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	time_n	8,209	5	3.7442	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30127	A case of conscience resolved viz. whether, where a church of Christ is situate, it is the duty of the women of that congregation, ordinarily, and by appointment, to separate themselves from their brethren, and so to assemble together to perform some parts of divine worship, as prayer, &c. without their men? : And the arguments made use of for that practice examined / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5490; ESTC R41305	30,288	39

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as_o in_o all_o other_o to_o make_v the_o word_n of_o god_n our_o rule_n 3._o object_n but_o woman_n have_v sometime_o case_n which_o modesty_n will_v not_o admit_v shall_v be_v make_v know_v to_o man_n what_o must_v they_o do_v then_o answ._n their_o husband_n and_o they_o be_v one_o flesh_n and_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v account_v two_o let_v they_o tell_v their_o grief_n to_o they_o thus_o rachel_n ask_v child_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o go_v not_o to_o a_o nest_n of_o woman_n to_o make_v her_o complaint_n to_o they_o gen._n 30.1_o or_o let_v they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o closet_n with_o rebecca_n gen._n 25.20_o