Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	6,662	5	5.6625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52859	Goodness proved to be the best protection from the arrests of all harmes in a sermon preached before the University, upon Innocents Day, in great St. Maries Church in Cambridge / by Robert Neville ...	Neville, Robert, 1640 or 1-1694.	1687 (1687)	Wing N520; ESTC R12406	12,552	33

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the_o pythagorean_n that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a earth_n a_o more_o familiar_a place_n of_o residence_n than_o the_o pure_a the_o good_a soul._n a_o good_a man_n be_v god_n heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o philosopher_n heraclitus_n come_v by_o accident_n into_o a_o house_n where_o a_o good_a man_n dwell_v he_o cry_v out_o present_o hic_fw-la dij_fw-la habitant_fw-la the_o god_n dwell_v here_o the_o philosopher_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v like_a and_o relate_v to_o we_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n please_v and_o how_o please_v then_o must_v the_o good_a man_n be_v to_o god_n who_o resemble_v he_o in_o goodness_n 1._o tamerlain_n be_v present_v with_o a_o pot_n of_o gold_n ask_v whether_o the_o gold_n have_v his_o father_n stamp_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v tell_v that_o it_o have_v not_o his_o father_n but_o the_o roman_a stamp_n he_o 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