Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	jesus_n	sin_n	sinner_n	3,659	5	7.4408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59662	The Day-breaking, if not the sun-rising of the Gospell with the Indians in New-England	Wilson, John, 1588-1667.; Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.; Eliot, John, 1604-1690.	1647 (1647)	Wing S3110; ESTC R21203	20,924	28

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