Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	eye_n	light_n	see_v	6,470	5	4.2726	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26175	A poetical essay towards an epitome of the gospel of the blessed Jesus	Atwood, William, d. 1705?	1678 (1678)	Wing A4177; ESTC R27744	15,909	27

keep_v they_o under_o by_o his_o black_a legion_n 5.9_o mark_v 5.9_o long_o have_v they_o revel_v in_o their_o harass_v land_n but_o quit_v their_o conquest_n at_o his_o sole_a command_n a_o herd_n of_o swine_n be_v give_v they_o for_o their_o prey_n 33._o mat._n 8_o 33._o thus_o do_v hurt_v they_o go_v more_o please_v away_o our_o saviour_n further_o still_o his_o pity_n show_v and_o hear_v the_o widow_n cry_n relieve_v her_o woe_n 7.12_o luke_n 7.12_o his_o mother_n be_v only_a son_n leave_v she_o alone_o she_o mourn_v her_o loss_n the_o joy_n of_o life_n be_v go_v life_n to_o her_o son_n the_o son_n to_o she_o he_o give_v mock_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o expect_a grave_n whilst_o he_o be_v hast'ning_n at_o the_o ruler_n prayer_n 9.18_o mat._n 9.18_o his_o daughter_n moulder_a house_n of_o clay_n to_o repair_v his_o virtue_n to_o a_o believe_a woman_n flow_v 8.46_o luke_n 8.46_o who_o bloody_a flux_n art_n do_v in_o vain_a oppose_v 43._o v._o 43._o although_o amid_o a_o press_a crowd_n he_o stand_v 45._o v._o 45._o he_o feel_v her_o faith_n more_o than_o a_o hundred_o hand_n how_o much_o soever_o that_o do_v from_o he_o drain_v enough_o to_o cure_v the_o world_n do_v still_o remain_v they_o who_o have_v close_v jairus_n his_o daughter_n eye_n laugh_v when_o he_o say_v behold_v asleep_a she_o lie_v 9.24_o mat._n 9.24_o but_o be_v confound_v when_o they_o see_v she_o rise_v she_o rise_v to_o meet_v her_o king_n and_o shall_v again_o at_o his_o more_o pompous_a come_n to_o his_o reign_n those_o two_o blind_a man_n who_o eye_n he_o do_v restore_v 27._o v._o 27._o the_o light_n eclipse_v by_o film_n have_v see_v before_o but_o now_o a_o newborn_a sun_n more_o bright_o shine_v and_o yet_o perhaps_o to_o that_o they_o still_o be_v blind_a his_o wonder_n the_o dumb_a spirit_n do_v express_v 32._o v._o 32._o and_o soon_o the_o silent_a fish_n do_v no_o less_o 15.34_o mat._n 14.17_o &_o mat._n 15.34_o thing_n most_o insensate_a dull_a man_n upbraid_v at_o his_o command_n 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