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	sin_n	soul_n	9,439	5	5.2050	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10266	Iob militant with meditations diuine and morall. By Fra. Quarles.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1624 (1624)	STC 20550; ESTC S115485	49,906	118

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