Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	miserable_a	person_n	sinner_n	6,407	5	10.3007	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01804	The succession of the bishops of England since the first planting of Christian religion in this island together with the historie of their liues and memorable actions faithfully gathered out of the monuments of antiquity. VVhereunto is prefixed a discourse concerning the first conuersion of our Britaine vnto Christian religion. By Francis Godwin now Bishop of Hereford.; Catalogue of the bishops of England	Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.	1625 (1625)	STC 11939; ESTC S105686	74,779	749

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man_n 6._o hos_n 11._o 6._o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n break_v melt_v under_o kindness_n beast_n indeed_o you_o use_v to_o prick_v with_o goad_n but_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o cord_n of_o love_n no_o principle_n be_v more_o deep_o engrave_v in_o man_n heart_n than_o this_o to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o who_o do_v good_a to_o you_o mat._n 5._o 46._o 46._o nay_o will_v you_o have_v herein_o yet_o the_o heart_n of_o beast_n the_o ox_n know_v his_o owner_n the_o ass_n his_o master_n cribb_n but_o my_o people_n have_v rebel_v against_o i_o a_o sin_n so_o much_o against_o nature_n that_o he_o call_v upon_o those_o creature_n who_o have_v no_o more_o than_o mere_a nature_n in_o they_o viz._n 1_o the_o heaven_n to_o stand_v astonish_v at_o it_o but_o as_o nature_n elevate_v by_o grace_n rise_v high_a than_o itself_o so_o be_v poison_v with_o sin_n it_o be_v cast_v below_o it_o self_n sin_n against_o itself_o and_o the_o principle_n which_o be_v beget_v in_o and_o with_o itself_o 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thou_o for_o thy_o neglect_n at_o thy_o worst_a and_o give_v thou_o haply_o no_o time_n to_o prepare_v they_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n in_o a_o moment_n psal_n 73_o 9_o finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la tho_o week_n r._n p._n ep_n o_o lond._n cap._n dome_v gen._n 2._o heb._n 1._o 2._o rom._n 1._o 2_o sam._n 14._o 14._o isa_n 40._o rom._n 6._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doct._n to_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n be_v the_o high_a aggravation_n of_o sin_v demonstration_n of_o the_o point_n by_o compare_v it_o with_o other_o kind_n of_o sin_v how_o much_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n do_v transcend_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n in_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n there_o may_v be_v a_o supposition_n if_o he_o have_v know_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v it_o but_o not_o so_o in_o these_o the_o vast_a difference_n between_o they_o appear_v in_o the_o repentance_n god_n accept_v for_o each_o a_o general_a repentance_n for_o the_o one_o not_o so_o for_o the_o other_o some_o kind_n of_o sin_v against_o 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