Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	ghost_n	holy_a	joy_n	5,983	5	6.9330	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31427	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, January xxiij. 1675/6 by William Cave ...	Cave, William, 1637-1713.	1676 (1676)	Wing C1605; ESTC R5517	12,884	30

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