Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	keep_v	peace_n	unity_n	7,015	5	8.9407	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13119	A receite for grace in a sermon preached in the parish church of Westminster / by Christopher Styles.	Styles, Christopher.	1620 (1620)	STC 23412.5; ESTC S1008	11,697	24

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