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
A55750	Plenitudo fontis, or, Christ's fulnesse and man's emptinesse a sermon / preached by Iohn Preston ...	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3304A; ESTC R21068	16,290	23

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the_o pomp_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n why_o do_v we_o not_o with_o david_n turn_v away_o our_o eye_n heart_n and_o affection_n from_o behold_v vanity_n and_o pitch_v they_o all_o on_o he_o why_o do_v we_o not_o recollect_v ourselves_o and_o gather_v up_o out_o affection_n and_o thought_n which_o be_v scatter_v and_o busy_v about_o a_o thousand_o tristes_fw-fr and_o bestow_v they_o all_o on_o he_o in_o who_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o all_o excellency_n beauty_n and_o perfection_n three_o if_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n in_o christ_n then_o let_v we_o be_v content_a with_o he_o have_v our_o heart_n fill_v and_o satisfy_v with_o he_o first_o in_o regard_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n go_v we_o not_o to_o the_o brook_n of_o teman_fw-mi the_o break_a 〈◊〉_d and_o pe●●ers_n pack_n of_o rome_n as_o saint_n merit_n church_n treasury_n etc._n etc._n for_o if_o there_o be_v a_o fullness_n in_o christ_n that_o need_v not_o for_o in_o he_o 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