Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	abound_v	lord_n	zion_n	23	3	9.1910	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51916	Sermons preach'd on several occasions by John March ..., the last of which was preach'd the twenty seventh of November, 1692, being the Sunday before he died ; with a preface by Dr. John Scot ; to which is added, A sermon preach'd at the assizes, in New-Castle upon Tine, in the reign of the late King James.	March, John, 1640-1692.; Scott, John, 1639-1695.	1699 (1699)	Wing M583; ESTC R18158	123,796	330

1_o cor._n 15._o ult_n wherefore_o my_o belove_a brethren_n be_v you_o steadfast_a unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n forasmuch_o as_o you_o know_v that_o your_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n this_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v unto_o we_o all_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n sermon_n iu._n psal._n lxxvi_o 10._o sure_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n shall_v praise_v thou_o the_o remainder_n of_o wrath_n shall_v thou_o restrain_v this_o psalm_n be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v a_o psalm_n of_o thanksgiving_n a_o song_n compose_v to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o some_o wonderful_a and_o extraordinary_a deliverance_n but_o what_o this_o deliverance_n be_v be_v not_o so_o well_o agree_v on_o by_o interpreter_n some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v a_o psalm_n of_o david_n pen_v to_o commemorate_v those_o victory_n he_o obtain_v over_o the_o philistine_n the_o moabite_n and_o the_o syrian_n other_o will_v have_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o to_o have_v be_v the_o discomfiture_n of_o that_o formidable_a army_n which_o be_v bring_v up_o by_o the_o ethiopian_n in_o the_o day_n of_o asa_n but_o most_o understand_v it_o of_o that_o remarkable_a defeat_n which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o angel_n to_o sennacherib_n army_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n upon_o this_o account_n the_o lxx_o inscribe_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_a canticum_fw-la ad_fw-la assyrian_a that_o be_v a_o ode_n or_o song_n make_v upon_o the_o assyrian_n and_o this_o interpretation_n will_v receive_v further_a light_n from_o those_o word_n of_o vers_fw-la 5._o the_o stouthearted_a be_v spoil_v they_o have_v sleep_v their_o sleep_n and_o none_o of_o the_o man_n of_o may_v have_v find_v their_o hand_n the_o assyrian_a be_v now_o a_o universal_a monarch_n his_o soldier_n be_v repute_v the_o stout_a heart_a in_o the_o world_n have_v make_v their_o valour_n renown_v by_o their_o innumerable_a 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