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
A23803	The whole duty of mourning and the great concern of preparing our selves for death, practically considered / written some years since by the author of The whole duty of man, and now published upon the sad occasion of the death of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Mary the II, Queen of England, &c. of blessed memory.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.	1695 (1695)	Wing A1194; ESTC R33068	65,567	192

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so_o have_v mercy_n upon_o the_o poor_a dare_v to_o the_o lord_n prov._n 19.17_o and_o indeed_o but_o dare_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v recompense_v he_o god_n put_v we_o not_o to_o the_o expense_n of_o costly_a sacrifice_n shall_v he_o how_o cold_a will_v his_o altar_n lie_v the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n and_o offering_n of_o our_o hand_n be_v now_o all_o he_o challenge_v and_o therefore_o to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o distribute_v forget_v not_o for_o these_o be_v the_o please_a sacrifice_n v._o part_n with_o some_o of_o that_o which_o long_v you_o can_v keep_v to_o gain_v that_o which_o you_o can_v never_o lose_v make_v you_o friend_n of_o that_o unrighteous_a mammon_n luk._n 16.9_o ethimius_fw-la tell_v we_o god_n have_v give_v man_n riches_n not_o as_o unto_o treasurer_n but_o steward_n imitate_v then_o that_o wise_a one_o in_o the_o gospel_n for_o to_o every_o one_o it_o shall_v be_v one_o day_n say_v give_v a_o account_n and_o believe_v it_o none_o 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