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	prayer_n	9,235	5	6.5766	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81254	A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster, August 22. 1645. Being the day appointed for their solemn thanksgiving unto God for his several mercies to the forces of the Parliament in divers parts of the kingdome, in the gaining of the towns of Bath and Bridgewater, and of Scarborough-Castle, and Sherborn-Castle, and for the dispersing of the Clubmen, and the good successe in Pembroke-shire. By Thomas Case, preacher at Milkstreet, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing C842; Thomason E297_15; ESTC R200227	27,937	38

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and_o egypt_n and_o give_v they_o as_o piacular_a sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o to_o divine_a justice_n instead_o of_o jerusalem_n i_o give_v egypt_n for_o thy_o ransom_n and_o thus_o god_n do_v once_o and_o again_o as_o i_o may_v show_v you_o have_v i_o time_n out_o of_o isai_n 37.9,37_o prophesy_v of_o isa_n 20.4_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o proverb_n 11.8_o the_o righteous_a be_v deliver_v out_o of_o trouble_n and_o the_o wicked_a come_v in_o his_o stead_n god_n people_n be_v the_o isaac_n spare_v and_o rescue_v when_o even_o the_o knife_n be_v at_o their_o throat_n and_o the_o wicked_a the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n as_o the_o ram_n catch_v by_o the_o horn_n and_o sacrifice_v in_o their_o stead_n so_o here_o israel_n deliver_v out_o of_o captivity_n and_o the_o babylonian_n sacrifice_v in_o their_o room_n to_o divine_a justice_n and_o god_n reconcile_v to_o israel_n 43.4_o feci_fw-la commutationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la egyptum_fw-la isa_n 43.4_o and_o to_o this_o 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