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
A53206	Warning or lanthorn to London, by the doleful destruction of faire Jerusalem whose misery and unspeakable plague doth most justly declare Gods heavy wrath and judgement for the sinns and wickedness of the people, except by repentance we call to God for mercy : to the tune of Brigandary. Of the horrible and woful destruction of Jerusalem, and the signes and tokens that were seen before it was destroyed, which destruction was after Christs ascension xlii years : to the tune of The Queens almaine		1690 (1690)	Wing O144; Wing W925A; ESTC R234966	3,719	1

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