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	lord_n	18,241	5	3.9091	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37068	Gospel-communion in the way of godlines sued for by the Protestant churches in Germany, unto the churches of Great Britain and Ireland / in a letter written and sent hither to that effect.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing D2862; ESTC R32776	5,308	14

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