Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	forgive_v	lord_n	sin_n	11,546	5	5.1796	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76447	The penitent death of a vvoefull sinner. Or, the penitent death of John Atherton executed at Dublin the 5. of December. 1640. With some annotations upon severall passages in it. As also the sermon, with some further enlargements, preached at his buriall. / By Nicholas Barnard Deane of Ardagh in Ireland.	Bernard, Nicholas, d. 1661.; Atherton, John, 1598-1640.	1641 (1641)	Wing B2014; Wing B2017; Thomason E176_3; Thomason E176_4; ESTC R2358	42,210	46

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9.4_o pertain_v rom._n 9.4_o the_o glory_n viz._n of_o the_o ark_n and_o temple_n but_o these_o be_v term_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n himself_o typify_v by_o they_o who_o presence_n make_v 7.9_o make_v hag._n 7.9_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o late_a temple_n though_o mean_a in_o building_n to_o exceed_v the_o former_a the_o dignity_n do_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n under_o the_o law_n be_v much_o 1●_n much_o 2_o chro._n 22_o 1●_n jehojada_n the_o priest_n marry_v jehorams_fw-mi daughter_n the_o king_n see_v the_o honourable_a term_n give_v by_o 18.7_o by_o 1_o king_n 18.7_o obadiah_n the_o chief_a of_o ahabs_n courtier_n to_o the_o prophet_n elijah_n and_o to_o omit_v what_o we_o read_v from_o good_a king_n see_v 13.17_o see_v 2_o king_n 13.17_o joash_n a_o bad_a one_o visit_v elisha_n in_o his_o sickness_n call_v he_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n now_o by_o how_o much_o the_o 10._o the_o hebr._n 7.22_o see_v 2_o cor._n 3.7.8.9_o 10._o gospel_n excel_v the_o law_n so_o ought_v 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heretofore_o give_v they_o by_o infidel_n no_o you_o