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
A75032	The whole duty of man epitomiz'd for the benefit of the poor. With select prayers suited to every partition. By Edm. Stacy, a minister of the Church of England.; Whole duty of man. Abridgments	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Stacy, Edmund, b. 1657 or 8.	1700 (1700)	Wing A1193A; ESTC R223863	44,918	146

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trespass_n neither_o will_v your_o father_n forgive_v your_o trespass_n nay_o he_o have_v make_v it_o a_o part_n of_o our_o daily_a prayer_n so_o that_o when_o a_o revengeful_a person_n say_v this_o prayer_n he_o lay_v upon_o himself_o a_o curse_n and_o do_v in_o effect_n beg_v god_n not_o to_o forgive_v he_o this_o be_v a_o duty_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o in_o point_n of_o gratitude_n too_o god_n have_v show_v god_n gratitude_n to_o god_n we_o wonderful_a mercy_n and_o can_v we_o be_v so_o base_a to_o think_v we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o some_o return_n peace_n and_o unity_n be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o thing_n our_o saviour_n recommend_v to_o the_o world_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v press_v no_o single_a precept_n suppress_v the_o first_o rise_v of_o ranchor_n to_o be_v suppress_v with_o great_a concern_n than_o this_o of_o universal_a charity_n and_o forgive_a enemy_n a_o consideration_n methinks_v that_o shall_v engage_v we_o to_o suppress_v all_o degree_n of_o ranchor_n and_o 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