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	work_n	4,854	5	5.5956	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31109	A sermon preached before the right honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the city of London in Guild-hall chappel upon Sunday the 20th of January, 1688/9 / by Samuel Barton, Chaplain of St. Saviours.	Barton, Samuel, 1647 or 8-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing B990; ESTC R29508	11,774	31

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