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	golden_a	incense_n	3,134	5	12.0529	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41623	Pulpit-sayings, or, The characters of the pulpit-papist examined in answer to the Apology for the pulpits and in vindication of the representer against the stater of the controversie.	Gother, John, d. 1704.	1688 (1688)	Wing G1347; ESTC R18623	55,138	78

these_o colour_n be_v the_o papist_n represent_v from_o the_o pulpit_n by_o these_o preacher_n in_o the_o year_n 1681._o when_v the_o time_n be_v not_o of_o confute_v they_o by_o gospel_n and_o reason_n but_o by_o barbarous_o knock_v they_o in_o the_o head_n like_o beast_n but_o all_o these_o colour_n be_v either_o false_a or_o deceitful_a as_o may_v be_v easy_o show_v at_o large_a but_o i_o be_o quite_o tire_v as_o i_o fear_v the_o reader_n be_v too_o by_o stay_v so_o long_o in_o this_o nauscous_a stuff_n i_o will_v therefore_o pass_v they_o over_o as_o such_o calumny_n deserve_v with_o as_o short_a a_o reflection_n as_o may_v be_v but_o yet_o in_o order_n and_o therefore_o as_o to_o the_o first_o it_o be_v absolute_o false_a for_o falsehood_n and_o deceit_n be_v not_o where_o recommend_v or_o teach_v by_o his_o church_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o sit_v man_n for_o heaven_n that_o i_o be_o certain_a no_o man_n of_o what_o church_n soever_o guilty_a of_o those_o wicked_a quality_n can_v possible_o have_v admittance_n there_o till_o they_o have_v first_o discharge_v their_o conscience_n by_o a_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o make_v restitution_n to_o the_o party_n injure_v to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o power_n this_o be_v the_o receive_v doctrine_n of_o his_o church_n and_o i_o hope_v in_o their_o deal_v they_o practise_v it_o as_o much_o as_o any_o i_o do_v question_n but_o there_o be_v still_o knave_n of_o his_o communion_n but_o then_o let_v that_o teacher_n who_o have_v no_o such_o of_o his_o coat_n or_o in_o his_o church_n come_v and_o sling_v the_o first_o stone_n the_o second_o be_v false_a too_o since_o it_o be_v know_v that_o there_o be_v great_a number_n of_o papist_n who_o be_v never_o so_o by_o education_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o abominable_a and_o wicked_a slander_n to_o accuse_v all_o such_o of_o atheism_n and_o that_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o their_o blind_a themselves_o by_o this_o they_o have_v never_o become_v papist_n since_o such_o as_o 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