Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	deliver_v	lord_n	sin_n	6,083	5	4.9813	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46713	A sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of Norwich, March 8th, 1695/6 being the second Sunday in Lent / by John Jeffery ...	Jeffery, John, 1647-1720.	1696 (1696)	Wing J521; ESTC R1811	12,473	30

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live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o then_o you_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o your_o last_o end_n shall_v be_v like_o he_o this_o i_o do_v most_o hearty_o wish_v and_o pray_v for_o on_o behalf_n of_o you_o and_o of_o all_o those_o for_o who_o soul_n i_o be_o more_o especial_o concern_v for_o i_o be_o in_o the_o best_a and_o high_a sense_n your_o faithful_a servant_n john_n jeffery_n numb_a xxiii_o 10._o let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o let_v my_o last_o end_n he_o like_v he_o in_o these_o word_n we_o have_v the_o very_a good_a wish_n of_o a_o very_a bad_a man_n and_o upon_o a_o very_a remarkable_a occasion_n the_o man_n be_v balaam_n 25._o numb_a 22.23_o 24_o 25._o one_o of_o as_o ill_o a_o character_n almost_o as_o any_o that_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o wish_n be_v that_o he_o may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o that_o his_o last_o end_n may_v be_v like_o he_o in_o which_o 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