Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	cause_n	feeble_a	great_a	18	3	2.0999	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47607	Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing K87; ESTC R27452	55,221	137

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