Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hear_v	lord_n	trust_n	2,000	5	9.7447	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19309	A godly and learned exposition vppon the Prouerbes of Solomon: written in French by Maister Michael Cope, minister of the woorde of God, at Geneua: and translated into English, by M.O.; Sur les Proverbes de Salomon. English	Cope, Michael, fl. 1557-1564.; Outred, Marcelline.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1580 (1580)	STC 5723; ESTC S108673	1,131,578	1,352

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trust_n with_o david_n keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n etc._n etc._n again_o 91._o psalm_n 17._o 8_o &_o 57_o 2._o psal_n 91._o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o for_o my_o soul_n trust_v in_o thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o assist_v we_o and_o to_o keep_v and_o save_v we_o as_o he_o promise_v for_o he_o be_v not_o like_a unto_o the_o bird_n which_o wander_v far_o from_o his_o nest_n and_o forget_v his_o 27._o dau._n 33._o 11._o exo._n 14._o 4._o mat._n 23._o 27._o young_a but_o he_o be_v like_a untoo_o the_o eagle_n which_o stir_v up_o her_o nest_n flooter_v over_o her_o bird_n stretch_v out_o her_o wing_n take_v they_o and_o bear_v they_o on_o her_o wing_n he_o be_v also_o like_a unto_o the_o hen_n which_o gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n wherefore_o confess_v that_o of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o our_o own_o nature_n we_o be_v weak_a unconstant_a and_o fearful_a as_o little_a bird_n let_v we_o run_v under_o 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7._o pro._n 18._o 24._o do_v hate_v they_o wherefore_o when_o we_o have_v prove_v and_o try_v our_o friend_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o change_v but_o to_o hold_v they_o still_o as_o solomon_n have_v already_o admonish_v us._n and_o now_o he_o do_v the_o like_a when_o he_o say_v forsake_v not_o thou_o thy_o own_o friend_n etc._n etc._n and_o herein_o he_o teach_v we_o that_o if_o we_o have_v good_a neighbour_n who_o have_v always_o show_v sign_n and_o token_n of_o love_n and_o have_v be_v favourable_a and_o helpeful_a unto_o our_o house_n that_o we_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n separate_v ourselves_o and_o loose_v such_o neighbour_n for_o in_o time_n of_o necessity_n such_o neighbour_n will_v be_v more_o ready_a to_o help_v we_o than_o our_o own_o carnal_a brother_n and_o oftentimes_o we_o lose_v both_o time_n labour_n and_o our_o hope_n to_o resort_v unto_o such_o brethren_n solomon_n do_v signify_v asmuch_o saying_n neither_o enter_v thou_o into_o thy_o brother_n house_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o calamity_n he_o mean_v not_o that_o it_o be_v ill_o do_v of_o we_o to_o resort_v unto_o our_o brother_n to_o have_v succour_n of_o he_o in_o adversity_n but_o he_o signify_v that_o most_o often_o we_o gain_v nothing_o in_o beseech_v he_o as_o joseph_n in_o man_n judgement_n get_v nothing_o in_o beseech_v his_o brethren_n they_o take_v no_o compassion_n or_o pity_n on_o he_o but_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o poor_a slave_n and_o so_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o have_v good_a neighbour_n near_o unto_o we_o and_o willing_a to_o help_v we_o than_o brethren_n that_o care_v nothing_o for_o we_o and_o be_v far_o from_o us._n let_v we_o therefore_o understande_v that_o neighbour_n be_v admonish_v to_o maintain_v peace_n concord_n and_o love_n amongst_o themselves_o and_o to_o help_v one_o another_o and_o brethren_n be_v rebuke_v for_o their_o cruelty_n when_o they_o refuse_v and_o deny_v brotherly_a duty_n for_o albeit_o that_o they_o kill_v not_o their_o poor_a brethren_n as_o cain_n slay_v abel_n yet_o be_v they_o the_o brethren_n of_o cain_n and_o be_v murderer_n when_o in_o not_o help_v their_o brethren_n they_o declare_v their_o hatred_n which_o answer_v to_o murder_v 11_o my_o son_n be_v wise_a and_o rejoice_v my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v answer_v he_o that_o reproach_v i_o be_v it_o that_o solomon_n speak_v here_o in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n or_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n or_o of_o father_n and_o mother_n or_o other_o superintendent_o let_v we_o know_v that_o when_o he_o ask_v of_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v give_v ourselves_o unto_o wisdom_n and_o that_o in_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v inward_o rejoice_v he_o he_o admonish_v we_o careful_o to_o frequent_v the_o