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	tongue_n	unknown_a	2,458	5	9.8592	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89813	The plain mans defence against popery: or, A discourse, shewing the flat opposition of popery to the Scripture. By J.N. chaplain to a person of honour	J. N.	1675 (1675)	Wing N22; ESTC R9788	31,034	79

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christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o primitive_a church_n for_o more_o than_o six_o hundred_o year_n do_v not_o use_v prayer_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n note_v the_o papist_n have_v a_o wicked_a design_n to_o keep_v people_n in_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o understand_v their_o own_o prayer_n 30._o q._n shall_v we_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a a._n now_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a why_o shall_v i_o fast_o and_o pray_v 2_o sam._n 12.21_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o note_v they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n need_v not_o our_o prayer_n and_o they_o that_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n can_v have_v no_o benefit_n by_o they_o note_v the_o popish_a priest_n get_v so_o much_o money_n by_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o be_v unwilling_a to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v a_o error_n note_v for_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a or_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n we_o have_v 1._o no_o command_n from_o god_n 2._o no_o 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in_o any_o but_o idiot_n and_o natural_n that_o have_v not_o wit_n enough_o to_o aequivocate_v 4._o there_o can_v be_v no_o sincere_a faith_n or_o trust_v in_o oath_n covenant_n contract_n promise_n league_n of_o agreement_n either_o public_a or_o private_a for_o who_o know_v what_o secret_a evasion_n &_o restriction_n man_n may_v have_v in_o their_o mind_n 32._o q._n be_v st._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o have_v they_o all_o equal_a power_n and_o authority_n a._n jesus_n say_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v dominion_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o mat._n 20.25_o the_o apostle_n send_v peter_n and_o john_n act._n 8.14_o see_v also_o gal._n 2.7_o 2_o cor._n 11.5_o gal._n 2.9_o 33._o q._n when_o christ_n say_v to_o peter_n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n i_o give_v unto_o thou_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v bind_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v 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antichristian_a entrench_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o christ_n 35._o q._n do_v the_o word_n justify_v in_o scripture_n signify_v to_o absolve_v or_o pronounce_v a_o man_n righteous_a not_o to_o infuse_v or_o put_v righteousness_n into_o a_o man_n a._n they_o shall_v justify_v the_o righteous_a and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a deut._n 25.1_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o condemn_v the_o just_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n pro._n 17.15_o esa_n 5.23_o note_v the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o justification_n make_v it_o a_o discharge_n and_o acquit_v from_o accusation_n and_o so_o do_v legal_o make_v just_a not_o qualitative_o as_o if_o to_o justify_v be_v to_o make_v just_a &_o holy_a as_o the_o papist_n contend_v who_o confound_v justification_n with_o sanctification_n note_v this_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a strife_n of_o word_n for_o the_o great_a article_n of_o our_o religion_n depend_v upon_o the_o right_a discovery_n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n if_o 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