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
A62611	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, April the 9th, 1693, concerning the sacrifice and satisfaction of Christ by John, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1693 (1693)	Wing T1248; ESTC R9501	16,874	41

the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sermon_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n april_n the_o 9_o the_o 1693._o concern_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ._n by_o john_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o b._n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n in_o cornhill_n and_o w._n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over-against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1693._o a_o sermon_n concern_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n heb._n ix_o 26._o but_o now_o once_o have_v he_o appear_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o take_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o among_o many_o other_o great_a end_n and_o reason_n for_o which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n to_o dwell_v among_o we_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a that_o by_o a_o long_a course_n of_o the_o great_a innocency_n and_o the_o great_a suffering_n in_o our_o nature_n he_o may_v be_v capable_a to_o make_v a_o perfect_a expiation_n of_o sin_n but_o now_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o age_n that_o be_v in_o the_o last_o age_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o gospel_n age_n have_v he_o appear_v to_o take_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o the_o general_a design_n of_o god_n in_o send_v his_o son_n into_o the_o world_n be_v to_o save_v mankind_n from_o eternal_a death_n and_o misery_n and_o to_o purchase_v for_o we_o eternal_a life_n and_o happiness_n so_o the_o author_n of_o our_o salvation_n 16._o himself_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n now_o in_o order_n to_o the_o procure_n of_o 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