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	pray_v	spirit_n	2,413	5	5.4955	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92710	Meanes to prevent perishing. Or, The usefulnesse of the saving knowledge of God. Discovered in these particulars; I. The blessed tendency the knowledg of God hath to bring men to salvation. II. The one-ness of the Father, Son, and Spirit. III. The excellency of Christs person. IV. The excellent nature of eternal life. By W.S. a servant of the Lord Jesus.	W. S.	1658 (1658)	Wing S198; Thomason E955_3; ESTC R207616	60,676	76

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whereof_o bring_v these_o six_o calamity_n 1_o it_o make_v you_o in_o a_o wilderness_n when_o sickness_n and_o affliction_n come_v because_o you_o will_v not_o know_v how_o and_o why_o they_o come_v 2_o ignorant_a that_o your_o uneven_a walk_n with_o god_n may_v bring_v upon_o yourselves_o death_n before_o its_o time_n 3_o ignorant_a how_o to_o ask_v in_o faith_n the_o thing_n you_o want_v for_o soul_n or_o body_n 4_o ignorant_a wherein_n you_o may_v prevent_v the_o presence_n and_o comfort_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n 5_o ignorant_a that_o there_o be_v a_o legion_n of_o evil_a spirit_n wait_v hourly_o to_o take_v advantage_n against_o you_o 6_o ignorant_a that_o you_o may_v hinder_v god_n holy_a spirit_n from_o do_v any_o effectual_a work_n upon_o your_o soul_n sign_n ix_o when_o you_o be_v mighty_a inquisitive_a after_o novelty_n rather_o than_o wholesome_a doctrine_n sign_n x._o when_o you_o can_v hear_v of_o foul_a miscarriage_n in_o other_o with_o little_a or_o no_o heart_n 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xviii_o when_o you_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o get_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n people_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n people_n the_o form_n than_o the_o power_n sign_n xix_o when_o you_o be_v not_o much_o trouble_v at_o your_o own_o miscarriage_n while_o they_o be_v keep_v from_o public_a view_n sign_n xx._n when_o you_o love_v lest_o those_o brethren_n that_o deal_v most_o faithful_o with_o you_o sign_n xxi_o when_o under_o more_o than_o ordinary_a trouble_n you_o be_v not_o more_o than_o ordinary_a in_o prayer_n sign_n xxii_o when_o you_o be_v mighty_a careless_a to_o inquire_v after_o the_o spiritual_a cause_n of_o affliction_n and_o mighty_a careful_a to_o inquire_v after_o the_o natural_a cure_n sign_n xxiii_o when_o you_o pray_v more_o for_o affliction_n be_v remove_v than_o sanctify_v sign_n xxiv_o when_o under_o god_n calamity_n you_o can_v neither_o find_v necessity_n nor_o excellency_n to_o humble_v yourselves_o by_o fast_v sign_n xxv_o when_o god_n rod_n work_v so_o little_a upon_o your_o heart_n that_o you_o can_v neither_o tell_v wherefore_o it_o be_v come_v nor_o what_o good_a it_o have_v do_v sign_n xxvi_o when_o you_o have_v a_o evil_a eye_n to_o your_o fellow_n brethren_n because_o they_o outgrow_a you_o sign_n xxvii_o when_o the_o thought_n of_o your_o dear_a lust_n or_o any_o sin_n be_v please_v to_o you_o sign_n xxviii_o when_o you_o be_v mighty_a curious_a about_o the_o lesser_a matter_n of_o god_n law_n but_o mighty_a careless_a about_o the_o weighty_a sign_n xxix_o when_o the_o holy_a spirit_n help_v to_o the_o great_a work_n of_o mortification_n seem_v not_o of_o absolute_a need_n to_o you_o xxx_o when_o you_o be_v so_o ignorant_a of_o your_o spiritual_a stand_n that_o you_o know_v not_o whether_o you_o grow_v or_o decay_v finis_fw-la