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	lord_n	spare_v	2,870	5	9.3705	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23606	Precious promises the portion of overcomers. / By John Lougher, minister of the Gospel.	Lougher, John, d. 1686.	1681 (1681)	Wing L3093B; ESTC R217742	97,531	281

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bless_a be_v he_o that_o shall_v eat_v bread_n this_o bread_n of_o life_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n both_o of_o grace_n and_o glory_n this_o be_v not_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o meat_n that_o endure_v to_o everlasting_a life_n john_n 6.27_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n christ_n here_o promise_v to_o they_o that_o overcome_v 2._o the_o white_a stone_n be_v another_o of_o those_o peculiar_a favour_n i_o will_v give_v he_o the_o white_a stone_n it_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o practice_n in_o use_n of_o old_a among_o the_o roman_n who_o give_v both_o white_a and_o black_a stone_n white_a one_o be_v give_v in_o the_o election_n of_o officer_n and_o absolution_n of_o malefactor_n 1._o in_o the_o election_n of_o any_o to_o a_o high_a office_n they_o give_v he_o a_o white_a stone_n as_o a_o certain_a token_n thereof_o the_o sense_n then_o of_o the_o promise_n be_v that_o conqueror_n shall_v have_v the_o assurance_n of_o their_o election_n to_o be_v vessel_n 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they_o make_v those_o accuser_n and_o all_o their_o accusation_n to_o vanish_v 3._o in_o respect_n of_o public_a calamity_n which_o be_v shorten_v upon_o their_o account_n for_o the_o elect_v sake_n those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v mat._n 24.23_o what_o day_n even_o the_o day_n of_o tribulation_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o the_o jew_n except_o those_o day_n shall_v be_v shorten_v no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v save_v no_o jew_n shall_v be_v alive_a all_o will_v fall_v under_o destruction_n when_o those_o calamity_n come_v many_o other_o fare_v the_o better_a for_o the_o elect_v sake_n these_o be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v sprinkle_v here_o and_o there_o preserve_v it_o from_o perish_v god_n give_v all_o that_o be_v in_o zoar_n to_o lot_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n to_o paul_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o his_o elect_n in_o the_o world_n he_o will_v make_v a_o short_a work_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o their_o own_o personal_a 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good_a or_o give_v we_o good_a as_o it_o be_v hos_fw-la 14.2_o they_o must_v pray_v for_o good_a o_o but_o your_o sin_n keep_v good_a thing_n from_o you_o jer._n 5.25_o therefore_o first_o their_o request_n be_v take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n no_o good_a to_o be_v give_v till_o sin_n be_v forgive_v but_o when_o that_o be_v remove_v that_o withhold_v good_a from_o they_o than_o the_o passage_n be_v clear_v and_o way_n be_v make_v for_o all_o good_a to_o come_v unto_o they_o it_o make_v way_n for_o the_o liberty_n and_o deliverance_n of_o the_o church_n from_o trouble_n speak_v comfortable_o to_o jerusalem_n tell_v she_o that_o her_o iniquity_n be_v pardon_v and_o her_o warfare_n be_v accomplish_v when_o sin_n be_v pardon_v her_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n soon_o have_v a_o end_n it_o bring_v