Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	earth_n	heaven_n	holy_a	7,009	5	4.7805	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47367	A sermon preach'd before the king the first Sunday of Advent, 1666 by Henry Killigrew ...	Killigrew, Henry, 1613-1700.	1666 (1666)	Wing K446; ESTC R32441	14,736	38

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