Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hear_v	lord_n	sin_n	15,720	5	5.7661	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83496	Speeches and passages of this great and happy Parliament: from the third of November, 1640, to this instant June, 1641. Collected into one volume, and according to the most perfect originalls, exactly published.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.; Pym, John, 1584-1643.; Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2309; Thomason E159_1; ESTC R212697	305,420	563

my_o lord_n primate_n of_o ireland_n and_o my_o lord_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o noble_a gentleman_n it_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n to_o i_o to_o have_v your_o lordship_n by_o i_o this_o day_n because_o i_o have_v be_v know_v to_o you_o long_o time_n and_o i_o now_o desire_v to_o be_v hear_v a_o few_o word_n i_o come_v here_o my_o lord_n to_o pay_v my_o last_o debt_n to_o sin_n which_o be_v death_n and_o through_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o rise_v again_o in_o eternal_a glory_n my_o lord_n if_o i_o may_v use_v a_o few_o word_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o a_o great_a courtesy_n from_o you_o i_o be_o come_v here_o my_o lord_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v pass_v against_o i_o i_o do_v it_o with_o a_o very_a quiet_a and_o content_a mind_n i_o do_v free_o forgive_v all_o the_o world_n a_o forgiveness_n not_o from_o the_o tooth_n outward_o as_o they_o say_v but_o from_o my_o heart_n i_o speak_v it_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o almighty_a god_n before_o who_o i_o stand_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o displease_a thought_n that_o arife_v in_o i_o against_o any_o man_n i_o thank_v god_n i_o say_v true_o my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_v that_o in_o all_o the_o honour_n i_o have_v to_o serve_v his_o majesty_n i_o have_v not_o any_o intention_n in_o my_o heart_n but_o do_v aim_v at_o the_o joint_n and_o individual_a prosperity_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n although_o it_o be_v my_o ill_a hap_n to_o be_v misconstrue_v i_o be_o not_o the_o first_o man_n that_o have_v suffer_v in_o this_o kind_n it_o be_v a_o common_a portion_n that_o befall_v man_n in_o this_o life_n righteous_a judgement_n shall_v be_v hereafter_o here_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o misjudging_a one_o another_o one_o thing_n i_o desire_v that_o i_o may_v be_v hear_v and_o do_v hope_n that_o for_o christian_a charity_n sake_n i_o shall_v be_v believe_v that_o i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v against_o parliament_n that_o i_o always_o do_v think_v parliament_n in_o england_n to_o be_v the_o happy_a constitution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n and_o the_o best_a mean_n under_o god_n to_o make_v the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n happy_a as_o for_o my_o death_n i_o do_v hear_v acquit_v all_o the_o world_n and_o beseech_v god_n to_o forgive_v they_o in_o particular_a i_o be_o very_o glad_a his_o majesty_n conceive_v i_o not_o merit_v so_o severe_a and_o heavy_a a_o punishment_n as_o the_o utmost_a execution_n of_o this_o sentence_n i_o do_v infinite_o rejoice_v in_o it_o and_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o he_o and_o do_v beseech_v god_n to_o return_v to_o he_o the_o same_o that_o he_o may_v find_v mercy_n when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o it_o i_o wish_v this_o kingdom_n all_o prosperity_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o world_n i_o do_v it_o live_v and_o now_o die_v it_o be_v my_o wish_n and_o i_o profess_v hearty_o and_o do_v humble_o recommend_v it_o to_o you_o and_o wish_v that_o every_o man_n will_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o heart_n and_o consider_v serious_o whether_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o people_n happiness_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o blood_n i_o fear_v they_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a way_n i_o desire_v almighty_a god_n that_o no_o one_o drop_n of_o my_o blood_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o they_o i_o have_v but_o one_o word_n more_o and_o that_o be_v for_o my_o religion_n my_o lord_n of_o armagh_n i_o do_v profess_v myself_o serious_o faithful_o and_o true_o to_o be_v a_o obedient_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o that_o church_n i_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o that_o religion_n i_o have_v live_v and_o now_o in_o that_o i_o die_v prosperity_n and_o happiness_n be_v ever_o to_o it_o it_o have_v be_v say_v i_o be_v incline_v to_o popery_n if_o it_o be_v a_o objection_n worth_a the_o answer_n let_v i_o say_v true_o from_o my_o heart_n that_o since_o the_o time_n that_o i_o be_v 21._o year_n of_o age_n unto_o this_o day_n go_v on_o 49._o year_n i_o never_o have_v think_v 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he_o he_o forgive_v he_o and_o all_o the_o world_n then_o kneel_v down_o by_o the_o block_n he_o go_v to_o prayer_n again_o himself_o the_o bishop_n of_o armagh_n kneel_v on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o minister_n on_o other_o to_o the_o which_o minister_n after_o prayer_n he_o turn_v himself_o and_o speak_v some_o few_o word_n soft_o have_v his_o hand_n lift_v up_o this_o minister_n close_v his_o hand_n with_o he_o then_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o earth_n to_o lay_v his_o head_n on_o the_o block_n he_o tell_v the_o executioner_n that_o he_o will_v first_o lay_v down_o his_o h●ad_n to_o

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