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	law_n	sin_n	7,752	5	4.9628	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54412	The six secondary causes of the spinning out of this vnnaturall warre by D.P.P.	D. P. P.	1644 (1644)	Wing P16; ESTC R210030	65,302	100

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