Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	endure_v	lord_n	psalm_n	3,889	5	9.1870	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09147	The Protestants theologie containing the true solutions, and groundes of religion, this daye mainteyned, and intreated, betwixt the Protestants, and Catholicks. Writen, by the R. F. F. VVilliame Patersoune religious priest, Conuentuall of Antwerpe, preacher of Gods word, and Vicar generall of the holy order of S. Augustin, through the kingdome of Scotland. The 1. Part.	Paterson, F. William.	1620 (1620)	STC 19461; ESTC S101863	199,694	338

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be_v without_o fear_n again_o matth._n 10._o fear_v he_o who_o may_v destroy_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hellfyre_n and_o malach._n 1._o the_o son_n do_v honour_v his_o father_n and_o the_o servant_n his_o master_n if_o therefore_o i_o be_v a_o father_n wheer_n be_v my_o honour_n and_o if_o i_o be_v a_o lord_n and_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n and_o sal._n pronerb_n 28._o say_n bless_v be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v ever_o fearful_a by_o other_o place_n as_o hier._n cap._n 5.1_o cor._n 9_o psal_n 2._o psal_n 37._o &_o psal_n 50._o psal_n 118_o psal_n 82._o eccles_n 7._o eccles_n 1_o which_o passage_n condemn_v this_o only_a faith_n which_o will_v bring_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o iudgmente_n in_o oblivion_n us._n they_o teach_v the_o iudgmente_n of_o god_n at_o but_o to_o fray_v we_o and_o not_o to_o fear_v us._n and_o to_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n and_o force_n as_o a_o thing_n to_o fray_v we_o and_o not_o bo_z fear_v us._n and_o in_o this_o manner_n all_o 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his_o own_o reprobat_fw-la sense_n man_n only_o faith_n usurp_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o hide_v thought_n of_o man_n morover_n this_o only_a faith_n do_v usurp_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n our_o judge_n in_o pronounce_v judgement_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n which_o only_o god_n do_v search_v for_o whosoever_o in_o mind_n do_v serve_v the_o flesh_n and_o sin_n can_v not_o please_v god_n rom._n 8._o who_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o walk_v accord_v to_o the_o flesh_n they_o can_v not_o please_v god_n but_o no_o man_n be_v certain_a whether_o sin_n reign_n in_o he_o or_o no_o himself_o no_o man_n be_v certain_a of_o his_o own_o perfection_n nether_a can_v justify_v himself_o albeit_o he_o be_v innocent_a to_o himself_o or_o to_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n their_o for_n no_o man_n be_v certain_a that_o he_o please_v god_n if_o any_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v more_o certain_a of_o this_o virtue_n than_o the_o 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