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	person_n	son_n	20,542	5	6.1434	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73426	A ievvell for the eare. By Ro. Wilkinson; Sermon of hearing, or, jewell for the eare	Wilkinson, Robert, Dr. in Divinity.	1602 (1602)	STC 25652.7; ESTC S125576	15,447	42

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