Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	anger_n	lord_n	slow_a	2,036	5	9.7827	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88701	The attributes of God unfolded, and applied. Wherein are handled the 1 Life 2 Perfection 3 Holiness 4 Benignitie 5 Mercy 6 Truth 7 Wisdome 8 Power 9 Justice of God. 10 Love 11 Hatred 12 Anger 13 Independencie 14 Simplicitie 15 Eternitie 16 Infiniteness 17 Immutability 18 Immensity of God. / Delivered in sundry sermons, at Tavistocke in Devon: By Thomas Larkham, preacher of the word of God, and pastour of the congregation there. Divided into three parts.	Larkham, Thomas, 1602-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing L441; Thomason E867_1; Thomason E867_2; Thomason E867_3; ESTC R207649	158,169	180

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merciful_a and_o gracious_a etc._n etc._n and_o again_o keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o deut._n 5.10_o and_o show_v mercy_n unto_o thousand_o ps_n 36.5_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n or_o unto_o the_o heaven_n so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o ask_v as_o esau_n do_v of_o jacob_n his_o father_n about_o a_o blessing_n 27.38_o gen._n 27.38_o have_v thou_o but_o one_o blessing_n my_o father_n so_o have_v thou_o but_o one_o mercy_n o_o god_n for_o come_v there_o never_o so_o many_o there_o be_v mercy_n for_o all_o the_o bottomless_a ocean_n of_o god_n mercy_n can_v never_o possible_o be_v draw_v dry_a by_o the_o creature_n many_o admirable_a say_n have_v we_o touch_v god_n mercy_n first_o god_n incline_v to_o it_o it_o come_v natural_o from_o he_o not_o as_o water_n out_o of_o the_o pump_n but_o as_o shower_n from_o heaven_n it_o be_v but_o open_a our_o mouth_n and_o god_n will_v fill_v they_o yea_o second_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o a_o painful_a and_o learned_a 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