Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	grace_n	heart_n	soul_n	11,974	5	4.7452	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45863	Indulgence to dissenters in religion by suspending penal laws in maters ecclesiastical is destructive to both church and state		1673 (1673)	Wing I156; ESTC R25552	4,802	16

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