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	temptation_n	2,738	5	9.1133	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64253	A treatise of contentment leading a Christian with much patience through all afflicted conditions by sundry rules of heavenly wisedome : whereunto is annexed first, A treatise of the improvement of time, secondly, The holy warre, in a visitation sermon / by T.T.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Treatise of the improvement of time.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Holy warre.	1641 (1641)	Wing T571; ESTC R26964	82,319	242

14._o the_o live_a god_n this_o blood_n be_v never_o dry_a the_o virtue_n of_o it_o never_o waste_v the_o good_a samaritan_n will_v pay_v all_o 3_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v that_o 3_o upon_o our_o repentance_n the_o multitude_n of_o our_o sin_n shall_v be_v no_o bar_n to_o his_o mercy_n ezek._n 18._o 21._o if_o the_o wicked_a man_n shall_v turn_v from_o all_o his_o wickedness_n all_o his_o transgression_n shall_v not_o be_v mention_v unto_o he_o nay_o rather_o where_o sin_n abound_v grace_n shall_v superabound_v rom._n 5._o 20._o 4_o mercy_n please_v he_o yea_o unstinted_a 21._o mercy_n when_o peter_n ask_v our_o saviour_n how_o oft_o his_o brother_n offend_v shall_v be_v pardon_v whether_o unto_o seven_o time_n our_o saviour_n answer_v i_o say_v not_o unto_o thou_o till_o seven_o time_n but_o unto_o seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n that_o be_v so_o oft_o as_o he_o repent_v if_o god_n require_v in_o man_n in_o who_o be_v but_o a_o drop_n of_o mercy_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o 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