Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	forgive_v	sin_n	sinner_n	4,554	5	8.1858	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68419	Siuqila too good, to be true : omen : though so at a vewe yet all I tolde you is true, I vpholde you, now cease to aske why? for I can not lye : herein is shewed by way of dialogue, the wonderful maners of the people of Mauqsun, with other talke not friuolous.	Lupton, Thomas.	1580 (1580)	STC 16951.5; ESTC S1352	138,381	186

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to_o make_v lord_n without_o land_n gentleman_n without_o good_n merchant_n without_o money_n and_o themselves_o without_o honesty_n omen_n these_o fellow_n be_v more_o fit_n for_o the_o féende_n than_o to_o inhabit_v among_o honest_a man_n we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o none_o such_o but_o if_o we_o have_v any_o such_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v we_o will_v make_v they_o do_v otherwise_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n be_v they_o siuqila_n forsooth_o we_o call_v they_o usurer_n that_o lend_v out_o their_o money_n for_o their_o gain_n who_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v a_o unreasonable_a interest_n therefore_o or_o else_o they_o will_v have_v the_o party_n that_o borowe_n money_n of_o they_o wrayte_v in_o statute_n and_o bond_n that_o if_o they_o break_v their_o day_n they_o will_v so_o pinch_n they_o that_o they_o will_v have_v perhaps_o ten_o time_n more_o than_o the_o value_n of_o their_o money_n which_o they_o lend_v omen_n but_o will_v they_o have_v no_o remorse_n 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