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	life_n	live_v	7,272	5	5.6513	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46850	A visitation of love to the tender plants of Gods vineyard given forth by Henry Jackson ; also two generall epistles, given forth by William Caton.	Jackson, Henry, fl. 1662-1700.; Caton, William, 1636-1665.; Scostrop, Richard.	1664 (1664)	Wing J71; ESTC R11245	15,342	21

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