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	lord_n	23,094	5	4.0162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01647	A relation of the fearefull estate of Francis Spira in the yeare, 1548.	Bacon, Nathaniel, 1593-1660.	1638 (1638)	STC 1178.5; ESTC S118976	22,974	142

himself_o up_o behold_v say_v he_o i_o be_o strong_a yet_o by_o little_a and_o little_o i_o decay_n and_o consume_v and_o my_o servant_n will_v fain_o preserve_v this_o weary_a life_n but_o at_o length_n the_o will_n of_o god_n must_v be_v do_v and_o i_o shall_v perish_v miserable_o as_o i_o deserve_v rejoice_v you_o righteous_a in_o the_o lord_n 11._o bless_v be_v you_o who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v mollify_v then_o after_o some_o pause_n it_o be_v wonderful_a i_o earnest_o desire_v to_o pray_v to_o god_n with_o my_o heart_n yet_o i_o can_v i_o see_v my_o damnation_n and_o i_o know_v my_o remedy_n be_v only_o in_o christ_n yet_o i_o can_v set_v myself_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o it_o such_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o damn_a they_o confess_v what_o i_o confess_v they_o repent_v of_o their_o loss_n of_o heaven_n they_o envy_v the_o elect_n yet_o their_o repentance_n do_v they_o no_o good_a for_o they_o can_v mend_v their_o way_n as_o he_o be_v thus_o speak_v he_o observe_v 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