Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	call_v	lord_n	sinner_n	2,337	5	7.5568	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09831	The refutation of an epistle, written by a certain doctor of the Augustins order within the citie of Leige together with the arguments, which he hath borrowed from Robert Bellarmine, to proue the inuocation of Saints. By Iohn Polyander, minister vnto the French Church in Dort: and now translated by Henry Hexham, out of French into English.	Polyander à Kerckhoven, Johannes, 1568-1646.; Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1610 (1610)	STC 20096; ESTC S100869	112,398	138

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thou_o will_v wash_v their_o sin_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o mother_n of_o mercy_n and_o according_a to_o the_o bowel_n of_o thy_o mercy_n wash_v i_o from_o all_o my_o iniquity_n wicked_a serpent_n whereof_o boste_v thou_o thyself_o put_v thy_o neck_n under_o mary_n o_o lady_n bruise_v he_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o thy_o foot_n cast_v he_o down_o by_o thy_o force_n into_o the_o bottomless_a pu_fw-fr save_v i_o in_o thy_o name_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o unrighteousness_n take_v pity_n on_o i_o for_o my_o heart_n be_v ready_a to_o receive_v thy_o will_n lord_n for_o our_o sin_n thou_o have_v repulse_v we_o and_o because_o of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n have_v take_v pity_n on_o us._n let_v marie_n arise_v and_o all_o her_o enemy_n shall_v be_v destroy_v lord_n give_v thy_o judgement_n to_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o mercy_n to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o vengeance_n lady_n salvation_n and_o life_n consist_v in_o thy_o hand_n o_o how_o good_a be_v god_n 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