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
A36877	The monk's hood pull'd off, or, The Capvcin fryar described in two parts / translated out of French.; Capucin. English	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Basile, de Rouen, d. 1648?	1671 (1671)	Wing D2592; ESTC R17147	60,217	212

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those_o who_o have_v malicious_o deface_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o image_n of_o st._n francis_n which_o be_v at_o gennes_n in_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n mary_n de_fw-fr vignes_n about_o twenty_o six_o year_n since_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o four_o send_v bull_n to_o all_o the_o church_n under_o the_o papal_a jurisdiction_n certify_v 720._o the_o truth_n of_o st._n francis_n mark_n though_o divers_a who_o be_v hard_o of_o belief_n laugh_v at_o it_o since_o which_o time_n the_o memory_n of_o st._n francis_n mark_n be_v sacred_a in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o as_o antonine_n say_v observe_v the_o feast_n of_o st._n francis_n mark_n which_o honour_n be_v not_o do_v to_o the_o mark_n of_o jesus_n christ._n when_o i_o consider_v these_o thing_n i_o can_v enough_o wonder_v at_o the_o blindness_n of_o those_o that_o give_v credit_n to_o thing_n so_o full_a of_o absurdity_n and_o imposture_n it_o seem_v as_o if_o the_o adorer_n of_o st._n francis_n have_v invent_v they_o on_o 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