Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	pray_v	spirit_n	supplication_n	6,826	5	11.2274	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17722	Thirteene sermons of Maister Iohn Caluine, entreating of the free election of God in Iacob, and of reprobation in Esau A treatise wherin euery Christian may see the excellent benefites of God towardes his children, and his maruelous iudgements towards the reprobate, firste published in the French toung, & now translated into English, by Iohn Fielde, for the comfort of all Christians.; Treze sermons de l'election gratuite de Dieu en Jacob et de la rejection en Esau. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Fielde, John, d. 1588.	1579 (1579)	STC 4457; ESTC S107264	201,134	366

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without_o any_o feign_v or_o hypocrisy_n and_o that_o we_o may_v labour_v also_o to_o show_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o faith_n before_o man_n and_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o may_v be_v honour_v of_o all_o both_o of_o small_a and_o great_a and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o only_o show_v we_o this_o grace_n but_o also_o to_o all_o people_n &_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n etc_n etc_n ❧_o the_o ten_o sermon_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n genesis_n 26._o 26_o now_o abimilech_n come_v unto_o he_o to_o gerar_n with_o achuzath_n his_o friend_n and_o picol_n the_o captain_n of_o his_o host_n 27_o isaac_n say_v unto_o they_o why_o come_v you_o unto_o i_o see_v you_o hate_v i_o and_o have_v send_v i_o away_o from_o you_o 28_o who_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o see_v for_o asuretie_n that_o jehovah_n be_v with_o thou_o therefore_o we_o say_v let_v there_o be_v a_o oath_n between_o we_o that_o be_v between_o we_o &_o thou_o let_v we_o therefore_o strike_v a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o 29_o ask_v vengeance_n upon_o thyself_o if_o thou_o shall_v hurt_v we_o like_a as_o we_o have_v not_o touch_v thou_o and_o like_a as_o we_o have_v do_v thou_o good_a and_o have_v send_v thou_o away_o with_o peace_n do_v thou_o consent_v now_o thou_o hless_v of_o the_o lord_n 30_o when_o therefore_o he_o have_v make_v they_o a_o feast_n they_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o rise_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o swear_v either_o to_o other_o and_o isaac_n lead_v they_o forth_o and_o they_o go_v from_o he_o with_o peace_n 31_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o self_n same_o day_n isaac_n servant_n come_v unto_o he_o show_v he_o concern_v that_o well_o which_o they_o have_v dig_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v find_v water_n 32_o and_o he_o call_v the_o same_o sohibbah_n therefore_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n be_v beer-schebah_a even_o until_o this_o day_n chapter_n 27._o verse_n 1._o now_o when_o esau_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a he_o marry_v a_o wife_n name_v judith_n the_o daughter_n of_o beer_n the_o chithite_n and_o basmatha_n the_o daughter_n of_o elon_n the_o chithite_n 2_o who_o be_v a_o grief_n of_o mind_n to_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n howsoever_o man_n live_v in_o this_o world_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o misery_n and_o affliction_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o evil_n that_o they_o endure_v proceed_v from_o themselves_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v as_o a_o wolf_n to_o his_o companion_n we_o be_v compass_v about_o with_o savage_a beast_n who_o be_v altogether_o our_o enemy_n there_o be_v neither_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n nor_o other_o element_n that_o do_v not_o bring_v with_o they_o a_o thousand_o hurt_n we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o go_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o we_o must_v be_v within_o half_a a_o foot_n of_o our_o death_n there_o need_v but_o one_o torment_n to_o swallow_v up_o a_o people_n the_o earth_n also_o have_v many_o annoyaunces_n as_o if_o god_n have_v threaten_v we_o on_o every_o side_n but_o when_o we_o shall_v make_v comparison_n 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