Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	almighty_a	holy_a	lord_n	2,010	5	3.5612	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33777	A sermon of conforming and reforming made to the convocation at S. Pauls Church in London / by John Colet upon Rom. xii, 2 ... writ an hundred and fiftie years since : to which is now added an appendix of Bp. Andrews and Dr. Hammonds solemn petition and advice to the convocation : with his directions to the laity how to prolong their happiness.	Colet, John, 1467?-1519.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1661 (1661)	Wing C5096; ESTC R26033	47,218	88

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〈◊〉_d apphehensa_fw-la possessione_n vel_fw-la perceptis_fw-la fructibus_fw-la vacaret_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la primum_fw-la tum_fw-la si_fw-la possessor_n presbyter_n non_fw-la ordinaretur_fw-la vacaret_fw-la etiam_fw-la simili_fw-la modo_fw-la beneficium_fw-la &_o non_fw-la residentes_fw-la ad_fw-la residentiam_fw-la moniti_fw-la privarentur_fw-la júsque_fw-la praesentandi_fw-la denuo_fw-la ad_fw-la patronum_fw-la rediret_fw-la quae_fw-la johannis_n constitutio_fw-la à_fw-la lugdunensi_fw-la concilio_n profecta_fw-la est_fw-la sub_fw-la gregorio_n decimo_fw-la celebrata_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la polychronicon_n hoc_fw-la versu_fw-la affirmat_fw-la

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