Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	holy_a	sin_n	4,656	5	4.5321	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64252	The second part of the theatre of Gods ivdgments collected out of the writings of sundry ancient and moderne authors / by Thomas Taylor.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Beard, Thomas, d. 1632. Theatre of Gods judgements.	1642 (1642)	Wing T570; ESTC R23737	140,117	118

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