Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	let_v	lord_n	name_n	9,327	5	5.7485	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06663	The castell of comforte in the whiche it is euidently proued, [that] God alone absolueth, and freli forgeueth the sinners of so many as vnfaynedly repent, and turne vnto hym Lately compyled by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1549 (1549)	STC 1712; ESTC S109188	24,993	94

my_o soul_n bless_v y_fw-fr ●_o lord_n and_o forget_v nor_o all_o his_o benefit_n 〈…〉_o for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o pardonneth_n all_o thy_o iniquity_n &_o that_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n yea_o he_o it_o be_v y_z ●_o deliver_v thy_o life_n from_o destruction_n and_o croun_v the_o in_o mercy_n and_o love_a kyndnesse_n again_o let_v israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n 〈…〉_o for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v infinite_a mercy_n and_o plenteous_a redemption_n and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o redeme_v israel_n from_o all_o their_o sin_n whosoever_o therefore_o take_v on_o he_o to_o forgeve_v sin_n make_v himself_o a_o saviour_n and_o say_v with_o the_o angel_n apostata_fw-la xiiii_o i_o will_v climb_v up_o above_o the_o high_a cloud_n and_o i_o will_v be_v like_a unto_o you_o ●_o mooste_o hygh_a but_o let_v he_o know_v that_o pride_n will_v have_v a_o fall_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o will_v geve_v his_o glory_n to_o none_o other_o x●ii_fw-la who_o deliver_v adam_n from_o everlasting_a damnation_n iii._n when_o he_o with_o his_o wife_n have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o high_a lord_n who_o absolve_v nohe_n from_o his_o drunkenness_n who_o deliver_v loath_a from_o the_o unclennes_n which_o he_o commit_v with_o his_o doughter_n nineteeen_o who_o save_v moses_n and_o forgive_v he_o his_o manslaughter_n two_o who_o absolve_v david_n from_o his_o adultery_n xi_o who_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o ninivites_fw-la when_o they_o repent_v iiii_o beleve_v and_o convert_v to_o be_v short_a who_o forgive_v and_o absolve_v all_o the_o patriarch_n king_n prophet_n preste_n &c_n &c_n with_o all_o other_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n when_o they_o knowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n with_o faithful_a repentance_n but_o only_o god_n alone_a to_o who_o do_v theif●e_v for_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o god_n alone_o in_o who_o do_v they_o put_v their_o afflaunce_n and_o trust_v but_o in_o god_n 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one_o and_o be_v not_o changeable_a as_o he_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n iii._n i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o be_o not_o change_v ¶_o hitherto_o have_v i_o be_v hold_n in_o few_o word_n to_o prove_v y_fw-es ●_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a law_n god_n alone_o forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n without_o the_o help_n either_o of_o bishop_n prophet_n priest_n levite_n or_o any_o other_o y_z t_z the_o whole_a glory_n of_o their_o salvation_n may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o alone_o now_o let_v we_o also_o labour_v to_o declare_v that_o god_n alone_o do_v the_o very_a same_o thing_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n y_fw-fr ●_o he_o alone_o may_v still_o remain_v the_o god_n of_o health_n against_o the_o pestilent_a doctrine_n of_o the_o wicked_a papist_n which_o so_o borishelye_o sweat_v to_o maintain_v their_o usurp_a power_n and_o feign_a authority_n to_o the_o great_a obscuringe_v of_o god_n glory_n and_o that_o to_o he_o alone_o all_o honour_n and_o praise_n may_v be_v 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redemption_n even_o by_o his_o blood_n remission_n of_o sin_n ergo_fw-la by_o christ_n blood_n be_v we_o absolve_v and_o deliver_v from_o our_o sin_n every_o good_a gift_n and_o every_o perfect_v gift_n ●_o say_v james_n come_v from_o above_o and_o descend_v from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n ergo_fw-la absolution_n which_o be_v a_o good_a and_o perfect_v gift_n come_v down_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n bless_a john_n in_o his_o epistle_n say_v if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n god_n be_v faithful_a &_o righteous_a to_o forgeve_v we_o our_o sin_n &_o to_o make_v we_o clenne_n from_o all_o iniquite_n here_o saynct_v john_n affirm_v i_o that_o god_n for●eveth_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o ma●●h_v we_o clean_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n he_o say_v also_o that_o the_o blood_n of_o jesu_n christ_n god_n ow●●onne_n two_o make_v we_o clean_o 〈…〉_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o chap●●●olowing_a he_o say_v if_o any_o ●an_v syn_v we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesu_n christ_n 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