Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	body_n	reason_n	soul_n	1,909	5	5.0939	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61603	A sermon preached before the King, March 13, 1666/7 by Edward Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1667 (1667)	Wing S5641; ESTC R14240	17,312	42

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