Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	lord_n	pray_v	4,745	5	6.4992	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18603	A cordiall of comfort To preserue the heart, from fainting with griefe or feare: for our friends, or our owne visitation, by the plague. Also a thankes-giuing to almightie God, for staying the visitation in London, and the suburbs thereof. Both which may be of vse to Christians in other places, that are cleere, visited, or recouered. By William Chibald.	Chibald, William, 1575-1641.	1625 (1625)	STC 5131; ESTC S118343	43,911	197

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reward_v we_o after_o our_o iniquity_n but_o have_v bear_v with_o we_o all_o this_o while_n and_o give_v we_o yet_o a_o long_a time_n to_o repent_v spare_v we_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v his_o own_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o 3.17_o mat._n 3.17_o in_o this_o thy_o deliverance_n o_o heavenly_a father_n we_o see_v also_o thy_o pity_n in_o that_o when_o our_o great_a sin_n have_v deserve_v the_o great_a and_o forest_n of_o thy_o four_o plague_n even_o the_o sword_n that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o thou_o do_v send_v but_o the_o small_a of_o they_o for_o hereby_o we_o be_v not_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n prou._n prou._n who_o mercy_n be_v cruelty_n but_o into_o thy_o hand_n who_o mercy_n be_v great_a 24._o 2._o sam._n 24._o haste_v already_o wonderful_o lessen_v this_o thy_o hand_n and_o have_v also_o give_v we_o good_a hope_n through_o grace_n of_o quite_o remove_v the_o same_o but_o above_o all_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n in_o this_o our_o deliverance_n feel_v and_o expect_v we_o 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