Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	true_a	truth_n	word_n	7,456	5	4.2077	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60626	An epistle to all the called and chosen of God by William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1672 (1672)	Wing S4297; ESTC R32688	10,262	20

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