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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50858	A beame of light darted thorough [sic] the clouds, or, Truth breaking forth from under a veil by Joshua Miller.	Miller, Joshua, 17th cent.	1650 (1650)	Wing M2062; ESTC R35047	30,283	75

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