Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	grace_n	receive_v	7,604	5	5.6899	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61870	A censure upon certaine passages contained in the history of the Royal Society as being destructive to the established religion and Church of England	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.	1670 (1670)	Wing S6033; ESTC R32736	43,471	70

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