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
A34877	A supplement to Knowledge and practice wherein the main things necessary to be known and believed in order to salvation are more fully explained, and several new directions given for the promoting of real holiness both of heart and life : to which is added a serious disswasive from some of the reigning and customary sins of the times, viz. swearing, lying, pride, gluttony, drunkenness, uncleanness, discontent, covetousness and earthly-mindedness, anger and malice, idleness / by Samuel Cradock ... useful for the instruction of private families.	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1679 (1679)	Wing C6756; ESTC R15332	329,893	408

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with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 130.4_o be_v there_o no_o hope_n of_o pardon_n man_n will_v be_v as_o desperate_a as_o the_o devil_n themselves_o but_o god_n be_v merciful_a he_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n object_n but_o you_o will_v say_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v then_o that_o so_o many_o man_n be_v damn_v if_o god_n delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n answ_n divine_n tell_v we_o of_o voluntas_fw-la dei_fw-la antecedens_fw-la &_o consequens_fw-la that_o be_v the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a will_n of_o god_n by_o the_o former_a as_o a_o lawgiver_n he_o give_v just_a and_o good_a law_n and_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v obey_v they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v happy_a in_o so_o do_v by_o the_o other_o if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v as_o a_o just_a judge_n he_o will_v they_o shall_v be_v punish_v so_o that_o their_o ruin_n be_v from_o themselves_o and_o not_o from_o god_n second_o the_o 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that_o be_v whereby_o our_o saviour_n ratify_v and_o confirm_v the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o fall_v man_n which_o covenant_n shall_v never_o be_v alter_v o_o bless_a saviour_n wash_v my_o soul_n in_o this_o thy_o precious_a blood_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o all_o my_o sin_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o all_o my_o iniquity_n and_o be_v to_o i_o all_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v intend_v to_o be_v to_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o thou_o by_o such_o prayer_n soliloquy_n and_o holy_a meditation_n thou_o shall_v labour_v to_o sanctify_v thy_o heart_n when_o thou_o be_v about_o receive_v this_o holy_a sacrament_n 5._o join_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o communicant_n in_o a_o hearty_a praise_a god_n for_o