Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	ghost_n	holy_a	son_n	9,020	5	5.5367	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39116	The sinner a traitor to his king and country in a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral-Church of Winchester, at the assizes held there, July 24, 1700 / by Robert Eyre ...	Eyre, Robert, 1656 or 7-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing E3943; ESTC R5514	10,905	28

and_o for_o our_o great_a trespass_n yet_o thou_o our_o god_n have_v punish_v we_o much_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n have_v deserve_v but_o this_o be_v too_o sad_a and_o melancholy_a a_o reflection_n for_o our_o thought_n to_o dwell_v any_o long_o upon_o and_o it_o be_v my_o main_a design_n at_o present_a not_o so_o much_o to_o represent_v the_o cry_a gild_n and_o heinous_a provocation_n of_o our_o national_a wickedness_n as_o to_o forewarn_v you_o of_o the_o danger_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o unhappy_a consequence_n thereof_o i_o will_v direct_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o my_o discourse_n as_o useful_o as_o i_o can_v to_o this_o purpose_n but_o what_o argument_n shall_v i_o here_o urge_v what_o motive_n of_o persuasion_n shall_v i_o make_v use_n of_o upon_o this_o occasion_n if_o i_o shall_v take_v up_o the_o word_n of_o solomon_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n if_o to_o the_o great_a scandal_n which_o accrue_v from_o it_o i_o shall_v add_v the_o folly_n and_o unreasonableness_n and_o base_a ingratitude_n thereof_o and_o if_o to_o this_o i_o shall_v likewise_o subjoin_v the_o consideration_n of_o that_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n that_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n which_o be_v so_o severe_o threaten_v to_o it_o in_o the_o gospel_n all_o this_o perhaps_o may_v be_v rally_v by_o some_o as_o the_o common-place_n only_o of_o the_o pulpit_n for_o to_o talk_v at_o this_o rate_n say_v they_o be_v the_o business_n of_o our_o trade_n and_o what_o we_o have_v our_o tithe_n for_o etc._n etc._n not_o consider_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o severe_a censure_n which_o we_o incur_v if_o we_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o all_o the_o reveal_v term_n and_o condition_n of_o it_o and_o declare_v the_o whole_a mind_n of_o the_o lord_n concern_v it_o however_o for_o the_o present_a to_o avoid_v all_o manner_n of_o exception_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o to_o divest_v my_o character_n of_o those_o 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