Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	confess_v	find_v	sin_n	4,925	5	5.5392	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33986	Divine songs and meditacions composed by An Collins.	Collins, An, 17th cent.	1653 (1653)	Wing C5355; ESTC R20679	35,368	106

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