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
A43573	Closet-prayer a Christian duty, or, A treatise upon Mat. VI, VI. tending to prove that worship of God in secret is the indispensible duty of all Christians ... together with a severe rebuke of Christians for their neglect of, or negligence in, the duty of closet-prayer, and many directions for the managing thereof ... / by O. Heywood.	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1671 (1671)	Wing H1762; ESTC R24371	90,506	148

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write_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o lemon_n be_v hold_v to_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n wrath_n it_o be_v as_o legible_a to_o the_o conscience_n as_o the_o first_o moment_n when_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v oh_o the_o secret_a wickedness_n that_o wicked_a man_n have_v to_o reckon_v for_o but_o where_o be_v the_o secret_a prayer_n alas_o how_o rare_o or_o how_o formal_o do_v they_o wait_v on_o god_n alone_o custom_n vain_a glory_n and_o carnal_a interest_n may_v put_v they_o on_o join_v in_o public_a prayer_n or_o family-duty_n but_o they_o be_v stranger_n to_o this_o spiritual_a self-denying_a duty_n of_o closet-prayer_n the_o carnal_a hypocrite_n expose_v all_o to_o open_a view_n he_o be_v like_o a_o house_n with_o a_o beautiful_a frontispiece_n but_o every_o room_n within_o be_v dark_a as_o one_o say_v he_o be_v a_o rot_a post_n fair_o guild_v he_o have_v dress_v himself_o in_o the_o garb_n of_o religion_n and_o will_v be_v as_o devout_a as_o the_o best_a in_o temple-worship_n but_o 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