be_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n there_o to_o make_v a_o triumph_n accord_v 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