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	heart_n	sin_n	6,347	5	4.4483	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77297	Breach of covenant, a ruinating sinne. as it was preached at Clare in Suff. Novemb. 3. And now published for the good of adjoyning parts, especially those of Hinkford Hundred in Essex. / By a Country Minister.	Country minister.	1648 (1648)	Wing B4335A; ESTC R173245	22,627	24

the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n psal_n 125.5_o evil_n man_n and_o seducer_n shall_v wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o deceive_v and_o be_v deceive_v 2_o tim._n 3.13_o 2._o the_o baseness_n of_o it_o it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n be_v ashamed_a of_o you_o shall_v hardly_o find_v any_o so_o base_a as_o willing_o to_o own_v it_o the_o base_a language_n you_o can_v give_v to_o any_o be_v to_o give_v he_o the_o lie_n this_o be_v enough_o among_o man_n to_o justify_v a_o duel_n to_o deserve_v a_o stab_n now_o this_o be_v the_o base_a manner_n of_o lie_v a_o thief_n steal_v sometime_o out_o of_o necessity_n and_o we_o will_v have_v he_o hang_v but_o false_a man_n live_v and_o the_o great_a thief_n lead_v the_o lesser_a to_o the_o gallows_n this_o make_v unfit_a for_o any_o society_n any_o relation_n any_o employment_n it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o ancestor_n that_o in_o their_o erterprise_n they_o be_v plain_a and_o faithful_a be_v willing_a rather_o to_o be_v 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only_o know_v that_o this_o as_o some_o other_o vice_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o run_v on_o in_o a_o blood_n if_o grace_n prevent_v not_o it_o ruin_v family_n be_v they_o never_o so_o numerous_a never_o so_o high_a and_o eminent_a i_o may_v give_v many_o instance_n pro._n 14.11_o 4._o the_o good_a of_o the_o contrary_n truth_n and_o faithfulness_n commend_v to_o the_o good_a of_o truth_n this_o commend_v to_o all_o man_n even_o our_o very_a enemy_n and_o even_o false_a man_n have_v somewhat_o within_o they_o bear_v witness_n to_o man_n of_o truth_n saul_n that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o a_o oath_n himself_o yet_o will_v have_v david_n swear_v he_o dare_v trust_v he_o see_v 1_o sam._n 24.13_o this_o will_v fence_v thy_o heart_n and_o keep_v thy_o conscience_n unwounded_a the_o faithful_a shall_v find_v the_o counsel_v comfort_v 59.15_o see_v isay_n 26.2_o ●sa_fw-la 59.15_o protect_a deliver_v presence_n of_o a_o faithful_a god_n and_o although_o in_o this_o wicked_a world_n 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