Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	law_n	life_n	word_n	6,536	5	4.6772	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30973	A discourse concerning the laws ecclesiastical and civil made against hereticks by popes, emperors and kings, provincial and general councils, approved by the church of Rome with a preface against persecuting and destroying hereticks / by a cordial friend to the Protestant religion now by law established in these realms.	Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.; Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1682 (1682)	Wing B828; ESTC R16393	97,782	178

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religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o repugnancy_n of_o her_o deportment_n towards_o heretic_n pag._n 1._o §_o i._o 1._o to_o christ_n own_o word_n to_o his_o disciple_n you_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 9_o 54._o which_o text_n be_v large_o handle_v p._n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o §_o ii_o 2._o to_o our_o lord_n example_n p._n 7_o 8._o §_o iii_o 3._o to_o the_o example_n and_o deportment_n of_o his_o bless_a apostle_n p._n 9_o etc._n etc._n §_o iv._o 4._o to_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o tare_n as_o it_o be_v interpret_v by_o the_o h._n father_n p._n 15_o etc._n etc._n §_o vi_o 5._o to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o primitive_a professor_n of_o christianity_n p._n 19_o etc._n etc._n §_o vii_o 6._o to_o the_o express_a judgement_n of_o the_o h._n father_n p._n 26_o etc._n etc._n §_o viii_o 7._o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n p._n 35_o etc._n etc._n §_o ix_o a_o objection_n of_o the_o dissenter_n answer_v and_o our_o 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