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	wrought_v	280	4	7.9252	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64833	Venning's remains, or, Christ's school consisting of four classes of Christians, I. babes, II. little children, III. young men, IV. fathers : with their several characteristical differences and attainments, also the doctrines proper to be taught to each of them : being the substance of many sermons / preached by Ralph Venning and fitted by him for the press before his death.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1675 (1675)	Wing V225; ESTC R27039	205,701	393

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by_o his_o hand_n nor_o his_o promise_n and_o love_n by_o his_o providential_a dispensation_n but_o that_o he_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o son_n heb._n 12.5_o 13._o these_o see_v i_o have_v promise_v to_o name_n no_o more_o be_v the_o thing_n too_o many_o wherein_o the_o babe_n be_v as_o carnal_a and_o so_o as_o no_o other_o degree_n of_o saint_n be_v at_o least_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o they_o be_v these_o be_v naughty_a thing_n and_o unbecoming_a because_o carnal_a and_o therefore_o paul_n threaten_v the_o corinthian_n with_o a_o rod_n if_o they_o mend_v not_o their_o manner_n which_o be_v corrupt_v the_o more_o by_o the_o evil_a word_n of_o a_o epicurean_a sort_n of_o man_n creep_v in_o among_o they_o 1_o cor._n 15._o twice_o if_o not_o thrice_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o they_o of_o these_o thing_n as_o such_o whereof_o they_o may_v well_o be_v ashamed_a 1_o cor._n 4.14_o and_o 6.5_o and_o 15.34_o and_o shake_v the_o rod_n over_o they_o again_o and_o again_o that_o they_o 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