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	soul_n	4,437	5	4.8368	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03335	Mystical babylon, or Papall Rome A treatise vpon those words, Apocal. 18.2. It is fallen, it is fallen Babylon, &c. In which the wicked, and miserable condition of Rome, as shee now is in her present Babylonian estate, and as she shall be in her future ineuitable ruine, is fully discouered: and sundry controuersiall points of religion, betwixt the Protestants, and the Papists, are briefly discussed. By Theophilus Higgons, rector of the parochiall Church of Hunton, neere Maidstone in Kent.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1624 (1624)	STC 13455; ESTC S118140	129,351	289

meritorious_a cause_n of_o her_o fall_n apoc._n 17.2_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v commit_v fornication_n with_o she_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v drunken_a with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n to_o wit_n in_o her_o ecclesiastical_a state_n then_o second_o we_o hear_v of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o her_o fall_n v._n 17._o god_n have_v put_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o ten_o king_n to_o fulfil_v his_o will_n and_o to_o do_v with_o one_o consent_n for_o to_o give_v their_o kingdom_n unto_o the_o beast_n how_o long_o until_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v fulfil_v what_o then_o they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n upon_o what_o motion_n from_o god_n as_o the_o text_n do_v plain_o bear_v and_o therefore_o our_o most_o learned_a and_o prudent_a sovereign_n do_v true_o and_o apt_o observe_v in_o this_o place_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o great_a king_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o small_a subject_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v they_o his_o instrument_n and_o to_o turn_v they_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o employ_v they_o here_o than_o i_o note_v three_o thing_n first_o though_o king_n may_v be_v carry_v by_o their_o proper_a motion_n of_o malice_n or_o avarice_n or_o of_o some_o other_o affection_n in_o their_o war_n against_o some_o people_n and_o in_o bring_v they_o to_o ruin_v yet_o therein_o we_o may_v observe_v and_o must_v confess_v that_o it_o be_v digitus_fw-la dei_fw-la god_n finger_n or_o rather_o god_n hand_n in_o this_o work_n so_o nabuchadnezzar_n himself_o a_o cruel_a proud_a insolent_a prince_n in_o his_o war_n do_v so_o perform_v the_o will_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n therein_o that_o god_n himself_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o commend_v his_o service_n do_v unto_o he_o not_o only_o against_o his_o enemy_n a_o people_n that_o know_v not_o his_o law_n as_o it_o be_v ezekiel_n 29.18_o but_o also_o against_o his_o own_o people_n jeremy_n 25.9_o and_o so_o in_o his_o sacred_a expugnation_n of_o babylon_n these_o king_n be_v god_n servant_n they_o do_v their_o work_n from_o he_o and_o he_o do_v his_o work_n by_o they_o therefore_o saint_n ambrose_n or_o whosoever_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o commentary_n upon_o the_o revelation_n do_v ingenious_o deliver_v his_o judgement_n upon_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n babylon_n be_v fall_v it_o be_v here_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n to_o declare_v it_o &_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o effect_v it_o that_o in_o this_o case_n dixisse_fw-la dei_fw-la fecisse_fw-la est_fw-la dixit_fw-la enim_fw-la cecidisse_fw-la babylonem_fw-la quia_fw-la ipse_fw-la fecit_fw-la ut_fw-la caderet_fw-la the_o speech_n of_o god_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n for_o he_o say_v that_o babylon_n be_v fall_v because_o he_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o babylon_n shall_v fall_v second_o we_o may_v here_o consider_v that_o as_o there_o be_v mercy_n 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