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	transgression_n	3,082	5	10.1157	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18070	The life, confession, and heartie repentance of Francis Cartwright, Gentleman for his bloudie sinne in killing of one Master Storr, Master of Arts, and minister of Market Rason in Lincolnshire. Written with his owne hand.	Cartwright, Francis.	1621 (1621)	STC 4704; ESTC S118632	17,967	37

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profess_v myself_o ready_a and_o willing_a to_o endure_v whatsoever_o other_o humiliation_n this_o bless_a church_n have_v or_o shall_v impose_v upon_o i_o for_o the_o further_a assurance_n of_o my_o satisfaction_n to_o she_o which_o may_v in_o some_o sort_n suit_n with_o the_o depth_n of_o my_o offence_n against_o she_o and_o her_o child_n very_o as_o i_o abhor_v popish_a satisfaction_n derogate_a from_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n blood_n so_o i_o with_o other_o more_o learned_a than_o myself_o wish_v that_o the_o ancient_a discipline_n of_o the_o primitive_a sincere_a church_n be_v more_o thorough_o reviue_v in_o every_o scandalous_a crime_n by_o public_a confession_n submission_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o christian_a congregation_n wherein_o myself_o desire_v as_o much_o to_o go_v beyond_o other_o in_o my_o humiliation_n as_o i_o have_v exceed_v all_o in_o my_o presumptuous_a transgression_n with_o offensive_a but_o penitent_a ecebolius_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n i_o say_v of_o myself_o cast_v i_o out_o tread_v upon_o i_o for_o unsavourie_a salt_n finis_fw-la prou._n 1._o 7_o 8_o 9_o psal_n 139._o 7_o ●_o isaiah_n 1_o 1●_n mat._n 25._o