Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	death_n	life_n	power_n	7,316	5	4.8859	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35008	An essay towards the allaying of George Fox his spirit	Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6950; ESTC R24130	10,328	9

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