Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hand_n	let_v	lord_n	8,430	5	4.2823	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94049	Immanuel, or The church triumphing in God with us. A sermon preached before the right honorable House of Lords, in the Abbey of Westminster; at their publique thanksgiving, November 5th 1644. By John Strickland, B.D. Pastor of the church at St Edmunds in Nevv Sarum. A member of the Assembly of Divines.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5971; Thomason E19_15; ESTC R12729	27,641	46

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deut._n 8.2_o to_o see_v what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n deut._n 8.2_o as_o god_n be_v full_a of_o love_n &_o bowel_n towards_o his_o church_n like_o a_o father_n towards_o his_o child_n whereby_o he_o be_v afflict_v in_o all_o her_o affliction_n and_o very_o ready_a to_o her_o help_n and_o succour_n so_o be_v he_o full_a of_o wisdom_n also_o in_o his_o dispensation_n to_o the_o church_n like_o a_o physician_n to_o his_o patient_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o administer_v cordial_n to_o she_o be_v full_a of_o corruption_n till_o he_o have_v purge_v she_o and_o bring_v she_o low_o it_o may_v be_v even_o by_o let_v blood_n 4._o to_o set_v faith_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n on_o work_n in_o the_o church_n whereby_o god_n delight_v to_o be_v overcome_v of_o his_o people_n &_o which_o may_v actuate_v all_o the_o promise_n that_o god_n have_v make_v unto_o they_o now_o these_o be_v best_a put_v to_o it_o in_o extremity_n and_o affliction_n we_o do_v not_o so_o make_v out_o after_o 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the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o and_o with_o his_o servant_n can_v stand_v before_o they_o which_o make_v the_o psalmist_n so_o earnest_a with_o the_o lord_n by_o prayer_n to_o arise_v and_o show_v himself_o psal_n 68.1_o 2._o 2._o psal_n 68.1_o 2._o let_v god_n arise_v let_v his_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v let_v they_o also_o that_o hate_v he_o flee_v before_o he_o as_o smoke_n be_v drive_v away_o so_o drive_v they_o away_o as_o wax_n melt_v before_o the_o sire_n so_o let_v the_o wicked_a perish_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o egyptian_n when_o once_o they_o perceive_v god_n presence_n with_o israel_n they_o be_v present_o rout_v and_o take_v it_o their_o best_a course_n to_o flee_v 14.25_o exod._n 14.25_o exod._n 14.25_o let_v we_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o lord_n fight_v for_o they_o against_o the_o egyptian_n so_o it_o be_v also_o with_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n that_o ver_fw-la 6._o of_o this_o psalm_n rise_v up_o 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