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	transgression_n	5,315	5	9.9863	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53202	Odes and elogies upon divine and moral subjects	Killigrew, Henry, 1613-1700.	1698 (1698)	Wing O137; ESTC R26893	21,400	84

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