Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	acknowledge_v	confess_v	sin_n	2,495	5	5.0365	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07590	A winding sheet. Wrapped vp in a letter from an onely liuing brother, sent to his few suruiuing sisters. Denouncing vnto them the sad sentence of death and directing them how to bee prepard for the happie entertainment of it..	I. E.; D. W.	1626 (1626)	STC 7434.4; ESTC S126067	24,155	109

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then_o what_o salomon_n say_v in_o such_o a_o case_n proverb_n 6.1.2_o etc._n etc._n my_o son_n if_o thou_o be_v surety_n for_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o have_v strike_v hand_n with_o the_o stranger_n thou_o be_v snare_v with_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o be_v take_v with_o the_o word_n of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n do_v this_o now_o my_o son_n deliver_v thyself_o see_v thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n go_v and_o humble_v thyself_o and_o solicit_v thy_o friend_n give_v no_o sleep_n to_o thy_o eye_n nor_o slumber_n to_o thy_o eyelid_n deliver_v thyself_o as_o a_o do_v from_o the_o hunter_n