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
A78423	The good man a publick good, 1. passively, 2. actively. As it was manifested in a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, at the late solemne fast: January 31. 1643. By Daniel Cavvdrey, minister of the Gospell at Great Billing in Northhamptonshire, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1644 (1644)	Wing C1628; Thomason E34_1; ESTC R12377	36,785	47

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use_v among_o other_o this_o argument_n vers_fw-la 27._o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o prayer_n unto_o he_o &_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v pay_v thy_o vow_n thou_o shall_v also_o decree_v a_o thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v establish_v unto_o thou_o ver_fw-la 28._o and_o last_o of_o all_o as_o before_o the_o island_n shall_v be_v deliver_v by_o the_o pureness_n of_o thy_o hand_n vers_n 30._o such_o grace_n and_o favour_n shall_v thou_o find_v with_o god_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o the_o psalmist_n have_v deliver_v psal_n 146.7.8_o the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n for_o the_o oppress_a he_o give_v food_n to_o the_o hungry_a the_o lord_n lose_v the_o prisoner_n the_o lord_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a the_o lord_n raise_v they_o that_o be_v bow_v down_o these_o be_v all_o common_a mercy_n to_o wicked_a man_n but_o what_o will_v he_o do_v for_o righteous_a man_n sure_o much_o more_o for_o they_o yet_o mark_v what_o he_o add_v instead_o of_o all_o the_o lord_n love_v the_o righteous_a as_o if_o his_o love_n be_v better_a than_o all_o those_o before_o name_v or_o rather_o because_o his_o love_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o other_o favour_n and_o because_o he_o love_v they_o he_o can_v deny_v they_o nothing_o for_o themselves_o or_o other_o so_o psal_n 5.12_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o righteous_a the_o lord_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n insomuch_o that_o when_o god_n be_v resolve_v to_o punish_v a_o people_n or_o nation_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o bid_v his_o favourite_n not_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o jer._n 14._o and_o 15._o chap._n pray_v not_o for_o this_o people_n nay_o to_o entreat_v they_o not_o to_o entreat_v he_o but_o to_o let_v he_o alone_o that_o he_o may_v destroy_v they_o as_o he_o do_v to_o moses_n it_o be_v a_o very_a extraordinary_a case_n when_o such_o favourite_n as_o noah_n job_n and_o daniel_n can_v deliver_v a_o nation_n but_o only_o their_o own_o soul_n eze._n 14.14_o any_o 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