Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	let_v	lord_n	11,278	5	4.0773	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85424	The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire.	Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1217; Thomason E1576_1; ESTC R200931	188,817	455

thy_o name_n o_o lord_n in_o the_o night_n psal_n 129._o 55._o in_o the_o interval_n or_o space_n between_o sleep_n and_o sleep_v to_o have_v the_o heart_n with_o god_n to_o set_v our_o thought_n well_o a_o work_n when_o at_o time_n we_o wake_v thus_o david_n psa_n 65._o 6._o lord_n i_o remember_v thou_o upon_o my_o bed_n and_o meditate_v upon_o thou_o in_o the_o night_n watch_v thought_n good_a when_o awake_a bring_v good_a thought_n in_o our_o sleep_n it_o be_v a_o sweet_a thing_n to_o lie_v in_o the_o night_n and_o meditate_v upon_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n a_o young_a scholar_n ask_v a_o jewish_a doctor_n if_o he_o may_v not_o have_v time_n to_o learn_v the_o greek_a tongue_n he_o say_v if_o he_o will_v do_v it_o neither_o by_o day_n nor_o by_o night_n he_o may_v because_o day_n and_o night_n he_o be_v to_o meditate_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n psal_n 1._o 2._o and_o indeed_o such_o extend_a meditation_n be_v a_o mighty_a mean_n to_o promote_v 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