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	son_n	substance_n	5,324	5	8.7187	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42447	Some considerations concerning the Trinity and the ways of managing that controversie	Gastrell, Francis, 1662-1725.	1696 (1696)	Wing G303; ESTC R14599	33,473	64

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