Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	incline_v	lord_n	19,971	5	7.2728	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39584	Hagioi axioi, or, The saints worthinesse and the worlds worthlesnesse both opened and declared in a sermon preached at the funerall of that eminently religious and highly honoured Knight Sr. Nathaniel Barnardiston, Aug. 26, 1653 / by Samuel Faireclough ...	Faireclough, Samuel, 1625?-1691.	1653 (1653)	Wing F107; ESTC R16705	30,836	42

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o saint_n worthiness_n and_o the_o world_n worthlesnesse_n both_o open_v and_o declare_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o that_o eminent_o religious_a and_o high_o honour_a knight_n sr._n nathaniel_n barnardiston_n aug._n 26._o 1653._o by_o samuel_n faireclough_n pastor_n of_o the_o congregation_n at_o ketton_n pro._n 12.26_o the_o righteous_a be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n but_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v deceive_v he_o 1_o john_n 5.19_o we_o know_v we_o be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o wickedness_n aug._n epist_n 45._o ad_fw-la arment_n laudandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la atque_fw-la praedicandi_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la dignati_fw-la etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la mundo_fw-la floren●e_n florere_fw-la london_n print_v by_o r._n d._n for_o tho._n newberry_n at_o the_o three_o lion_n in_o cornhill_n near_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1653._o qui_fw-la obiit_fw-la a_o 4_o decemb._n 1677_o aetatis_fw-la 84._o f._n h._n van_n hove_n sculp_v to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a and_o true_o honour_a lady_n the_o lady_n jane_n barnardiston_n as_o also_o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a s._n tho._n barnardiston_n knight_n mr._n nathaniel_n barnardiston_n and_o mr._n samuel_n barnardiston_n merchant_n in_o london_n mr._n pelatia_n barnardiston_n and_o mr._n william_n barnardiston_n merchant_n in_o turkey_n mr._n arthur_n barnardiston_n merchant_n in_o london_n together_o with_o the_o most_o virtuous_a lady_n the_o lady_n anne_n barnardiston_n the_o lady_n anne_n rolt_n mrs_n jane_n brooke_n mrs_n elizabeth_n barnardiston_n and_o m_o rs_fw-fr thomasin_n barnardiston_n madam_n if_o any_o one_o who_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o your_o family_n shall_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o these_o eleven_o name_n subscribe_v under_o your_o own_o inquire_v as_o esau_n once_o do_v when_o he_o behold_v the_o very_a same_o number_n follow_v his_o brother_n gen._n 33._o and_o shall_v ask_v with_o 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