Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	altar_n	angel_n	saint_n	3,007	5	6.9210	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31403	The Gospel preached to the Romans, in four sermons two on the 5th of November, and two on the 30th of January, 1680 / by John Cave ...	Cave, John, d. 1690.	1681 (1681)	Wing C1583; ESTC R17526	41,434	109

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d duliam_n exhibebatis_fw-la you_o serve_v they_o 4.8_o gal._n 4.8_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o go_n and_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n for_o they_o both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n that_o to_o be_v sure_a be_v divine_a worship_n which_o we_o give_v to_o any_o person_n or_o thing_n as_o be_v endow_v with_o those_o divine_a property_n of_o power_n and_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n to_o know_v our_o thought_n to_o hear_v our_o prayer_n at_o a_o distance_n and_o to_o give_v relief_n in_o extraordinary_a and_o unknown_a way_n this_o worship_n the_o papist_n give_v to_o their_o saint_n and_o angel_n and_o though_o they_o call_v it_o dulia_n it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o civil_a homage_n the_o very_a same_o which_o the_o scripture_n appropriate_v to_o god_n 232._o arnob._n lib._n 7._o p._n 232._o and_o forbid_v we_o to_o give_v it_o to_o any_o other_o and_o whereas_o they_o pretend_v further_o that_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o only_a external_a 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