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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63884	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall November 5, 1684 / by Francis Lord Bishop of Ely ...	Turner, Francis, 1638?-1700.	1685 (1685)	Wing T3285; ESTC R1832	11,471	34

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