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	scripture_n	speak_v	14,888	5	5.2608	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08238	Animadversions on George Keith's account of a National Church, &c. humbly presented to the Bishop of London, and on George Keith's advertisement concerning the same.		1700 (1700)	Wing A11A; ESTC R173101	3,628	12

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