Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	forgive_v	lord_n	trespass_n	3,485	5	11.3824	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36559	A spiritual repository containing Godly meditations demonstrated by 12 signs of our adoption to eternal glory / by H. Drexelius ; and now translated into English by R.W. of Trinity College Cambridge.	Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.	1676 (1676)	Wing D2186; ESTC R31370	120,851	391

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banish_v that_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n out_o of_o your_o thought_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o from_o this_o you_o may_v infer_v that_o either_o your_o enemy_n be_v to_o be_v love_v or_o that_o you_o cast_v a_o snare_n upon_o yourselves_o as_o oft_o as_o you_o put_v up_o this_o request_n to_o god_n as_o we_o forgive_v other_o so_o lord_n do_v thou_o forgive_v we_o but_o we_o forgive_v nothing_o out_o of_o a_o implacable_a hatred_n to_o man_n person_n we_o be_v ever_o forward_o to_o punish_v and_o revenge_v the_o least_o affront_n or_o hurt_v we_o receive_v from_o they_o therefore_o o_o lord_n forgive_v we_o nothing_o but_o punish_v so_o oft_o as_o we_o offend_v this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o our_o esawe_n the_o reprobate_n not_o of_o god_n elect_a one_o who_o although_o they_o receive_v never_o so_o great_a hurt_n and_o damage_n from_o their_o enemy_n yet_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o call_v to_o god_n and_o 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