Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	goodness_n	lord_n	psal_n	4,045	5	7.5057	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84659	Theion enōtikon, A discourse of holy love, by which the soul is united unto God Containing the various acts of love, the proper motives, and the exercise of it in order to duty and perfection. Written in Spanish by the learned Christopher de Fonseca, done into English with some variation and much addition, by Sr George Strode, Knight.; Tratado del amor de Dios. English	Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Strode, George, Sir, 1583-1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing F1405B; Thomason E1382_1; ESTC R772	166,624	277

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incense_v and_o purpose_v to_o kill_v the_o churl_n nabal_n though_o a_o man_n of_o no_o worth_a or_o esteem_n she_o use_v this_o argument_n this_o shall_v be_v no_o grief_n nor_o offence_n of_o heart_n unto_o my_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o shed_v blood_n or_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o avenge_v thyself_o and_o david_n consider_v what_o a_o corrosive_a the_o act_n if_o commit_v will_v have_v be_v to_o his_o conscience_n 33._o v._o 32_o 33._o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n which_o send_v thou_o with_o this_o counsel_n and_o bless_v be_v thy_o advice_n and_o bless_v be_v thou_o which_o have_v keep_v i_o from_o shed_v blood_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o bee_n have_v shoot_v her_o sting_n and_o wound_v what_o offend_v she_o she_o either_o soon_o after_o die_v herself_o or_o continue_v but_o as_o a_o half_a live_v drone_n and_o as_o despise_v of_o other_o so_o disconsolate_a and_o careless_a of_o itself_o and_o it_o can_v be_v little_a other_o if_o not_o worse_o with_o that_o 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