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	person_n	sinner_n	4,784	5	9.7476	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41199	A brief exposition of the Epistles of Paul to the Philippians and Colossians by James Fergusson ...	Fergusson, James, 1621-1667.	1656 (1656)	Wing F774; ESTC R11959	185,316	304

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