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	sure_a	verse_n	4,675	5	10.0677	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01902	The returne of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discerne Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations vpon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodvvin. B.D.	Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1636 (1636)	STC 12041.3; ESTC S117577	96,573	431

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therefore_o from_o mercy_n and_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n as_o hosea_n 14._o 4._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o backslide_n i_o will_v love_v they_o free_o unless_o they_o have_v fall_v after_o repent_v &_o former_a heal_n it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v call_v backslide_v and_o yet_o this_o he_o promise_v to_o heal_v &_o withal_o show_v the_o ground_n that_o move_v he_o to_o it_o his_o love_v they_o free_o for_o if_o in_o any_o thing_n his_o free_a love_n be_v show_v to_o any_o of_o his_o child_n and_o draw_v out_o it_o be_v in_o heal_v again_o such_o a_o backslide_a soul_n after_o recovery_n and_o peace_n give_v for_o the_o fall_n into_o the_o same_o sin_n which_o have_v be_v repent_v of_o and_o heal_v provoke_v god_n more_o than_o a_o thousand_o other_o act_n of_o sin_n former_o commit_v though_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o therein_o also_o to_o show_v his_o free_a love_n that_o he_o can_v pardon_v even_o the_o abuse_n of_o love_n itself_o he_o leave_v some_o thus_o to_o sin_n after_o 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