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	world_n	worthy_a	31	3	5.7469	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90059	The sinners hope: as his priviledge, and duty, in his worst condition, stated, cleared, and improved. Tending as well to the startling and inviting of the wicked from his sinfull and wretched course, upon the conditionall hopes that are layd out for him; as the confirming and directing of the truly humble and weak Christian in his duty and comfort, in the severall cases of darkness, sin, and affliction. Being the substance of severall sermons, / preached by Henry Newcome, M.A. and one of the ministers of the Gospell, at Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster.	Newcome, Henry, 1627-1695.	1659 (1659)	Wing N899; Thomason E1764_2; ESTC R209655	106,234	225

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god_n then_o may_v or_o that_o he_o do_v pity_v you_o in_o their_o pity_n i_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o you_o 12._o jer_n 42_o 12._o that_o he_o may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o god_n show_v mercy_n in_o make_v man_n show_v mercy_n and_o pity_n to_o other_o in_o their_o distress_n when_o man_n show_v pity_n they_o be_v set_v on_o work_n b●_n god_n the_o lord_n it_o be_v that_o have_v move_v their_o heart_n to_o compassion_n or_o they_o have_v be_v unmoved_a sure_o there_o be_v something_o in_o it_o that_o thy_o minister_n shall_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o samuel_n as_o for_o i_o 12.13_o 1_o sam_n 12.13_o the_o lord_n forbid_v but_o that_o i_o shall_v pray_v for_o you_o nay_o the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n in_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o you_o i_o shall_v sin_v if_o i_o do_v it_o not_o nay_o further_o to_o say_v i_o will_v teach_v you_o the_o good_a and_o the_o right_a way_n etc._n etc._n sure_o the_o lord_n have_v some_o mercy_n himself_o for_o i_o 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