Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	life_n	lord_n	sin_n	8,978	5	4.5107	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12814	Three sermons tvvo of them appointed for the Spittle, preached in St. Pauls Church, by John Squier, vicar of St. Leonards Shoredich in Middlesex: and John Lynch, parson of Herietsham in Kent.	Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653.; Lynch, John, 1590 or 91-1680. aut	1637 (1637)	STC 23120; ESTC S117834	61,921	114

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that_o nulla_fw-la dies_fw-la sine_fw-la linea_fw-la that_o every_o hour_n we_o may_v utter_v this_o prayer_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o we_o sure_o god_n have_v be_v appl._n appl._n and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o already_o that_o we_o be_v here_o now_o meet_v together_o at_o this_o time_n in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n mercy_n it_o be_v god_n mercy_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o this_o text_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o verse_n be_v not_o write_v upon_o all_o our_o house_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o some_o of_o our_o poor_a neighbour_n lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o do_v not_o fall_v among_o those_o eight_o hundred_o which_o die_v this_o year_n in_o my_o own_o poor_a parish_n and_o what_o be_v you_o that_o you_o servive_fw-la those_o eight_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o which_o be_v bury_v within_o the_o circuit_n of_o your_o famous_a city_n that_o our_o eight_o hundred_o arise_v not_o to_o eight_o thousand_o and_o that_o your_o eight_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o do_v not_o multiply_v to_o eightscore_o thousand_o and_o that_o we_o be_v make_v but_o cipher_n among_o those_o number_n appoint_v to_o die_v that_o the_o lord_n swep_v we_o not_o all_o away_o with_o that_o bosom_n of_o his_o indignation_n the_o plague_n that_o they_o be_v scopae_fw-la dissolutae_fw-la that_o we_o escape_v this_o be_v god_n mercy_n god_n great_a mercy_n that_o the_o tower_n of_o siloam_n fall_v upon_o eighteen_o and_o upon_o no_o more_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v god_n mercy_n unto_o they_o that_o the_o plague_n have_v destroy_v so_o many_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o london_n but_o no_o more_o this_o be_v god_n mercy_n unto_o we_o yea_o god_n mercy_n be_v to_o we_o as_o preferment_n shall_v be_v to_o man_n of_o merit_n fugientem_fw-la sequitur_fw-la it_o do_v follow_v we_o when_o we_o do_v flee_v from_o it_o stulti_fw-la stoici_fw-la cum_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la quasi_fw-la 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plague_n this_o be_v supra_fw-la condignum_fw-la more_o than_o we_o do_v deserve_v god_n gracious_a mercy_n carnal_a consultation_n it_o may_v be_v may_v conclude_v that_o so_o many_o child_n die_v of_o the_o plague_n this_o be_v a_o cruel_a affliction_n but_o i_o say_v deus_fw-la fecit_fw-la nihil_fw-la inaniter_fw-la nihil_fw-la inhumaniter_fw-la that_o these_o judgement_n be_v not_o without_o wisdom_n they_o be_v not_o without_o mercy_n that_o infant_n be_v destroy_v carnal_a man_n may_v call_v it_o cruelty_n but_o it_o be_v crudelitas_fw-la parcens_fw-la in_o verity_n very_a mercy_n although_o they_o do_v not_o know_v their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a yet_o god_n it_o may_v be_v do_v know_v that_o they_o will_v patrizare_v imitate_v the_o sinister_a deal_n of_o their_o naughty_a parent_n and_o therefore_o to_o withhold_v they_o from_o a_o sinful_a life_n by_o a_o timely_a death_n this_o be_v god_n mercy_n and_o we_o who_o have_v escape_v the_o plague_n if_o we_o 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church_n from_o the_o action_n in_o this_o place_n to_o the_o affection_n of_o our_o person_n god_n and_o prayer_n be_v too_o often_o absent_a from_o we_o sure_o that_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n we_o forget_v god_n we_o be_v most_o miserable_a but_o if_o in_o all_o these_o god_n do_v forget_v we_o to_o be_v merciful_a we_o be_v more_o than_o most_o miserable_a let_v therefore_o our_o solid_a heart_n be_v like_o the_o hollow_a mountain_n echo_a out_o one_a word_n the_o first_o word_n of_o my_o text_n god_n god_n yea_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n here_o conceive_v i_o aright_o i_o do_v not_o pry_v to_o spy_v a_o mote_n in_o your_o eye_n and_o wink_v at_o a_o beam_n in_o my_o own_o soul_n i_o ingenuous_o confess_v i_o do_v but_o see_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o these_o sin_n in_o you_o by_o my_o contemplation_n but_o i_o feel_v the_o same_o or_o some_o such_o in_o myself_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n in_o my_o conversation_n diogenes_n conculcabat_fw-la platonis_fw-la 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