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	redeem_v	2,282	5	9.7794	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26793	A funeral sermon preached upon the death of the Reverend and Excellent Divine Dr. Thomas Manton, who deceas'd Octob. 18, 1677 by William Bates ... ; to which is now added, the last publick sermon Dr. Manton preached.	Bates, William, 1625-1699.; Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1678 (1678)	Wing B1110; ESTC R11400	38,335	122

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onesiphorus_n he_o pray_v for_o his_o household_n v._o 16_o the_o lord_n give_v mercy_n to_o the_o house_n of_o onesiphorus_n his_o family_n be_v probable_o now_o at_o ephesus_n the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o his_o abide_v where_o timothy_n also_o be_v to_o who_o he_o write_v but_o he_o himself_o be_v then_o at_o rome_n second_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o person_n in_o the_o text._n that_o which_o put_v he_o upon_o these_o prayer_n be_v the_o kindness_n he_o have_v receive_v of_o he_o at_o ephesus_n and_o afterward_o at_o rome_n where_o he_o seek_v he_o and_o find_v he_o out_o and_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o own_v he_o and_o relieve_v he_o nor_o ashamed_a of_o his_o chain_n in_o requital_n he_o pray_v god_n to_o be_v his_o paymaster_n and_o to_o return_v his_o kindness_n into_o his_o bosom_n he_o show_v mercy_n to_o paul_n and_o therefore_o paul_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v he_o mercy_n he_o seek_v paul_n find_v he_o so_o he_o desire_v god_n will_v let_v he_o find_v mercy_n paul_n 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