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	lord_n	way_n	4,954	5	4.7237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26346	God's eye on the contrite, or, A discourse shewing that true poverty and contrition of spirit, and trembling at God's Word is the infallible and only way for the obtaining and retaining of divine acceptation as it was made in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Colony at Boston in New England May 27, 1685, being the day of election there / by William Adams.	Adams, William, 1650-1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing A498; ESTC W12431	33,350	44

i_o may_v break_v my_o covenant_n which_o i_o have_v make_v with_o this_o people_n and_o it_o be_v break_v in_o that_o day_n and_o so_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o flock_n that_o wait_v upon_o i_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 2._o this_o will_v dispose_v you_o to_o that_o mourn_a and_o weep_v which_o we_o have_v now_o need_v to_o attend_v upon_o god_n with_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o make_v this_o day_n yea_o these_o day_n wherein_o god_n be_v afflict_v we_o and_o these_o year_n wherein_o we_o be_v see_v evil_a to_o be_v time_n of_o mourn_v and_o sorrow_n the_o lord_n god_n call_v to_o weep_v that_o we_o look_v over_o our_o sin_n look_v unto_o christ_n who_o we_o have_v pierce_v by_o our_o sin_n and_o look_v and_o go_v after_o god_n in_o attendance_n to_o his_o word_n weep_v and_o mourn_v 3._o this_o will_n spirit_n and_o dispose_v you_o to_o embrace_v and_o practice_v all_o those_o counsel_n have_v be_v give_v you_o in_o the_o lord_n name_n and_o from_o his_o 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will_v have_v his_o time_n to_o appear_v for_o the_o joy_n of_o those_o that_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isai._n 66._o 5._o to_o make_v the_o first-born_a of_o the_o poor_a to_o feed_v and_o the_o needy_a to_o lie_v down_o in_o safety_n chapt._n 14._o 30._o to_o make_v the_o meek_a to_o increase_v their_o joy_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o poor_a among_o man_n to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n cap._n 29._o 19_o yea_o to_o tread_v down_o the_o lofty_a chapt._n 26._o 5._o 6._o and_o god_n can_v easy_o make_v the_o design_n and_o hope_n of_o such_o as_o will_v or_o have_v already_o in_o heart_n swallow_v the_o poor_a of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v but_o empty_a dream_n chapt._n 29._o 8._o if_o we_o be_v true_o humble_a god_n axe_n shall_v not_o cut_v we_o down_o but_o his_o hand_n shall_v lift_v we_o up_o in_o due_a time_n 1._o pet._n 5._o 6._o humble_a yourselves_o therefore_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o due_a time_n 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thou_o have_v make_v summer_n and_o winter_n those_o notable_a change_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o promote_a or_o suppress_v exalt_v or_o bring_v down_o of_o kingdom_n nation_n province_n or_o person_n they_o be_v all_o wrought_v by_o he_o psal._n 75._o 6_o 7_o 8._o for_o promotion_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o from_o the_o south_n but_o god_n be_v the_o judge_n he_o pu●…teth_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o for_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o cup_n &_o the_o wine_n be_v red_a it_o be_v full_a of_o mixture_n &_o he_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o same_o ezek._n 17_o 24._o and_o