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	son_n	89,234	5	6.5393	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29567	Achitophel befool'd a sermon preached November V, 1678 at St. Sepulchres / by Aaron Baker ...	Baker, Aaron, b. 1651 or 2.	1678 (1678)	Wing B478; ESTC R5235	15,256	39

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