Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	grace_n	great_a	sin_n	12,671	5	4.8839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42640	A sermon of mortalitie preached at the funerals of Mr. Thomas Man at Kingston in Svrrey Feb. XXI, 1649.	R. G.	1650 (1650)	Wing G56; ESTC R40870	14,085	33

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