Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	glorious_a	miserable_a	sinner_n	7,011	5	10.4658	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36463	The covenant of grace, or, An exposition upon Luke I. 73, 74, 75 by George Dovvname ...	Downame, George, d. 1634.	1647 (1647)	Wing D2059; ESTC R17888	143,573	346

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joh._n 8._o 34._o and_o of_o satan_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 8._o second_o in_o judgement_n a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o swear_v in_o judgement_n when_o he_o swear_v advise_o upon_o just_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n for_o oath_n be_v then_o only_o good_a when_o they_o be_v necessary_a this_o necessity_n of_o the_o lord_n oath_n arise_v from_o our_o weakness_n and_o infidelity_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v the_o lord_n without_o a_o oath_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n in_o great_a mercy_n to_o relieve_v our_o infirmity_n have_v confirm_v his_o promise_n which_o in_o itself_o need_v no_o confirmation_n as_o be_v truth_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 6._o 16._o more_o abundant_o than_o otherwise_o need_v by_o oath_n which_o as_o it_o argue_v our_o great_a corruption_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o same_o it_o be_v great_a infidelity_n not_o to_o believe_v the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o great_a not_o to_o believe_v his_o oath_n in_o not_o 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his_o own_o elect_a child_n to_o go_v unpunished_a he_o have_v punish_v they_o in_o the_o death_n and_o suffering_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n and_o if_o you_o consider_v our_o profit_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o hereafter_o you_o shall_v hear_v in_o the_o thing_n promise_v by_o this_o oath_n our_o happiness_n do_v consist_v neither_o doubt_v i_o to_o affirm_v that_o by_o the_o thing_n promise_v in_o this_o oath_n our_o estate_n become_v better_a then_o that_o which_o we_o lose_v in_o adam_n adam_n though_o he_o be_v just_a stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n but_o in_o his_o own_o righteousness_n but_o we_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o far_o