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	pray_v	prayer_n	8,057	5	6.5536	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87215	A treaty of pacification. Or Conditions of peace between God and man. / By H.I.	Isaacson, Henry, 1581-1654.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1642 (1642)	Wing I1061; Thomason E1113_6; ESTC R202596	35,424	106

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