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	pray_v	set_a	5,316	5	11.1216	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39936	Singing the psalmes the duty of Christians under the New Testament, or, A vindication of that gospel-ordinance in V sermons upon Ephesians 5, 19 wherein are asserted and cleared I. That, II. What, III. How, IV. Why [brace] we must sing / by Tho. Ford ...	Ford, Thomas, 1598-1674.	1659 (1659)	Wing F1517; ESTC R35534	65,438	180

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second_o admonition_n or_o reproof_n three_o thanksgiving_n and_o praise_v the_o lord_n look_v into_o col._n 3._o 16._o teach_v and_o admonish_v yourselves_o in_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n there_o you_o have_v the_o end_n of_o sing_v of_o psalm_n and_o speak_v to_o yourselves_o in_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o text_n and_o though_o these_o three_o end_n be_v distinct_a yet_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o understand_v i_o so_o as_o if_o they_o be_v always_o divide_v for_o even_o those_o psalm_n that_o be_v for_o instruction_n and_o admonition_n be_v also_o for_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n praise_v god_n or_o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o glorify_n of_o god_n great_a name_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o sing_n as_o it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o duty_n and_o though_o we_o distinguish_v praise_v of_o god_n from_o petition_v yet_o i_o hope_v you_o think_v that_o even_o our_o petition_v and_o beg_v of_o god_n those_o thing_n we_o need_v be_v a_o 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