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	praise_n	5,479	5	8.1482	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39269	A sermon preached on the 29th of May 1661 the day of His Majestie's birth and happy restauration, after a long exile, to his crown and kingdome : before His Excellency William Ld Marquis of Newcastle, at his house of Welbeck / by Clement Ellis.	Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700.	1661 (1661)	Wing E573; ESTC R24953	16,827	54

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