Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	cast_v	devil_n	fast_v	3,166	5	10.2336	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96443	A sermon, preached at Kingston upon Hull: upon the day of thankes-giving after the battell, and that marvailous victory at Hessam-Moore, neare Yorke. / By J.W. B.D.	J. W. (Joshua Whitton)	1644 (1644)	Wing W2049; Thomason E10_34; ESTC R979	27,341	40

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