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	vouchsafe_v	2,838	5	10.6553	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68815	The imitation or following of Christ, and the contemning of worldly vanities wherevnto, as springing out of the same roote, we haue adioyned another pretie treatise, entituled, The perpetuall reioyce of the godly, euen in this lyfe.; Imitatio Christi. English. 1568.	Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.; Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604.	1568 (1568)	STC 23971; ESTC S118357	145,208	331

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lord_n and_o likewise_o i_o will_v be_v glad_a and_o rejoice_v exceed_o in_o thou_o i_o will_v sing_v unto_o thy_o name_n oh_o thou_o most_o high_a and_o i_o do_v put_v my_o confidence_n and_o hope_n in_o thy_o mercy_n my_o heart_n leap_v for_o joy_n in_o thy_o save_a health_n i_o will_v sing_v unto_o the_o lord_n who_o give_v good_a thing_n unto_o i_o and_o moreover_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n &_o triumph_v you_o just_a and_o glory_n all_o you_o that_o be_v right_a of_o heart_n and_o again_o triumph_v you_o just_a in_o the_o lord_n praise_n become_v the_o right_a and_o furthermore_o rejoice_v you_o just_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o confess_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o holiness_n what_o manner_n of_o rejoice_v this_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o declare_v and_o a_o thing_n that_o will_v busy_v a_o man_n to_o do_v it_o howbeit_o through_o the_o help_n of_o god_n we_o will_v prove_v what_o we_o can_v say_v therein_o therefore_o whosoever_o be_v 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