Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	jesus_n	lord_n	24,109	5	3.7427	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88585	Love's letters, his and hers, to each other, a little before his death.	Love, Mary, 17th cent.; Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3166; Thomason E646_6; ESTC R208751	4,189	8

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speak_v to_o thou_o nor_o have_v a_o thought_n within_o myself_o of_o my_o unspeakable_a loss_n but_o whole_o keep_v my_o eye_n fix_v upon_o the_o unspeakable_a and_o unconceivable_a gain_n thou_o leave_v but_o a_o sinful_a mortal_a wife_n to_o be_v everlasting_o marry_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n thou_o leave_v but_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n to_o go_v to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n thy_o elder_a brother_n thou_o leave_v friend_n to_o go_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o holy_a angel_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a thou_o do_v but_o leave_v earth_n for_o heaven_n and_o if_o natural_a affection_n begin_v to_o rise_v i_o hope_v that_o spirit_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v within_o thou_o will_v quell_v they_o and_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n here_o below_o be_v but_o dung_n and_o dross_n in_o comparison_n of_o those_o thing_n above_o i_o know_v thou_o keep_v thy_o eye_n fix_v upon_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n which_o make_v thou_o so_o trample_v 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