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	soul_n	6,288	5	5.4233	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61274	Of preparation for death and judgment a sermon preached at Whitehall January 27, 1694/5, before the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain, the Ladies of the Bedchamber, and others of the household to our late gracious Queen Mary of blessed memory / by George Stanhope ... ; published at the request of that honourable audience.	Stanhope, George, 1660-1728.	1695 (1695)	Wing S5225; ESTC R15063	15,303	36

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