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	form_n	impose_v	2,118	5	9.7547	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55103	A Plea for moderation, or, A stricture upon the ecclesiasticks of our times		1681 (1681)	Wing P2514; ESTC R16069	9,524	15

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