Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	eye_n	lord_n	wait_v	2,901	5	9.3473	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12976	An exposition on the CXXIIII. CXXV. CXXVI. Psalmes, called the Psalmes of degrees: or, the churches deliuerance Plainely set forth for the benefit of Gods church, by T.S. Seene, and allowed.	Stint, Thomas.	1621 (1621)	STC 23270; ESTC S107446	122,519	446

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124.4_o gen._n 19.24_o ezek._n 16.49_o 50._o revel_v 18.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n esay_n 10.5_o to_o 20._o and_o 13.11_o and_o prudent_a in_o their_o own_o sight_n remember_v how_o wonderful_o sodom_n babylon_n and_o tyrus_n come_v down_o for_o their_o pride_n the_o devil_n throw_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o hell_n for_o his_o pride_n in_o all_o which_o be_v set_v down_o the_o terrible_a judgement_n of_o god_n against_o pride_n let_v woman_n read_v with_o shame_n esay_n 3.16_o to_o the_o end_n i_o mean_v the_o proud_a fizgig_n of_o this_o age_n who_o deck_n and_o trim_a the_o body_n beyond_o their_o call_n and_o ability_n read_v jer._n 44.10.11_o 12_o where_o as_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v