Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	life_n	soul_n	spirit_n	4,592	5	5.4327	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08130	A learned and fruitfull sermon preached in Christs Church in Norwich. By Mr. Nevvhouse, late preacher of Gods word there.	Newhouse, Thomas, d. 1611.; Hill, Robert, d. 1623.	1612 (1612)	STC 18494; ESTC S100052	25,182	96

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