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	supplication_n	3,611	5	10.7257	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14213	A verie profitable and necessarie discourse concerning the obseruation and keeping of the Sabboth day seruing as well to confute the superstition of the Iewes, which obstinately vrge the strict keeping of the seuenth day, as also to ouerthrowe the vaine and godlesse reasons of others, that stiffely at this day maintaine, that Christians ought to keepe no set or appoynted time to worship and serue the Lord in, in his church and faithfull congregation. Written in Latine by Zacharias Vrsinus, sometimes reader of the diuinitie lecture in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberg in Germanie, and very nevvly turned into English, by Iohn Stockvvood schoolemaster of Tunbridge.	Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.; Stockwood, John, d. 1610.	1584 (1584)	STC 24528; ESTC S103618	26,018	66

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this_o end_n he_o have_v add_v a_o peculiar_a promise_n unto_o common_a prayer_n matth._n 18._o again_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o if_o two_o of_o you_o shall_v agree_v together_o upon_o earth_n whatsoever_o they_o shall_v ask_v it_o shall_v be_v grant_v unto_o they_o of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o my_o name_n there_o be_o i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o thanksgiving_n and_o the_o praise_v of_o god_n be_v promise_v unto_o god_n as_o a_o especial_a worship_n psal_n 22._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o of_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o praise_n in_o a_o congregation_n of_o much_o people_n i_o will_v pay_v my_o vow_n before_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o it_o be_v command_v 1._o cor_fw-la 14._o forasmuch_o as_o if_o thou_o bless_v in_o spirit_n he_o which_o occupi_v the_o room_n of_o a_o unlearned_a person_n how_o shall_v he_o say_v amen_o unto_o thy_o thanksgiving_n 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