Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	sin_n	sinner_n	3,410	5	7.5691	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05035	The summe of christianitie gatheryd out almoste of al placis of scripture, by that noble and famouse clerke Francis Lambert of Auynyon. And translatyd, and put in to prynte in Englyshe, by Tristram Reuel. The yere of our lorde. 1536; Farrago omnium fere rerum theologicarum. English	Lambert, Franz, 1486-1530.; Revel, Tristram.	1536 (1536)	STC 15179; ESTC S109321	59,361	166

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that_o same_o faithful_a woman_n you_o all_o though_o she_o be_v joinyd_v carnal_o to_o he_o i_o say_v very_o nigh_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o be_v confessyd_v general_o i_o say_v general_o that_o he_o by_o no_o reason_n count_v his_o sin_n lest_o he_o infect_a the_o herer_n for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v evyll_n comunicacyon_n corruptyth_v good_a manner_n and_o of_o a_o truth_n that_o same_o foul_a and_o lycencyouse_a speak_n of_o the_o confessyon_n of_o antychriste_n factyon_n have_v infect_a innumerable_a and_o have_v draw_v they_o to_o the_o most_o enormouse_n crime_n ♣_o therefore_o let_v nothing_o be_v openyd_v of_o any_o man_n least_o that_o for_o man_n feynynge_n &_o doctrine_n he_o beseem_v to_o despise_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n for_o god_n never_o commaundith_v that_o what_o so_o ever_o many_o have_v iudgyd_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o error_n wonder_n and_o many_o punyshemente_n be_v give_v of_o certain_a liar_n against_o they_o that_o will_v not_o nombre_fw-fr all_o pertyculer_o but_o i_o have_v make_v open_a that_o all_o these_o be_v of_o the_o devyll_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o blyndenes_n etc_o etc_o ❧_o the_o confessyon_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v long_v to_o outward_a thing_n may_v be_v on_o this_o manner_n brother_n or_o sister_n in_o christ_n i_o perceyve_v i_o over_o throw_v with_o infidelite_n and_o innumerable_a sin_n the_o which_o i_o confess_v with_o all_o my_o herte_n i_o be_o very_a iniuste_n and_o full_a of_o ifidelite_n i_o have_v do_v no_o good_a thing_n and_o be_o a_o unprofitable_a seruande_n whereof_o my_o sin_n great_o greve_v i_o and_o i_o true_o know_v that_o if_o i_o covyt_v to_o be_v savyd_v i_o have_v need_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o justice_n therefore_o i_o ask_v of_o you_o the_o word_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o pease_n that_o be_v to_o say_v remssyyon_n of_o my_o sin_n ☞_o and_o let_v every_o faithful_a take_v heed_n that_o he_o say_v this_o thing_n without_o any_o in_o fidelyte_n 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