Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	commit_v	great_a	sin_n	5,813	5	5.3912	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95609	A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1655 (1655)	Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761	372,945	489

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this_o can_v choose_v but_o lift_v it_o up_o beyond_o even_a admiration_n that_o god_n shall_v choose_v we_o when_o he_o foresee_v we_o under_o these_o spiritual_a and_o soul_n bewildring_n this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o israel_n case_n be_v note_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o as_o i_o think_v i_o do_v not_o the_o whole_a israel_n of_o god_n election_n which_o be_v god_n portion_n and_o the_o lot_n of_o his_o inheritance_n as_o you_o shall_v find_v deut._n 32.9_o now_o this_o i_o say_v be_v that_o whereby_o he_o heightn_v the_o thought_n of_o that_o mercy_n in_o which_o he_o single_v out_o jacob_n for_o his_o portion_n ver_fw-la 10._o he_o find_v he_o in_o a_o desert_a land_n and_o in_o the_o waste_n howl_v wilderness_n sure_o this_o be_v spiritual_o to_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n though_o it_o have_v its_o allusion_n to_o jacob_n history_n in_o the_o letter_n for_o neither_o be_v all_o that_o jacob_n spiritual_o the_o lord_n people_n portion_n or_o lot_n of_o inheritance_n neither_o be_v 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of_o blood_n yet_o at_o length_n sin_n shall_v sting_v like_o a_o adder_n and_o bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n of_o the_o wilderness_n prov._n 23.32_o use_v wilderness_n to_o young_a one_o now_o to_o come_v up_o from_o the_o the_o wilderness_n harken_v then_o you_o young_a one_o unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v show_v you_o a_o excellent_a way_n youth_n i_o know_v be_v of_o all_o age_n and_o state_n most_o desirous_a and_o indeed_o most_o free_a for_o travel_v but_o it_o pity_v i_o to_o think_v that_o so_o much_o gallant_a youth_n and_o the_o strength_n thereof_o shall_v be_v spend_v in_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o worthless_a wilderness_n of_o sin_n travel_n encouragement_n 1._o the_o fitness_n of_o youthful_a time_n for_o that_o travel_n rather_o if_o you_o will_v be_v travel_v remember_v canaan_n oh_o what_o a_o time_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o your_o youth_n to_o make_v out_o your_o way_n from_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n thou_o have_v some_o strength_n to_o rush_v through_o 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