Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	life_n	speak_v	word_n	14,864	5	4.7522	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30016	A testimony and caution to such as do make a profession of truth who are in scorn called Quakers and more especially such who profess to be ministers of the gospel of peace, that they should not be concerned in worldly government.	Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699.; Hart, John.; Society of Friends. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting.	1692 (1692)	Wing B5360; ESTC R19939	7,724	13

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