Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	kind_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	51	3	9.5974	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61224	Some thoughts concerning the life to come with a brief account of the state of religion as it is now in the world.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1693 (1693)	Wing S5138; ESTC R37589	43,947	90

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subject_a to_o decay_v and_o perish_v as_o they_o say_v in_o act_n 19_o 2._o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o holy_a ghost_n so_o it_o be_v with_o many_o man_n and_o woman_n at_o this_o day_n they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o know_v and_o perceive_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o motion_n and_o working_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n albeit_o god_n have_v show_v it_o unto_o they_o by_o have_v put_v some_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o they_o for_o there_o be_v a_o residue_n of_o the_o spirit_n mal._n 2._o 15._o and_o a_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n john_n 3._o 34._o and_o there_o be_v a_o take_v off_o of_o some_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o a_o give_v or_o divide_v of_o it_o unto_o other_o numb_a 11._o 25._o for_o all_o these_o work_v that_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a spirit_n divide_v to_o every_o man_n several_o as_o he_o will_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 11._o thus_o it_o be_v that_o where_o god_n do_v put_v his_o holy_a spirit_n 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