Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	body_n	life_n	sin_n	23,565	5	4.8832	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41988	An account of the Jesuites life and doctrine by M.G.	M. G. (Martin Grene), 1616-1667.	1661 (1661)	Wing G1825; ESTC R12657	58,242	215

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