Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	according_a	ask_v	will_n	2,561	5	6.4954	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96833	The examination of Tilenus before the triers; in order to his intended settlement in the office of a publick preacher in the Common-wealth of Utopia. Whereunto are annexed the tenents of the remonstrants touching those five articles voted, stated and imposed, but not disputed, at the synod of Dort. Together with a short essay (by way of annotations) upon the fundamental theses of Mr. Thomas Parker.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1657 (1657)	Wing W3343; Thomason E1625_1; ESTC R204120	128,806	312

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knowledge_n or_o belief_n of_o their_o absolute_a and_o peremptory_a reprobation_n for_o his_o prayer_n according_a to_o that_o opinion_n must_v be_v after_o this_o manner_n lord_n i_o know_v by_o divine_a revelation_n and_o be_o now_o declare_v it_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v thy_o absolute_a will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n utter_o and_o irrevocable_o to_o abandon_v this_o people_n under_o a_o immutable_a decree_n of_o repentance_n yet_o i_o do_v most_o hearty_o desire_v and_o beseech_v thou_o to_o grant_v that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v such_o a_o prayer_n have_v be_v direct_o against_o his_o faith_n and_o therefore_o sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o and_o against_o the_o very_a rule_n of_o prayer_n and_o obedience_n in_o that_o kind_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v and_o so_o sin_n too_o sure_o the_o apostle_n after_o his_o conversion_n be_v not_o wont_a thus_o to_o break_v his_o faith_n and_o cross_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o maker_n 3._o to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v all_o other_o his_o endeavour_n and_o stratagem_n to_o gain_v they_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o consequent_o to_o salvation_n of_o which_o we_o read_v rom._n 11._o 14._o and_o else_o where_o all_o which_o have_v be_v as_o ridiculous_a as_o the_o encounter_n of_o the_o knight_n errant_a in_o don_n quixot_n if_o the_o apostle_n have_v believe_v these_o man_n to_o be_v absolute_o exclude_v from_o all_o possibility_n of_o salvation_n by_o such_o a_o decree_n as_o some_o fancy_n to_o be_v treat_v of_o in_o that_o nine_o chapter_n 4._o i_o conceive_v my_o doubt_n more_o reasonable_a when_o i_o consider_v the_o apostle_n way_n of_o argue_v rom._n 11._o 1_o for_o to_o intimate_v at_o least_o according_a to_o my_o apprehension_n that_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o sorrow_n be_v not_o their_o absolute_a irrespective_n and_o irrevocable_a reprobation_n but_o the_o danger_n of_o their_o rejection_n from_o the_o covenant_n and_o divine_a grace_n wherein_o 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and_o so_o do_v gomarus_n etc._n gomarus_n vide_fw-la gomar_n tom._n 3._o disp_n 9_o thes_n 28._o etc._n etc._n till_o be_v impugn_a by_o arminius_n he_o change_v his_o opinion_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13._o beside_o the_o man_n of_o that_o opinion_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v in_o those_o their_o absolute_a decree_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n and_o make_v christ_n but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o superstruction_n or_o the_o executor_n of_o those_o decree_n whereas_o this_o apostle_n say_v other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v then_o that_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 11._o and_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o consonant_o hereunto_o he_o shut_v up_o that_o his_o discourse_n rom._n 9_o 30._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o or_o what_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v namely_o this_o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o 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