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	truth_n	word_n	7,274	5	4.1793	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26149	An answer to some considerations on the spirit of Martin Luther and the original of the Reformation lately printed at Oxford.	Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.	1687 (1687)	Wing A4146; ESTC R4960	53,756	88

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