Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	glory_n	grace_n	lord_n	5,866	5	3.7353	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03468	A treatise against vvitchcraft: or A dialogue, wherein the greatest doubts concerning that sinne, are briefly answered a Sathanicall operation in the witchcraft of all times is truly prooued: the moste precious preseruatiues against such euils are shewed: very needful to be knowen of all men, but chiefly of the masters and fathers of families, that they may learn the best meanes to purge their houses of all vnclean spirits, and wisely to auoide the dreadfull impieties and greate daungers which come by such abhominations. Hereunto is also added a short discourse, containing the most certen meanes ordained of God, to discouer, expell, and to confound all the Sathanicall inuentions of witchcraft and sorcerie.; Treatise against witchcraft.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1590 (1590)	STC 13590; ESTC S104153	71,772	90

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the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieved_a and_o the_o abominable_a and_o murderer_n and_o whoremonger_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n and_o all_o liar_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n rev._n 21._o 7_o 8._o &_o 22._o 14_o 15._o cambridge_z print_v by_o john_n legatt_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n 1590._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a lord_n robert_n devorax_n earl_n of_o essex_n and_o ewe_n viscount_n of_o hereford_n and_o bourchier_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o chartley_n bourchier_n and_o louvain_n master_n of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n horse_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n h._n h._n wish_v with_o his_o heart_n grace_n from_o god_n the_o father_n by_o jesus_n christ_n increase_v of_o all_o virtue_n and_o constancy_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o end_n the_o scripture_n of_o god_n right_a honourable_a in_o 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〈◊〉_d witchcraft_n second_o wherefore_o have_v we_o so_o many_o example_n of_o the_o practitioner_n of_o this_o profession_n point_v at_o so_o often_o unto_o we_o as_o the_o enchanter_n 17._o of_o egypt_n the_o witch_n of_o 28._o endor_n the_o witch_n of_o 2._o persia_n simon_n magus_n 8._o of_o samaria_n elymas_n 6._o the_o sorcerer_n at_o paphus_n the_o pythonist_n 30._o at_o philippi_n etc._n etc._n three_o what_o mean_v the_o lord_n to_o geve_v such_o law_n against_o this_o sin_n as_o may_v be_v see_v exod._n 22._o 18._o lev._n 20._o 27._o deut._n 18_o 10_o 11._o for_o this_o be_v maxim_n in_o law_n as_o danaeus_n say_v and_o the_o lawyer_n grant_v it_o de_fw-fr ijs_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la non_fw-la promulgantur_fw-la there_o be_v no_o law_n make_v of_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o be_v if_o this_o be_v true_a of_o the_o law_n of_o man_n how_o much_o more_o of_o the_o bless_a law_n of_o god_n wherein_o we_o must_v not_o imagine_v a_o want_n or_o 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