Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	eschew_v	grace_n	great_a	23	3	2.0940	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19508	The triumph of a Christian contayning three excellent and heauenly treatises. 1 Iacobs wrestling with God. 2 The conduit of comfort. 3 A preparatiue for the Lords Supper. Full of sweet consolations for all that desire the comfortable sweetnesse of Iesus Christ, and necessary for those who are troubled in conscience. Written by that worthy man Master William Couper, minister of Gods word.	Cowper, William, 1568-1619.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Conduit of comfort.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Jacobs wrestling with God.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Preparative for the new Passeover.	1608 (1608)	STC 5937; ESTC S117170	143,181	383

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and_o this_o light_n of_o god_n discover_v to_o we_o so_o many_o work_n of_o darkness_n wherewith_o in_o ignorance_n we_o defile_v our_o conscience_n that_o we_o begin_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o ourselves_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n yea_o our_o very_a flesh_n tremble_v for_o fear_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o we_o cry_v out_o with_o job_n now_o my_o eye_n have_v 42._o see_v the_o lord_n therefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o thus_o the_o lord_n proceed_v from_o the_o mind_n to_o the_o heart_n work_v into_o hart_n it_o such_o a_o contrition_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n as_o cause_v repentance_n unto_o salvation_n whereby_o the_o heart_n that_o