Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	fire_n	ghost_n	holy_a	6,369	5	5.6726	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63008	Of the sacraments in general, in pursuance of an explication of the catechism of the Church of England by Gabriel Towerson ...	Towerson, Gabriel, 1635?-1697.	1686 (1686)	Wing T1973; ESTC R21133	404,493	394

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