Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	church_n	father_n	holy_a	3,394	5	4.6746	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31590	The converted Presbyterian, or, The Church of England justified in a serious discourse between George, a devout English Protestant, and Andrew, a zealous Scotch Presbyterian, touching some practices in the Church of England.	Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.	1668 (1668)	Wing C1838; ESTC R11512	7,878	13

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your_o persuasion_n shall_v desire_v as_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v inform_v in_o any_o thing_n that_o like_v not_o his_o humour_n andrew_n sir_n i_o be_o not_o so_o rigid_a but_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n touch_v my_o duty_n towards_o god_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v and_o from_o my_o error_n to_o be_v convert_v and_o when_o i_o be_o convert_v to_o do_v as_o christ_n bid_v peter_n to_o do_v that_o be_v to_o strengthen_v my_o brethren_n george_n to_o inform_v you_o right_o then_o in_o this_o point_n first_o it_o must_v be_v suppose_v that_o some_o place_n ought_v necessary_o to_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o for_o holy_a duty_n which_o be_v such_o a_o truth_n and_o so_o consonant_a to_o reason_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o god_n people_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n that_o none_o but_o crazy_a brain_n will_v gainsay_v andrew_n this_o i_o shall_v not_o deny_v though_o some_o of_o my_o weak_a brethren_n do_v george_n second_o it_o 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