Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	bread_n	lord_n	wine_n	3,679	5	7.3104	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95926	The spirit of prayer, or, A discourse wherein the nature of prayer is opened, the kinds of prayer are handled, and the right manner of praying discover'd, several cases about this duty are resolved from Eph. 6, l8 ... : unto which is added a direction for the attaining the gift of prayer, that family-duty may not be omitted, nor secret duty discouraged through inability of utterance and expression / by Nathanael Vincent.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1674 (1674)	Wing V421; ESTC R26350	87,998	210

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119._o 132._o look_v thou_o upon_o i_o and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o as_o thou_o use_v to_o do_v unto_o those_o that_o love_v thy_o name_n now_o though_o god_n be_v acquaint_v with_o our_o want_n without_o our_o mention_v of_o they_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o they_o so_o as_o to_o pity_v and_o supply_v they_o unless_o we_o beg_v this_o pity_n unless_o we_o beg_v this_o supply_n when_o israel_n groan_v by_o prayer_n unto_o god_n say_v he_o i_o have_v see_v i_o have_v see_v the_o affliction_n of_o my_o people_n in_o egypt_n that_o be_v i_o have_v look_v upon_o it_o with_o sympathy_n and_o compassion_n and_o it_o follow_v i_o be_o come_v down_o to_o deliver_v they_o act._n 7._o 34._o obj._n 2._o a_o second_o objection_n be_v this_o why_o shall_v we_o pray_v since_o the_o god_n who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o be_v unchangeable_a can_v we_o work_v any_o alteration_n in_o he_o by_o our_o request_n no_o the_o scripture_n say_v with_o he_o be_v no_o variableness_n neither_o 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god_n will_v do_v as_o he_o have_v speak_v obj._n 4._o another_o objection_n be_v this_o wicked_a man_n have_v small_a encouragement_n to_o pray_v since_o their_o prayer_n be_v style_v a_o abomination_n ans_fw-fr i_o answer_n 1._o wicked_a man_n be_v blame_v for_o not_o p●aying_v however_o psal_n 14._o 4._o have_v all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n no_o knwoledge_n who_o eat_v up_o my_o people_n as_o they_o eat_v bread_n and_o call_v not_o upon_o the_o lord_n prayer_n be_v a_o duty_n which_o wicked_a man_n have_v a_o obligation_n to_o and_o they_o sin_n in_o the_o omission_n of_o it_o 2._o if_o wicked_a man_n total_o cast_v off_o prayer_n it_o be_v apparent_a whether_o they_o be_v go_v they_o be_v go_v further_o and_o further_o from_o god_n and_o make_v haste_n in_o the_o broad_a way_n that_o lead_v unto_o destruction_n 3._o while_o they_o be_v pray_v though_o they_o pray_v sorry_o yet_o they_o be_v use_v god_n '_o ordnance_n and_o there_o be_v the_o great_a likelihood_n that_o god_n 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