Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	holy_a	miserable_a	sinner_n	17,957	5	10.8773	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06698	A Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1715; ESTC S101287	37,712	114

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