Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	wise_a	word_n	world_n	119	3	4.0442	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39658	The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1157; ESTC R222662	58,144	192

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psal._n 45.6.11_o psal._n 8.4_o 5_o 6._o of_o his_o office_n both_o prophetical_a psal._n 40.8_o 9_o 10._o priestly_n psal._n 110.4_o and_o kingly_a psal._n 2.6_o of_o his_o incarnation_n psal._n 8.5_o of_o his_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n psal._n 22.16_o 17._o of_o his_o burial_n psal._n 16.8_o 9_o 10._o resurrection_n psal._n 2.7_o and_o triumphant_a ascension_n psal._n 68.18_o there_o be_v sum_n of_o the_o gospel_n discover_v though_o in_o dark_a and_o typical_a term_n and_o form_n of_o expression_n but_o if_o out_o of_o this_o covenant_n as_o obscure_a as_o its_o revelation_n be_v david_n fetch_v such_o strong_a support_n and_o consolation_n amid_o such_o a_o heap_n of_o trouble_n than_o the_o argument_n be_v good_a à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la what_o support_v and_o comfort_n may_v not_o we_o draw_v thence_o who_o live_v under_o the_o most_o full_a and_o perfect_a display_v of_o it_o in_o all_o its_o riches_n and_o glory_n enough_o have_v be_v say_v to_o prove_v it_o a_o 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kindness_n isai._n 54.8_o everlasting_a forgiveness_n jer._n 31.34_o and_o in_o consequence_n to_o all_o these_o everlasting_a consolation_n isai._n 51.11_o in_o all_o which_o the_o riches_n and_o bounty_n of_o free_a grace_n shine_v forth_o in_o their_o great_a glory_n and_o splendour_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n order_v in_o all_o thing_n aptavit_fw-la or_o orderly_o prepare_v dispose_v and_o set_v as_o the_o word_n import_v every_o thing_n be_v here_o dispose_v and_o place_v in_o the_o most_o comely_a order_n both_o person_n and_o thing_n here_o keep_v their_o proper_a place_n god_n the_o father_n keep_v the_o place_n of_o the_o most_o wise_a contriver_n and_o bountiful_a donor_n of_o the_o invaluable_a mercy_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o christ_n keep_v the_o proper_a place_n both_o of_o the_o purchaser_n and_o surety_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o all_o the_o mercy_n in_o it_o and_o believer_n keep_v their_o place_n as_o the_o unworthy_a receiver_n of_o all_o the_o gratuitous_a 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