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	holy_a	life_n	10,053	5	4.3202	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32900	The Christians way to heaven, or, What he must do to be saved by a divine of the Church of England.	Divine of the Church of England.	1700 (1700)	Wing C3962; ESTC R23847	11,729	21

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