Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	pray_v	prayer_n	word_n	14,465	5	4.9655	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49444	A sermon preached before His Majesty at Whitehal, April 5, 1663 by ... B. Lord Bishop of Lincoln, Elect.	Laney, Benjamin, 1591-1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing L346; ESTC R6273	14,637	36

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