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
A20805	The lambes spouse or the heauenly bride A theologicall discourse, wherin the contract betwixt Christ and the church; the preparation against the mariage; and the solemnization it selfe, and the exclusion of hypocrites and temporizers, is plainly and profitably, with the partucular vses, set forth. Whereunto is annexed an exact preparatiue to the Lords Supper. By T.D. Minister of the word of God.	Draxe, Thomas, d. 1618.	1608 (1608)	STC 7185; ESTC S114693	59,295	211

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thing_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o heavenly_a city_n neither_o whatsoever_o work_v abomination_n or_o lie_v apoc._n 21._o 27._o likewise_o innocence_n and_o harmless_a simplicity_n be_v a_o cognizance_n and_o badge_n of_o they_o that_o be_v prepare_v for_o god_n kingdom_n for_o they_o must_v be_v innocent_a as_o dove_n math._n 10._o 16._o harmless_a as_o young_a child_n mat._n 18._o 3._o without_o guile_n in_o their_o mouth_n psalm_n 32._o 2_o suffering_n wrong_v rather_o than_o offer_v it_o and_o do_v no_o man_n injury_n but_o labour_v to_o do_v good_a to_o all_o man_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o be_v bear_v a_o new_a and_o cast_v into_o a_o new_a mould_n we_o must_v operari_fw-la secundum_fw-la formam_fw-la renovatam_fw-la according_a to_o our_o new_a nature_n so_o must_v be_v our_o action_n and_o if_o we_o be_v right_o regenerate_v the_o effect_n that_o do_v retain_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o cause_n must_v needs_o entertain_v some_o correspondency_n with_o it_o second_o 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consort_v with_o the_o dominion_n of_o satan_n wherefore_o we_o must_v not_o please_v and_o content_v ourselves_o with_o the_o outward_a show_n of_o holiness_n or_o deceive_v ourselves_o with_o the_o opinion_n that_o man_n may_v conceive_v of_o we_o outward_a show_n be_v like_o sodom_n apple_n goodly_a in_o colour_n and_o appearance_n but_o if_o a_o man_n crush_v and_o open_v they_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o powder_n or_o ash_n and_o as_o for_o man_n opinion_n of_o we_o it_o be_v no_o certain_a evidence_n of_o our_o inward_a holiness_n for_o hypocrisy_n be_v spin_a with_o so_o fine_a a_o 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o can_v deceive_v the_o most_o godly_a and_o judicious_a at_o least_o for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o world_n thus_o david_n be_v deceive_v in_o achitophel_n his_o ●amiliar_a and_o counsellor_n the_o apostle_n in_o judas_n