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
A15303	The lawlesse kneelesse schismaticall Puritan. Or A confutation of the author of an appendix, concerning bowing at the name of Iesus. Written by Giles Widdowes rector of St Martins Church in Oxford, and late fellow of Oriell Colledge	Widdowes, Giles, 1558?-1645.	1630 (1630)	STC 25593; ESTC S120669	63,717	96

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chap_n 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o then_o he_o be_v call_v conjurer_n and_o beelzebub_n his_o familiar_a so_o st_n hierome_n st_n ambrose_n st_n chrysostome_n and_o st_n augustine_n this_o wilful_a abuse_n be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n mar._n 3._o be_v a_o vilifi_n of_o jesus_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n do_v so_o persecute_v he_o as_o the_o puritan_n do_v now_o neglect_v his_o name_n they_o kill_v the_o prince_n of_o life_n act._n 3._o because_o jesus_n god_n and_o man_n the_o save_a surety_n of_o the_o church_n be_v thus_o dishonour_v more_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n then_o in_o any_o other_o name_n therefore_o we_o must_v bow_v rather_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n then_o at_o any_o other_o name_n of_o god_n god_n will_n be_v that_o his_o church_n shall_v honour_v he_o in_o that_o name_n most_o of_o all_o in_o which_o he_o be_v most_o of_o all_o dishonour_v by_o the_o world_n the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n be_v thus_o so_o bishop_n andrews_n out_o of_o st_n 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