Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	lord_n	sin_n	25,125	5	5.0495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09880	A consideration of the depriued and silenced ministers arguments, for their restitution to the vse and libertie of their ministerie exhibited in their late supplication, vnto the honorable states assembled in this present Parliament. By Gabriel Powel.	Powel, Gabriel, 1576-1611.	1606 (1606)	STC 20142; ESTC S120763	50,016	84

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〈◊〉_d .3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d .4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o reason_n god_n have_v late_o deliver_v the_o house_n of_o parliament_n &_o the_o whole_a land_n from_o a_o bloody_a intend_a massacre_n ergo._n that_o honourable_a court_n special_o aught_o to_o testify_v their_o thankfulness_n unto_o god_n by_o restore_v the_o refractory_a minister_n answer_n 1._o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n whereby_o that_o honourable_a court_n may_v testify_v their_o thankfulness_n but_o by_o restore_v schismatical_a pastor_n unto_o the_o church_n the_o more_o to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n thereof_o 3._o the_o error_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iii_o reason_n many_o of_o the_o honourable_a lord_n and_o other_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n be_v very_o ancient_a and_o strike_v in_o year_n and_o therefore_o never_o

what_o gracious_a success_n she_o have_v notwithstanding_o the_o power_n and_o might_n of_o their_o chief_a adversary_n and_o his_o great_a grace_n and_o favour_n with_o the_o king_n do_v these_o person_n so_o adventure_v themselves_o to_o speak_v before_o such_o king_n and_o do_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n give_v such_o gracious_a success_n in_o their_o attempt_n and_o shall_v christian_a nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n now_o assemble_v in_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n where_o they_o may_v speak_v and_o other_o in_o other_o place_n of_o authority_n and_o grace_n and_o favour_n with_o christian_n prince_n fear_v to_o speak_v for_o the_o destruction_n the_o afoule_n beg_v of_o the_o question_n as_o if_o the_o schism_n of_o a_o few_o wereso_a just_a and_o important_a a_o matter_n as_o the_o delivety_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n from_o intend_a certain_a destruction_n people_n of_o god_n to_o a_o christian_n king_n who_o education_n from_o the_o cradle_n in_o all_o piety_n 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