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	holy_a	lord_n	6,515	5	3.5719	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00125	Articles to be enquired in the visitation, in the firste yere of the raigne of our moste dread soueraigne lady, Elizabeth by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, Queene, defendour of the faith. &c. Anno. 1559.; Visitation articles. 1559	Church of England.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1562 (1562)	STC 10120; ESTC S120521	4,355	18

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