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	will_n	5,704	5	6.5962	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57126	A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable Denzell Lord Holles ... by Samuel Rayner ...	Reyner, Samuel, b. 1622 or 3.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1233; ESTC R15340	10,925	32

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