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
A60147	Sacramental discourses on several texts before and after the Lord's Supper by John Shower.	Shower, John, 1657-1715.	1693 (1693)	Wing S3683; ESTC R27487	136,980	352

your_o lord_n he_o will_v then_o be_v your_o god_n and_o all_o blessing_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a be_v comprise_v in_o that_o you_o be_v then_o his_o jewel_n his_o treasure_n his_o portion_n his_o inheritance_n his_o peculiar_a people_n if_o he_o be_v your_o god_n o_o how_o dear_a how_o valuable_a how_o precious_a be_v the_o relation_n privilege_n and_o blessing_n that_o this_o contain_v what_o need_v you_o fear_v what_o can_v you_o want_v what_o can_v you_o ask_v more_o what_o can_v dismay_v afflict_v or_o trouble_v such_o a_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o may_v you_o say_v if_o you_o can_v say_v with_o david_n in_o another_o place_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o portion_n and_o the_o lot_n of_o my_o inheritance_n or_o if_o you_o can_v say_v with_o thomas_n here_o my_o lord_n my_o god_n all_o thing_n than_o be_v you_o his_o spirit_n his_o providence_n his_o attribute_n his_o promise_n life_n death_n thing_n present_a thing_n to_o come_v grace_n here_o heaven_n hereafter_o all_o thing_n you_o if_o you_o be_v christ_n and_o he_o be_v your_o lord_n and_o your_o god_n bless_a then_o be_v you_o though_o you_o have_v not_o see_v he_o with_o your_o bodily_a eye_n or_o thrust_v your_o hand_n into_o his_o wound_a side_n or_o feel_v the_o print_n of_o the_o nail_n in_o his_o crucify_a body_n yet_o have_v now_o by_o hear_v believe_v on_o he_o and_o love_v he_o you_o shall_v see_v he_o hereafter_o in_o glory_n and_o triumph_n and_o be_v for_o ever_o with_o he_o to_o behold_v his_o glory_n and_o to_o partake_v of_o it_o amen_n a_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n a_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n our_o father_n o_o most_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a father_n who_o have_v make_v we_o out_o of_o nothing_o by_o thy_o powerful_a word_n and_o form_v we_o after_o thy_o own_o image_n but_o we_o seek_v out_o sinful_a invention_n and_o may_v just_o have_v perish_v in_o our_o apostasy_n we_o 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thy_o dishonour_n in_o the_o world_n by_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o let_v we_o grieve_v and_o mourn_v to_o observe_v the_o profanation_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o thy_o authority_n when_o thy_o law_n be_v transgress_v thy_o institution_n despise_v thy_o order_n contradict_v thy_o majesty_n affront_v thy_o glory_n bespatter_v and_o trample_v on_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o thy_o name_n and_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o in_o thy_o name_n we_o rejoice_v and_o put_v our_o trust_n o_o let_v we_o not_o dishonour_v it_o by_o unsuitable_a affection_n and_o action_n let_v our_o life_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o our_o relation_n and_o to_o what_o we_o know_v and_o profess_v to_o believe_v

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