Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	father_n	forgive_v	trespass_n	2,767	5	11.5983	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62472	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Alderman of London, at Guild-Hall chappel by George Thorp ...	Thorp, George, 1637 or 8-1719.	1677 (1677)	Wing T1072; ESTC R1866	17,046	44

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