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	trinity_n	9,904	5	10.2376	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67146	An abandoning of the Scottish Covenant by Matthew the Lord Bishop of Ely.	Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3674; ESTC R11962	26,795	60

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and_o who_o be_v he_o to_o who_o they_o speak_v it_o we._n for_o the_o speaker_n whosoever_o they_o prove_v to_o be_v this_o you_o shall_v find_v of_o they_o they_o be_v the_o same_o all_o the_o psalm_n through_o they_o very_o first_o word_n be_v we_o have_v hear_v vers_fw-la 1._o and_o so_o it_o go_v on_o we_o overthrow_v our_o enemy_n vers_fw-la 6._o and_o thou_o save_v we_o vers_fw-la 8._o and_o we_o make_v our_o boast_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o there_o end_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o that_o be_v all_o eucharistical_a a_o oblation_n of_o thanks_o and_o praise_n for_o all_o blessing_n old_a and_o new_a then_o begin_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o psalm_n and_o that_o be_v a_o solemn_a lamentation_n humble_v themselves_o lowly_a under_o the_o rod._n and_o still_o it_o hold_v on_o in_o the_o same_o person_n thou_o make_v we_o to_o be_v a_o byword_n ver_fw-la 15._o and_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o forget_v thou_o ver_fw-la 18._o and_o thou_o have_v cover_v we_o with_o 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