Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	let_v	pray_v	sick_a	2,056	5	9.3427	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13257	A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Confessio Helvetica Posterior. English.	Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Old, John, fl. 1545-1555.	1568 (1568)	STC 23554; ESTC S118060	120,110	316

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also_o that_o infidel_n be_v without_o delay_n cast_v down_o headlong_o into_o hell_n from_o whence_o no_o service_n of_o the_o live_n be_v able_a to_o deliver_v they_o the_o doctrine_n which_o some_o teach_v concern_v the_o fire_n of_o purgatory_n be_v purgatory_n purgatory_n contrary_a to_o our_o christian_a faith_n i_o believe_v the_o forgevenes_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o life_n everlasting_a and_o contrary_a to_o our_o clean_a purge_n from_o all_o our_o iniquity_n by_o christ_n neither_o agree_v purgatory_n with_o these_o saying_n of_o the_o lord_n christ_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o v._o john_n v._o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o beleve_v in_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v but_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n again_o ihon._n xiij_o he_o that_o be_v wassh_v need_v not_o save_v to_o wasshe_v his_o foot_n but_o be_v clean_o every_o whit_n and_o you_o be_v clean_o moreover_o as_o touch_v their_o doctrine_n 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that_o they_o open_o affirm_v that_o they_o will_v lay_v no_o such_o yoke_n nor_o burden_n upon_o the_o church_n neck_n wherefore_o we_o may_v séme_v to_o bring_v in_o or_o restore_v judaisme_n if_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n we_o judaisme_n increase_v of_o ceremony_n to_o judaisme_n shall_v heap_v up_o ceremony_n upon_o ceremony_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o old_a church_n wherefore_o we_o be_v not_o of_o their_o mind_n who_o think_v it_o good_a that_o christ_n his_o church_n shall_v be_v keep_v under_o as_o with_o a_o certain_a scol_n with_o many_o and_o sundry_a rite_n for_o if_o thapostle_n will_v not_o burden_n christian_a people_n with_o ceremony_n allow_v why_o multitude_n of_o ceremony_n be_v not_o allow_v which_o be_v first_o ordain_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v well_o in_o his_o wit_n will_v violent_o thrust_v

therefore_o those_o which_o have_v take_v from_o the_o faithful_a the_o one_o kind_n i_o mean_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o offend_v grevouslie_o against_o christ_n his_o institution_n who_o say_v drink_v you_o all_o of_o this_o which_o commandment_n he_o give_v not_o so_o express_o of_o the_o bread_n what_o the_o mass_n be_v in_o time_n past_a mass_n the_o mass_n among_o our_o forefather_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suffer_v now_o we_o dispute_v not_o but_o this_o we_o frelie_o affirm_v that_o the_o mass_n which_o be_v now_o use_v in_o all_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v banish_v out_o of_o our_o church_n for_o sundry_a and_o most_o just_a cause_n true_o we_o can_v not_o allow_v it_o because_o it_o be_v make_v a_o vain_a sight_n or_o spectacle_n allow_v why_o the_o mass_n be_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v of_o a_o profitable_a action_n because_o it_o be_v count_v meritorious_a because_o it_o be_v say_v for_o money_n for_o silver_n &_o gold_n because_o in_o it_o the_o 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