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	put_v	5,164	5	5.0928	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65308	A plea for the Godly wherein is shown the excellency of a righteous person / by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1672 (1672)	Wing W1138; ESTC R10636	40,142	126

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much_o resemble_v satan_n to_o be_v always_o compass_v the_o earth_n apopth_n jer._n 45._o 5._o and_o seek_v thou_o great_a thing_n for_o thyself_o as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v what_o thou_o baruch_n who_o be_v by_o thy_o new_a birth_n excellent_a akin_a to_o angel_n by_o thy_o office_n excellent_a a_o ●…levite_n do_v thou_o seek_v earthly_a thing_n and_o what_o seek_v they_o now_o i_o be_o go_v to_o pluck_v up_o and_o be_v thou_o plant_v the_o ship_n be_v sink_v and_o be_v thou_o trim_v thy_o cabin_n oh_o baruch_n do_v not_o so_o degrade_v thyself_o of_o thy_o honour_n seek_v thou_o great_a thing_n seek_v they_o not_o though_o the_o wicked_a like_o eel_n wrap_v themselves_o in_o the_o mud_n yet_o let_v the_o bird_n of_o paradise_n fly_v alo●…t_o the_o high_a grace_n be_v the_o less_o earthly-minded_n shall_v christian_n be_v the_o high_a the_o sun_n be_v the_o short_a be_v the_o shadow_n 2._o let_v not_o the_o righteous_a debase_v themselves_o by_o sinful_a compliance_n such_o as_o 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