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_v	world_n	wretched_a	19	3	8.1722	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17689	Of the life or conuersation of a Christen man, a right godly treatise, wyrtten [sic] in the latin tonge, by maister Iohn Caluyne, a man of ryghte excellente learnynge and of no lesse godly conuersation. Translated into English by Thomas Broke Esquier Paymaister of Douer. An[no] M. D. XLix. The first day of Ianuary	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Broke, Thomas.	1549 (1549)	STC 4436; ESTC S110975	42,086	164

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he_o dwell_v in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o neither_o dwell_v his_o son_n christ_n idle_o in_o our_o herte_n for_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o true_a faith_n &_o not_o a_o opinion_n only_o thou_o have_v now_o a_o certainty_n that_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n c._n i_o io._n v._o c._n &_o as_o s._n john_n say_v that_o thou_o art_n translate_v from_o death_n into_o life_n c._n i_o io._n three_o c._n now_o therefore_o that_o thou_o may_v feel_v &_o know_v that_o thou_o have_v a_o true_a faith_n a_o sure_a confidence_n &_o a_o infallible_a certainty_n in_o thy_o herte_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o the_o i_o will_v by_o discribe_v unto_o that_o what_o i_o take_v a_o true_a say_v to_o be_v induce_v the_o thereunto_o after_o the_o poor_a talon_n of_o my_o knowledge_n ☞_o fayth_n be_v such_o a_o trust_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n as_o work_v in_o a_o man_n herte_n a_o earnest_a repentance_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o do_v god_n will_n b._n act._n ●_o ●_o io_o three_o b._n ask_v thou_o what_o that_o promise_n be_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v this_o that_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o have_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n &_o everla_a life_n or_o else_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o sure_a confidence_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o father_n promise_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o son_n christ_n sake_n as_o work_v in_o our_o heart_n a_o earnest_a lothe_a of_o our_o sin_n and_o a_o love_n to_o his_o commandment_n or_o else_o to_o describe_v it_o more_o at_o large_a faith_n be_v such_o a_o sure_a confidence_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o for_o christ_n sake_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o it_o not_o only_o feel_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v so_o vile_a that_o for_o they_o god_n may_v by_o his_o justice_n worthy_o dampne_v we_o but_o also_o feel_v god_n mercy_n to_o be_v so_o great_a first_o in_o the_o free_a forgevenes_n of_o our_o sin_n then_o in_o the_o enriching_n of_o we_o with_o the_o inheritance_n of_o everlasting_a 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unfeigned_o love_n that_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n may_v declare_v that_o we_o have_v thus_o taste_v of_o his_o plentuouse_a mercy_n and_o in_o be_v holy_a righteous_a and_o good_a law_n let_v our_o meditation_n be_v day_n and_o night_n and_o now_o that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o redilie_o walk_v therein_o behold_v we_o have_v here_o before_o our_o eye_n the_o conversation_n of_o a_o true_a belever_n or_o christian_n so_o godly_a so_o plain_o and_o so_o learned_o set_v forth_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v express_v the_o same_o in_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v declare_v that_o we_o be_v not_o feign_a christian_n but_o worthy_a warryour_n of_o jesu_n christ_n against_o self_n love_n sin_n and_o satan_n and_o furthermore_o we_o shall_v show_v that_o christ_n by_o fay_v dwell_v in_o our_o herte_n not_o id_o but_o work_v yea_o myghtelie_a work_n be_v never_o unlyke_a unto_o himself_o so_o that_o now_o thou_o shall_v in_o thy_o life_n and_o conversation_n show_v thyself_o a_o other_o 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