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	let_v	lord_n	12,952	5	4.4092	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42912	Godliness no friend to rebellion, or enemy to civil government Being the substance of a sermon occasionally preached at Great Yarmouth, Octob. 25. 1673. By a lover of peace and truth.	Lover of peace and truth.	1674 (1674)	Wing G933F; ESTC R215817	19,698	39

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