Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	heart_n	holy_a	lord_n	17,551	5	3.7649	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93599	Englands friend raised from the grave. Giving seasonable advice to the Lord Generall, Lievtenant-Generall, and the Councell of Warre. Being the true copies of three letters, / written by Mr. John Saltmarsh, a little before his death.	Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.; Saltmarsh, Mary.	1649 (1649)	Wing S480; Thomason E566_13; ESTC R14442	3,046	8

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