Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	form_n	people_n	set_a	2,482	5	10.9989	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69075	Christian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.	1611 (1611)	STC 4707.5; ESTC S118584	158,929	324

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very_o we_o must_v ask_v and_o that_o continual_o that_o be_v at_o set_a time_n without_o intermission_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n himself_o bid_v we_o ask_v and_o we_o shall_v receive_v seek_v and_o we_o shall_v find_v knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o we_o wherein_o we_o shall_v rest_v for_o as_o god_n have_v for_o appoint_v all_o necessary_n to_o be_v give_v we_o so_o have_v he_o also_o appoint_v the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v whereof_o prayer_n be_v a_o chief_a so_o that_o the_o common_a prove_v may_v be_v verify_v after_o a_o sort_n no_o prayer_n no_o penny_n what_o other_o reason_n have_v you_o for_o this_o we_o shall_v therefore_o pray_v for_o the_o thing_n we_o have_v need_n of_o that_o have_v receive_v they_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v we_o have_v they_o of_o god_n and_o not_o by_o accident_n of_o fortune_n as_o natural_a man_n do_v say_v how_o further_o be_v the_o necessity_n of_o prayer_n consider_v prayer_n be_v a_o 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pleasure_n to_o hear_v their_o child_n stammer_v than_o some_o other_o to_o speak_v eloquent_o so_o do_v the_o lord_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o how_o many_o kind_n be_v prayer_n of_o two_o kind_n either_o petition_n or_o thanksgiving_n what_o be_v the_o petition_n it_o be_v a_o prayer_n whereby_o we_o desire_v all_o thing_n necessary_a and_o it_o be_v either_o for_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n with_o this_o exception_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v think_v good_a unto_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n or_o and_o that_o especial_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o that_o without_o exception_n what_o be_v thanksgiving_n 15.25.26_o mat._n 8.2_o 2._o sam._n 15.25.26_o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n wherein_o we_o magnify_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v either_o in_o praise_v all_o his_o goodness_n wisdom_n power_n mercy_n and_o general_o for_o the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n or_o for_o those_o 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etc._n those_o that_o come_v without_o preparation_n for_o if_o we_o make_v preparation_n before_o we_o come_v to_o a_o earthly_a prince_n 2.8_o 1._o tim._n 2.8_o and_o bethink_v we_o of_o our_o word_n and_o gesture_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o do_v it_o when_o we_o come_v before_o the_o prince_n and_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n how_o be_v we_o to_o prepare_v ourselves_o not_o only_o to_o put_v off_o our_o evil_a affection_n but_o even_o our_o honest_a and_z otherwise_o in_o their_o due_a time_n necessary_a cogitation_n as_o the_o care_n and_o thought_n of_o our_o particular_a vocation_n as_o of_o house_n or_o family_n what_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o word_n father_n that_o we_o