Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	commit_v	great_a	sin_n	5,813	5	5.3912	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64466	A fast of Gods chusing plainly opened for the help of those poor in spirit, whose hearts are set to seek the Lord their God in New-England, in the solemn ordinance of a fast : wherein is shewed, 1, the nature of such a fast, 2, the testimony God will give thereunto of his gracious acceptance, 3, the special seasons wherein God will bear witness to such a fast, 4, some helps to faith that is shall be so, 5, why such a fast is so acceptable and succesfull, 6, how much this concerns Gods people in New-England : preached on a fast called by publick authority, on 26, 1[6]74 / by Thomas Thacher...	Thacher, Thomas, 1620-1678.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.	1678 (1678)	Wing T830; ESTC R9807	27,462	32

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132._o 133._o etc._n etc._n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o as_o thou_o uso_v to_o do_v to_o those_o that_o love_v thy_o name_n 4._o that_o god_n do_v not_o suffer_v the_o fast_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o other_o when_o they_o be_v hearty_a though_o not_o spiritual_a to_o go_v without_o their_o reward_n the_o young_a raven_n shall_v not_o cry_v unto_o he_o but_o he_o will_v take_v care_n of_o they_o he_o respect_v a_o very_a ahab_n that_o sell_v himself_o to_o work_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o kin._n 21._o 25._o and_o yet_o v._o 29._o because_o he_o humble_v himself_o before_o i_o i_o will_v not_o bring_v the_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n and_o so_o when_o nineveh_n humble_v themselves_o he_o save_v they_o from_o destruction_n though_o it_o be_v against_o the_o very_a grain_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o jonah_n jon._n 3._o 10_o last_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n to_o hinder_v it_o a_o fast_a that_o god_n have_v 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