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	vessel_n	wrath_n	3,740	5	9.3244	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14258	The hundred and ten considerations of Signior Iohn Valdesso treating of those things which are most profitable, most necessary, and most perfect in our Christian profession. Written in Spanish, brought out of Italy by Vergerius, and first set forth in Italian at Basil by Cœlius Secundus Curio, anno 1550. Afterward translated into French, and printed at Lions 1563. and again at Paris 1565. And now translated out of the Italian copy into English, with notes. Whereunto is added an epistle of the authors, or a preface to his divine commentary upon the Romans.; Consideraciones divinas. English	Valdés, Juan de, d. 1541.; Ferrar, Nicholas, 1592-1637.; Herbert, George, 1593-1633.	1638 (1638)	STC 24571; ESTC S119070	234,477	356

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leave_v to_o be_v man_n &_o be_v beast_n and_o the_o man_n who_o imitate_v s._n paul_n err_v through_o ignorance_n breed_v from_o incredulity_n be_v as_o i_o understand_v true_o man_n to_o who_o incredulity_n be_v so_o proper_a as_o inconsideration_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o beast_n and_o as_o malice_n be_v proper_a to_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o the_o error_n which_o grow_v from_o incredulity_n without_o mixture_n of_o malice_n and_o inconsiderateness_n find_v mercy_n with_o god_n he_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o faith_n who_o err_v through_o ignorance_n breed_v of_o incredulity_n whereupon_o if_o any_o shall_v ask_v i_o say_v whence_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o the_o hebrew_n err_v through_o ignorance_n grow_v of_o which_o s._n paul_n say_v rom._n 10._o for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n they_o have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n i_o will_v 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religion_n i_o will_v say_v in_o defend_v one_o thing_n and_o impugn_v another_o with_o passion_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o passion_n may_v not_o blind_v he_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o he_o come_v to_o err_v against_o god_n through_o ignorance_n breed_v of_o malice_n further_o i_o learn_v that_o a_o man_n ought_v not_o without_o consideration_n to_o set_v himself_o to_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v offer_v themselves_o unto_o he_o and_o much_o less_o to_o those_o which_o belong_v to_o religion_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o be_v count_v in_o the_o number_n of_o beast_n further_o i_o learn_v that_o a_o man_n who_o find_v himself_o free_a from_o passion_n and_o from_o inconsideration_n that_o he_o err_v not_o against_o god_n aught_o to_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v in_o incredulity_n and_o so_o to_o pray_v