Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	beg_v	boldness_n	great_a	14	3	2.1077	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84069	The great earthquake, Revel. 16. 18. or, Fall of all the churches. Discovering the apostasie of purest churches, not yet sensible of their spiritual whoredoms, EZek. 43.9, 10. Or, The great whore made bare and naked before she be judged, and her flesh burnt with fire, Rev. 27. 16. Proving, that none indeed deny the ordinances of Christ, but present churches not being in a Gospel-order. By William Erbery.	Erbery, William, 1604-1654.; J. W.	1654 (1654)	Wing E3227; Thomason E806_7; ESTC R207174	48,514	64

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and_o end_v in_o god_n though_o by_o christ_n and_o through_o christ_n that_o be_v thus_o we_o behold_v in_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n i_o say_v we_o see_v christ_n one_o with_o the_o father_n and_o his_o flesh_n full_a of_o god_n god_n even_o the_o father_n be_v perfect_a in_o union_n with_o he_o and_o he_o the_o belove_v of_o god_n live_v in_o the_o father_n alone_o we_o see_v by_o this_o the_o same_o true_a in_o ourselves_o for_o he_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o life_n as_o well_o as_o the_o way_n and_o learn_v the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n 4.21_o ephes_n 4.21_o the_o life_n of_o god_n be_v thus_o reveal_v in_o we_o also_o god_n reveal_v his_o son_n in_o we_o first_o so_o we_o pray_v in_o christ_n name_n we_o pray_v as_o the_o son_n to_o the_o father_n as_o those_o who_o be_v perfect_o one_o with_o god_n the_o only_o belove_v and_o live_v in_o the_o father_n alone_o this_o be_v indeed_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n 17.24_o joh._n 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