Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	work_n	work_v	worthy_a	95	3	6.4272	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65814	A discourse upon I Peter IV., VIII wherein the power and efficacy of charity as it is a means to procure the pardon of sin is explained and vindicated / by John Whitefoot.	Whitefoote, John, 1610-1699.	1695 (1695)	Wing W1862; ESTC R26478	56,458	143

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paul_n in_o all_o place_n where_o he_o preach_v acts._n 26.20_o exhort_v they_o to_o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o god_n and_o do_v work_n meet_v for_o repentance_n such_o indeed_o be_v all_o manner_n of_o good_a work_n and_o abstain_v from_o evil_a and_o work_v of_o mercy_n and_o almsgiving_n be_v most_o eminent_a among_o good_a work_n be_v by_o a_o common_a synecdoche_n of_o the_o part_n for_o the_o whole_a put_v for_o all_o good_a work_n and_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o repentance_n be_v sometime_o describe_v by_o they_o as_o shall_v be_v show_v from_o several_a text_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o remain_v to_o be_v quote_v in_o their_o due_a place_n but_o as_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n which_o i_o be_o yet_o speak_v of_o it_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n tit._n 1.15_o unto_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a but_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a but_o even_o their_o 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also_o the_o undoubted_a mean_v of_o the_o word_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o plain_a sense_n of_o the_o whole_a verse_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o that_o the_o unmerciful_a man_n shall_v find_v no_o mercy_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n on_o the_o contrary_a that_o mercy_n or_o the_o merciful_a man_n shall_v have_v his_o judgement_n so_o temper_v with_o mercy_n as_o to_o give_v he_o cause_n of_o rejoice_v in_o that_o day_n for_o deliverance_n or_o salvation_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o condemnation_n or_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o this_o goodness_n or_o mercy_n find_v in_o man_n if_o it_o be_v true_a and_o sincere_a be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n grace_n do_v dispose_v and_o fit_a man_n for_o divine_a mercy_n mercy_n in_o the_o person_n to_o be_v judge_v qualify_v he_o for_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o judge_n