Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	lord_n	pray_v	4,745	5	6.4992	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19734	A sermon of S. Cyprian made on the Lordes prayer that is to wytte, the Paternoster.; De Dominica oratione. English	Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage.; Paynell, Thomas.	1539 (1539)	STC 6156; ESTC S109176	18,749	72

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