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
A62243	A view of the soul, in several tracts ... by a person of quality.	Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675.; Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675. Several epistles to the Reverend Dr. Tillotson.	1682 (1682)	Wing S757; ESTC R7956	321,830	374

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