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	write_v	134	3	5.4188	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17219	Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same: and aunswered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into Englishe by Iohn Coxe. 1572	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Coxe, John.	1572 (1572)	STC 4074; ESTC S113230	103,005	301

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free_a mercy_n of_o god_n but_o if_o we_o attribute_v justification_n to_o our_o work_n than_o they_o blot_v out_o both_o the_o merit_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n as_o paul_n teach_v galath_n 2._o and._n 5._o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o ascribe_v justification_n to_o work_n six_o we_o must_v keep_v faithful_o and_o pure_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o that_o teach_v that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o through_o faith_n in_o the_o fro_o mercy_n of_o god_n like_a as_o it_o appear_v acts._n 15._o and_o in_o all_o the_o epistle_n of_o paul_n wherefore_o we_o must_v faithful_o and_o steadfast_o cleave_v to_o this_o doctrine_n but_o yet_o amongst_o many_o testimony_n i_o will_v bring_v only_o one_o whereby_o it_o shall_v manifest_o appear_v that_o this_o answer_n of_o we_o to_o this_o twentieth_o question_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o s._n paul_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n to_o the_o ephesian_n he_o 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