Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	call_v	lord_n	sin_n	6,583	5	4.5982	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52409	Family-governors perswaded to family-godliness, or, The masters charge opened, and humbly offered, to all governors of families particularly within the ancient borough of Bridgewater, and adjacent villages thereunto / by John Norman ...	Norman, John, 1622-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing N1241; ESTC R41383	11,226	31

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