Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	lord_n	sin_n	son_n	8,680	5	5.3748	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02565	One of the sermons preacht at Westminster, on the day of the publike fast (April 5. 1628) to the Lords of the High Court of Parliament and by their appointment published. By the B. of Exceter.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1628 (1628)	STC 12692; ESTC S103757	26,047	120

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&_o woe_n worth_a our_o wretchedness_n that_o have_v thus_o repay_v thou_o be_v confound_v in_o thyself_o o_o my_o soul_n be_v confound_v to_o see_v these_o deplore_a retribution_n be_v these_o grape_n for_o a_o god_n do_v you_o thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n o_o foolish_a people_n and_o unjust_a have_v he_o for_o this_o make_v we_o the_o mirror_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o we_o shall_v so_o shameful_o turn_v his_o grace_n into_o wantonness_n be_v these_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o choice_n his_o fence_a his_o reform_v his_o plant_v his_o watch_n tower_n his_o winepress_n 4._o o_o lord_n the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a god_n keep_v the_o covenant_n and_o mercy_n to_o they_o that_o love_v thou_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o commit_v iniquity_n and_o have_v rebel_v by_o depart_v from_o thy_o precept_n and_o from_o thy_o judgement_n oh_o lord_n righteousness_n belong_v to_o thou_o but_o unto_o we_o confusion_n of_o face_n as_o at_o this_o day_n we_o know_v we_o 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