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	pray_v	trespass_n	2,036	5	11.2620	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96606	Peace, and no peace: or, a pleasant dialogue betweene Phil-eirenus, a protestant, a lover of peace. And Philo Polemus, a separatist, an incendiary of War, sutable [sic] to the times. By Richard Williams, Master in Arts of the famous University of Cambridge, and preacher in London at Saint Martins Vintrey.	Williams, Richard, b. 1606 or 7.	1643 (1643)	Wing W2754; Thomason E84_18; ESTC R8487	7,273	8

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and_o fomenter_n of_o war_n these_o fire_n brand_v of_o hell_n my_o soul_n sit_v not_o thou_o in_o their_o council_n peace_n be_v in_o our_o time_n o_o lord_n peace_n the_o sweet_a monosyllable_n in_o the_o world_n the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n the_o joy_n and_o crown_n of_o our_o life_n the_o sweet_a solace_v haven_n of_o all_o perturbation_n philo-pol_a the_o day_n be_v you_o i_o be_o force_v to_o yield_v you_o have_v the_o better_a of_o it_o my_o phil-eirenus_a i_o see_v it_o be_v as_o possible_a sometime_o to_o prevail_v by_o strength_n of_o argument_n as_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o this_o trick_n alone_o i_o shall_v have_v the_o better_a opinion_n of_o humane_a learning_n while_o i_o breath_n the_o first_o thing_n i_o undertake_v shall_v be_v to_o make_v myself_o capable_a of_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n but_o there_o be_v one_o scruple_n more_o that_o cross_v my_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o abominable_a idolatry_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o 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