Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	glory_n	prepare_v	vessel_n	3,783	5	9.2997	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34921	Isagoge ad Dei providentiam, or, A prospect of divine providence by T.C., M.A.	T. C., M.A.	1672 (1672)	Wing C6818; ESTC R4623	270,847	560

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