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	heart_n	son_n	17,006	5	5.6134	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85394	Hagiomastix, or The scourge of the saints displayed in his colours of ignorance & blood: or, a vindication of some printed queries published some moneths since by authority, in way of answer to certaine anti-papers of syllogismes, entituled a Vindication of a printed paper, &c. ... / By John Goodwin, pastor of a Church of Christ in Colemanstreet.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1647 (1647)	Wing G1169; Thomason E374_1; ESTC R201334; ESTC R201335	139,798	168

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gal._n 5._o 12._o i_o will_v they_o be_v even_o cut_v off_o that_o trouble_n you_o sect._n 61._o matth._n 13._o 29._o but_o he_o say_v nay_o lest_o while_o you_o gather_v up_o the_o tare_n you_o pluck_v up_o the_o wheat_n also_o sect._n 69._o 70._o 71._o etc._n etc._n matth._n 25._o 15._o and_o the_o child_n cry_v in_o the_o temple_n hosanna_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 102._o psal_n 8._o 2._o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o babe_n and_o suckling_n have_v thou_o ordain_v praise_n sect._n 103._o deut._n 17._o 12._o and_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o priest_n or_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v sect._n 107._o esa_n 49._o 23._o and_o king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_n father_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 109._o 110._o hagio_fw-it mastix_fw-la or_o the_o scourge_n of_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v a_o sad_a expression_n of_o luther_n in_o his_o day_n when_o he_o say_v we_o shall_v find_v cause_n to_o melt_v and_o be_v dissolve_v into_o 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