Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	answer_v	lord_n	pray_v	4,027	5	6.1000	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13120	The gaines of seeking God In two sermons, preached in the parish church of VVestminster: by Christopher Styles.	Styles, Christopher.	1620 (1620)	STC 23412; ESTC S122483	26,139	54

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