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	hand_n	imposition_n	2,100	5	10.5630	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02486	The auncient ecclesiasticall practise of confirmation Confirmed by arguments drawne from Scripture, reason, councels, Fathers, and later writers. VVritten, vpon occasion of the confirmation of the Prince his Highnesse, performed on Munday in Easter-weeke, 1613. in the chappell at White-hall, by the right Reuerend Father in God, the Bishop of Bath and Wels, Deane of his Maiesties Chappell. By George Hakevvill, Doctor of Diuinitie, his Highnesse chaplaine in ordinarie. Published by authoritie.	Hakewill, George, 1578-1649.	1613 (1613)	STC 12614; ESTC S103566	14,283	32

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my_o lord_n grace_n of_o canterbury_n and_o my_o lord_n of_o bath_n and_o well_n in_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o christian_a religion_n i_o be_v encourage_v to_o add_v form_n and_o life_n to_o these_o ensue_a observation_n late_o collect_v touch_v confirmation_n that_o from_o thence_o your_o highness_n may_v not_o only_o be_v inform_v how_o just_o the_o church_n of_o england_n together_o with_o many_o other_o godly_a and_o useful_a ceremony_n retain_v this_o laudable_a and_o ancient_a custom_n but_o far_o be_v induce_v to_o the_o receive_n of_o it_o with_o the_o great_a cheerfulness_n in_o your_o own_o person_n assure_v myself_o that_o your_o highness_n example_n will_v serve_v to_o draw_v on_o many_o inferior_n either_o to_o take_v it_o more_o common_o and_o willing_o themselves_o or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o esteem_v it_o more_o reverent_o in_o other_o now_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n who_o have_v plant_v that_o grace_n in_o you_o which_o to_o the_o great_a content_n and_o 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such_o confession_n they_o may_v make_v profession_n of_o difference_n from_o all_o jew_n turk_n and_o infidel_n out_o of_o the_o church_n heretic_n schismatic_n and_o profane_a person_n in_o the_o church_n 5_o four_o that_o then_o special_o when_o they_o first_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n begin_v to_o fall_v into_o sundry_a kind_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v least_o able_a to_o resist_v for_o want_v of_o experience_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o prayer_n they_o may_v receive_v strength_n and_o defence_n against_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n 6_o five_o that_o the_o prelate_n and_o chief_a guide_n of_o god_n family_n to_o who_o the_o cure_n of_o their_o soul_n belong_v find_v upon_o examination_n some_o part_n of_o their_o own_o heavy_a burden_n discharge_v may_v from_o thence_o reap_v comfort_n in_o behold_v those_o fair_a foundation_n already_o lay_v and_o glorify_v god_n who_o praise_n they_o sound_v in_o the_o mouth_n of_o infant_n 7_o this_o kind_n of_o confirmation_n be_v there_o no_o authority_n to_o countenance_v it_o be_v in_o my_o judgement_n so_o useful_a in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o upon_o good_a reason_n it_o may_v be_v entertain_v among_o christian_n but_o for_o far_a confirmation_n of_o it_o we_o be_v compass_v with_o a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n and_o that_o so_o plentiful_o out_o of_o all_o antiquity_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o kind_n of_o ambition_n or_o lose_v labour_n to_o quote_v their_o name_n wherefore_o i_o will_v only_o allege_v the_o sound_a of_o those_o who_o since_o the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n and_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o their_o several_a write_n have_v approve_v and_o high_o commend_v this_o ancient_a custom_n 8_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o habere_fw-la martin_n luther_n who_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n by_o which_o he_o understand_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o true_a church_n under_o the_o romish_a yoke_n though_o 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infant_n tingi_fw-la tingi_fw-la lib._n 2._o pag._n 72_o talis_fw-la ritus_fw-la confirmati●nis_fw-la valde_fw-la multum_fw-la utilitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la aedification●m_fw-la iwentutis_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la conferrat_fw-la esset_fw-la etiam_fw-la consentaneus_fw-la &_o scripturae_fw-la &_o priori_fw-la antiquitati_fw-la et_fw-la paulo_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o colloquio_fw-la ratisponensi_fw-la anno_fw-la 1541._o proposita_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la cap._n 19_o para._n 13._o utinam_fw-la vero_fw-la m●rem_fw-la retin_n remus_fw-la quem_fw-la apud_fw-la vete●es_fw-la fuisse_fw-la admo●_fw-la nui_fw-la priusquam_fw-la abor●●●_n haec_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la larua_fw-la nasceretur_fw-la et_fw-la paulo_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la disciplin●_n si_fw-la hodi●_n valeret_fw-la pro●fecto_fw-la parentum_fw-la quorundam_fw-la igna●ia_fw-la acueretur_fw-la qui_fw-la liberorum_fw-la institutionem_fw-la quasi_fw-la rem_fw-la nihil●_n ad_fw-la se_fw-la pertinentem_fw-la 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