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	unity_n	6,121	5	9.7413	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11189	A way of reconciliation of a good and learned man touching the trueth, nature, and substance of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament. Translated out of Latin by the right honorable Lady Elizabeth Russell, dowager to the right honourable the Lord Iohn Russell, Baron, and sonne and heire to Francis Earle of Bedford.	Russell, Elizabeth Cooke Hoby, Lady, ca. 1540-1609.	1605 (1605)	STC 21456; ESTC S101217	72,992	116

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or_o outward_a appearance_n but_o n_o the_o inward_a affection_n ibidem_fw-la idem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la and_o that_o which_o he_o write_v immediate_o after_o in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o the_o invisible_a priest_n do_v turn_v with_o his_o word_n by_o a_o secret_a power_n the_o visible_a creature_n into_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o body_n &_o blood_n say_v thus_o take_v you_o eat_v you_o this_o be_v my_o body_n etc._n etc._n and_o lest_o we_o shall_v imagine_v it_o a_o more_o gross_a substance_n or_o that_o call_v again_o which_o he_o say_v before_o be_v take_v away_o he_o allege_v forthwith_o the_o example_n of_o regeneration_n say_v how_o great_a benefit_n therefore_o the_o force_n of_o the_o heavenly_a blessing_n do_v work_v and_o how_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o new_a and_o unpossible_a matter_n to_o thou_o