Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	faith_n	pray_v	spirit_n	7,481	5	5.5117	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46754	Soled comfort for sound Christians, or, A treatise of Gods absolute (and most certaine) performance of his conditionall promises in regard of the elect being a parcell of a larger discourse on John 13.17 / by Robert Jenison.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1641 (1641)	Wing J564; ESTC R24152	50,921	69

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10._o at_o least_o some_o to_o call_v and_o gather_v by_o i●_n and_o purposely_o as_o he_o please_v will_v not_o or_o will_v not_o as_o yet_o have_v it_o come_v to_o some_o other_o people_n thus_o when_o p●ul_a &_o sylas_n have_v go_v throughout_o phrigia_n 7._o act._n 16_o 6_o 7._o and_o the_o region_n of_o gallatia_n preach_v the_o gospel_n they_o be_v forbid_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n in_o asia_n after_o they_o be_v come_v to_o misia_n they_o assay_v to_o go_v into_o bithynia_n but_o the_o spirit_n suffer_v they_o not_o 3._o among_o those_o it_o and_o for_o the_o inward_a power_n of_o it_o whether_o the_o gospel_n be_v send_v god_n give_v grace_n effectual_o to_o receive_v and_o with_o meek_a humble_a and_o good_a heart_n to_o entertain_v it_o not_o to_o all_o but_o to_o who_o he_o please_v thus_o among_o those_o that_o hear_v paul_n preach_v at_o philippi_n it_o be_v note_v only_o of_o lydia_n that_o the_o lord_n open_v her_o heart_n that_o she_o 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