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
B00457	The art of dying well. Deuided into tvvo books. / Written by Roberto Bellarmine of the Society of Iesus, and Cardinall. ; Translated into English for the benefit of our countreymen, by C.E. of the same Society.; De arte bene moriendi. English	Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Coffin, Edward, 1571-1626.	1621 (1621)	STC 1838.5; STC 1838.5; ESTC S90457	138,577	338

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this_o or_o any_o other_o sacrament_n and_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n if_o one_o that_o be_v at_o the_o last_o gasp_n shall_v present_o recover_v but_o if_o this_o sacrament_n be_v minister_v unto_o then_o when_o first_o of_o all_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v dangerous_o sick_a we_o shall_v then_o often_o see_v this_o effect_n of_o recovery_n which_o will_v not_o be_v do_v in_o a_o moment_n but_o will_v follow_v in_o time_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o that_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v execute_v by_o way_n of_o justice_n be_v not_o anneyl_v because_o that_o they_o can_v without_o a_o manifest_a miracle_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a eu●_n for_o the_o sick_a man_n to_o he_o deliver_v from_o h●_n disease_n but_o rather_o it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o die_v and_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v make_v in_o this_o unction_n do_v not_o absolute_o desire_v the_o health_n of_o the_o 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