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	word_n	6,971	5	4.2779	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08023	A notable discourse of the happinesse of this our age, and of the ingratitude of men to God for his benefites: written in Latine by that godly learned man Iohn Riuius, and now Englished for the comfort, and commoditie of the vnlearned, by W.W. student..; De seculi nostri felicitate, et hominum erga Dei beneficia ingratitudine, liber. English	Rivius, Johann, 1500-1553.	1578 (1578)	STC 21064.5; ESTC S94909	108,359	160

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these_o 5._o 17._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 31_o 1._o pet._n 2._o 11._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 8._o 9_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 9_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 1._o john_n 2._o 15._o 1._o john_n 3._o 18._o 1._o john_n 4._o 9_o 20._o jam._n 1._o 27._o jam._n 4._o 7._o 10._o matth._n 5._o 16._o 39_o 42._o 44._o luke_n 6._o 35._o matt._n 7._o 12._o matt._n 25._o 35._o the_o repentant_a fight_v with_o the_o flesh_n the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n must_v call_v upon_o god_o for_o his_o aid_n and_o assistance_n cyprian_a we_o must_v pray_v to_o god_n the_o father_n for_o his_o holy_a spirit_n who_o may_v work_v in_o we_o all_o virtue_n beseem_v a_o christian_n man._n no_o man_n can_v observe_v god_n commandment_n without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o caveat_n for_o christian_n not_o to_o grieve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n ephe._n 4._o 30._o who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v help_v cyprian_a fast_v prayer_n alm_n must_v be_v join_v to_o prayer_n and_o 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