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	truth_n	worship_n	6,333	5	8.0657	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04013	A letter written to a Christian friend, and one of the Parliament men. Proposing the groundlesness of the plea for tyths, impropriat [sic] tyths, or tyth as a revenue due to the magistrat.		1653 (1653)	Wing L1767A; ESTC R179629	12,558	15

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a_o letter_n write_a to_o a_o christian_a friend_n and_o one_o of_o the_o parliament_n men._n propose_v the_o groundlesness_n of_o the_o plea_n for_o tyth_n impropriat_a tyth_n or_o tithe_v as_o a_o revenue_n due_a to_o the_o magistrate_n psalm_n 119._o verse_n 128._o therefore_o i_o esteem_v all_o thy_o precept_n concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v right_a and_o i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n for_o thou_o shall_v labour_n peac_n plenty_n london_n print_v the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1653._o christian_n reader_n there_o be_v reason_n not_o express_v why_o this_o letter_n be_v print_v and_o do_v you_o know_v what_o muse_v thought_n in_o the_o solitary_a night_n i_o have_v and_o what_o prayer_n and_o sigh_n go_v from_o my_o heart_n desire_v god_n to_o speak_v i_o silent_a because_o be_v no_o party_n that_o pay_n or_o receive_v tithe_n and_o how_o i_o have_v object_v that_o i_o be_o no_o man_n of_o power_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o 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