Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	47,258	5	6.0438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54853	A prophylactick from disloyalty in these perilous times in a letter to the Right Honourable, and Right Reverend Father in God, Herbert, by Divine Providence Lord Bishop of Hereford : to which (at some distance) will be added a short discourse upon the anchor of the soul of the said Lord Bishop.	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing P2195; ESTC R8958	5,692	10

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