Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	dead_a	pray_v	purgatory_n	2,466	5	10.6300	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09838	Against sacrilege three sermons / preached by Maister Robert Pont ...	Pont, Robert, 1524-1606.	1599 (1599)	STC 20100; ESTC S4419	43,712	129

excuse_n and_o pretend_a reason_n that_o i_o think_v these_o man_n may_v allege_v who_o esteem_v this_o kind_n of_o allege_v sacrilege_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o it_o be_v so_o universal_a among_o a_o great_a multitude_n or_o at_o jest_n not_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o sin_n nor_o so_o odious_a as_o i_o will_v aggrege_n it_o to_o be_v they_o will_v say_v therefore_o that_o give_v their_o intromission_n with_o such_o thing_n as_o sometime_o pertein_v to_o the_o kirk_n be_v unlawful_a as_o they_o will_v not_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v yet_o the_o name_n of_o sacrilege_n in_o the_o proper_a signification_n can_v be_v extend_v thereto_o for_o even_o in_o the_o law_n which_o i_o will_v allege_v to_o prove_v it_o and_o by_o the_o writer_n there-upon_a we_o find_v it_o be_v not_o proper_o call_v sacrilege_n but_o quasi_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la or_o instar_fw-la sacrilegij_fw-la that_o be_v like_a unto_o sacrilege_n to_o take_v away_o any_o of_o that_o money_n or_o other_o thing_n give_v to_o that_o immortal_a god_n for_o up-hold_a of_o his_o religion_n and_o service_n i_o answer_v this_o be_v a_o poor_a shift_n for_o the_o law_n give_v it_o as_o odious_a a_o name_n calling_z it_z crimen_fw-la peculatus_fw-la and_o crimen_fw-la laesae_fw-la religionis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o crime_n and_o guiltiness_n ●…_n of_o steal_v the_o public_a money_n and_o a_o criminal_a offence_n against_o religion_n but_o as_o i_o say_v before_o we_o take_v sacrilege_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o scripture_n &_o good_a law_n of_o christian_a prince_n agreeable_a thereunto_o as_o indeed_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o thing_n in_o themselves_o lead_v we_o unto_o this_o take_v the_o argument_n from_o the_o less_o to_o the_o more_o that_o we_o must_v needs_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o great_a sacrilege_n to_o take_v from_o the_o kirk_n a_o barony_n of_o land_n or_o the_o teinde_n of_o a_o whole_a parish_n kirk_n be_v of_o the_o valour_n of_o many_o chalder_n of_o victual_n 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