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	holy_a	jesus_n	13,652	5	5.8822	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86162	The hearty concurrence of divers citizens and inhabitants of the city of London; with the ministers of the province thereof, to their testimony to their truth of Jesus Christ, and to our solemne League and Covenant. As also against the errours, heresies, and blasphemies of these times, and the toleration of them.		1648 (1648)	Wing H1314; Thomason 669.f.12[8]; ESTC R210740	2,656	1

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