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	soul_n	7,525	5	4.8126	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52808	The crown and glory of a Christian consisting in a sound conversion and well ordered conversation.	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1676 (1676)	Wing N450; ESTC R26867	31,261	167

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