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	lord_n	7,940	5	3.5508	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92880	The Selfe afflicter lively described in the whole course of the life of Mr. John Lilburn, sometimes Lieut. Colonel in the army of the Parliament ... / pri[n]ted purposely to vindicate the truth against a [?]ate foolish pamhlet [sic] lately pub[l]ished called an Exact and true narra[t]ion.		1657 (1657)	Wing S2447E; ESTC R42858	5,651	17

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