Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	hear_v	lord_n	pray_v	17,631	5	6.3002	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58627	A sermon preached at White-Hall before His Late Majesty / by John Tillotson.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1686 (1686)	Wing S1250A; ESTC R25649	14,978	33

my_o mother_n and_o my_o brethren_n he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n the_o same_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o sister_n and_o brother_n and_o when_o the_o woman_n break_v forth_o into_o that_o rapture_n concern_v the_o bless_a mother_n of_o our_o lord_n blessed_n be_v the_o womb●_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n that_o give_v thou_o suck_v our_o saviour_n divert_v to_o another_o thing_n yea_o rather_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v it_o do_v either_o our_o saviour_n or_o his_o apostle_n in_o all_o their_o particular_a precept_n and_o direction_n concern_v prayer_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o and_o by_o who_o we_o be_v to_o address_v ourselves_o to_o god_n give_v the_o least_o intimation_n of_o pray_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n or_o make_v use_n of_o her_o mediation_n and_o can_v any_o man_n believe_v that_o if_o this_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o beginning_n our_o saviour_n and_o his_o 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