Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	day_n	lord_n	magnify_v	2,117	5	11.3338	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28822	A mirrour of mercy and judgement, or, An exact true narrative of the life and death of Freeman Sonds Esquier [sic], sonne to Sir George Sonds of Lees Court in Shelwich in Kent who being about the age of 19, for murthering his elder brother on Tuesday the 7th of August, was arraigned and condemned at Maidstone, executed there on Tuesday the 21. of the same moneth [sic] 1655.	R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675.	1655 (1655)	Wing B3759; ESTC R32573	28,004	41

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justice_n as_o clad_v with_o damnation_n and_o clothe_v with_o hell_n and_o when_o i_o reflect_v upon_o that_o great_a host_n consist_v of_o many_o thousand_o thousand_o sin_n head_v with_o a_o goliah-sin_n a_o sin_n of_o great_a magnitude_n a_o sin_n against_o nature_n the_o murder_a of_o my_o brother_n my_o soul_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o grief_n and_o drive_v even_o upon_o the_o rock_n of_o despair_n but_o when_o with_o the_o other_o eye_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_v i_o look_v upon_o thy_o mercy_n which_o be_v over_o all_o thy_o work_n uphold_v and_o sustain_v they_o and_o above_o our_o sinful_a work_n which_o thou_o use_v to_o pardon_v upon_o a_o humble_a and_o hearty_a confession_n of_o they_o that_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a easy_o cover_v that_o which_o be_v finite_a when_o too_o i_o consider_v that_o great_a act_n of_o thy_o goodness_n in_o forgive_a a_o manasseh_n who_o have_v fill_v jerusalem_n with_o innocent_a blood_n worship_v devil_n and_o defy_v thou_o his_o god_n to_o this_o express_a of_o thy_o incomprehensible_a mercy_n when_o i_o adjoin_v the_o murder_n and_o adultery_n of_o thy_o kingly_a prophet_n david_n the_o perjury_n of_o peter_n the_o blasphemy_n and_o massacre_n vent_v and_o act_v by_o paul_n then_o saul_n against_o thou_o and_o thy_o church_n yet_o all_o receive_v to_o mercy_n and_o crown_v with_o forgiveness_n i_o ground_v my_o totter_a soul_n upon_o these_o consideration_n and_o rely_v upon_o thy_o gracious_a invitation_n of_o sinner_n together_o with_o thy_o merciful_a promise_n of_o admit_v they_o into_o thy_o favour_n upon_o their_o unfeigned_a repentance_n presume_v to_o beg_v mercy_n of_o thou_o my_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n who_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v and_o to_o save_v poor_a sinner_n of_o who_o i_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v myself_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a sweet_a jesus_n make_v a_o bath_n of_o thy_o precious_a blood_n and_o bathe_v my_o black_a pollute_a 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