Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	goodness_n	great_a	lord_n	8,899	5	3.9186	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58050	Of religious melancholy a sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-Hall March 6, 1691/2 / by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Bishop of Norwich.	Moore, John, 1646-1714.	1694 (1694)	Wing R2548; ESTC N24486	14,188	16

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