Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	bless_a	father_n	sinner_n	3,690	5	9.1555	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46669	A token for children being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary lives and joyful deaths of several young children / by James Janeway.	Janeway, James, 1636?-1674.	1676 (1676)	Wing J478; ESTC R28739	55,852	192

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