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	scripture_n	19,615	5	6.1818	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05259	The mothers blessing. Or The godly counsaile of a gentle-woman not long since deceased, left behind her for her children containing many good exhortations, and godly admonitions, profitable for all parents to leaue as a legacy to their children, but especially for those, who by reason of their young yeeres stand most in need of instruction. By Mris. Dorothy Leigh.	Leigh, Dorothy.	1616 (1616)	STC 15402; ESTC S113606	65,870	296

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heart_n we_o pray_v with_o the_o heart_n god_n know_v indeed_o that_o their_o heart_n be_v vain_a and_o foolish_a because_o they_o do_v not_o pray_v with_o understanding_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o promise_n to_o be_v hear_v &_o yet_o they_o will_v have_v a_o pair_n of_o bead_n and_o tell_v how_o many_o prayer_n they_o say_v though_o they_o can_v tell_v what_o they_o say_v i_o dare_v undertake_v a_o parrot_n may_v pray_v as_o well_o they_o do_v if_o it_o can_v speak_v all_o the_o word_n they_o pray_v while_o they_o live_v that_o they_o may_v go_v to_o purgatory_n and_o when_o they_o die_v they_o give_v much_o good_n to_o other_o to_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v come_v out_o of_o purgatory_n again_o these_o be_v most_o vain_a prayer_n never_o warrant_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n they_o pray_v also_o to_o our_o lady_n to_o help_v they_o much_o as_o the_o israelite_n pray_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o israelite_n prayer_n be_v accept_v so_o be_v they_o 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