Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	live_v	mortify_v	7,524	5	11.3904	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62628	Sermons preach'd upon several occasions. By John Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. The fourth volume	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing T1260B; ESTC R217595	184,892	481

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