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	let_v	lord_n	8,516	5	3.9516	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00308	A moste pythye and excellent epistell to anymate all trew Christians vnto the crosse of Chryste, translated out off ffre[n]che [sic] into ynglyshe by Robert Pownoll. With a preface to the reader.	Pownall, Robert, 1520-1571.	1556 (1556)	STC 10432; ESTC S112251	47,005	114

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❧_o amoste_o pythye_a and_o excellent_a epistell_n to_o anymate_n all_o true_a christian_n unto_o the_o cross_n of_o chryste_n /_o translate_v out_o off_o ffrenche_v into_o ynglyshe_a by_o robert_n pownoll_n with_o a_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n mark_n 9_o ¶_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v salt_v with_o fire_n and_o every_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v season_v with_o salt_n ¶_o imprint_v an._n m.d.lvi_o ¶_o robert_n pownoll_n unto_o the_o christian_a reader_n wyssethe_v the_o grace_n /_o mercy_n /_o &_o peace_n off_o god_n the_o ffather_n to_o be_v multiply_v /_o by_o the_o meryte_n off_o jesus_n christe_o /_o trought_v the_o communication_n off_o the_o holy_a ghost_n amen_n christian_n how_o necessary_a the_o cross_n the_fw-mi unto_o christian_n as_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n more_o requysite_a necessary_a &_o profitable_a for_o the_o confyrmation_n off_o a_o chrystian_a lyffe_n o_o here_o reader_n than_o the_o cross_n &_o persecution_n so_o be_v there_o no_o thing_n in_o these_o day_n 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