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
A95926	The spirit of prayer, or, A discourse wherein the nature of prayer is opened, the kinds of prayer are handled, and the right manner of praying discover'd, several cases about this duty are resolved from Eph. 6, l8 ... : unto which is added a direction for the attaining the gift of prayer, that family-duty may not be omitted, nor secret duty discouraged through inability of utterance and expression / by Nathanael Vincent.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1674 (1674)	Wing V421; ESTC R26350	87,998	210

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prayer_n you_o will_v be_v more_o acquaint_v with_o yourselves_o and_o with_o your_o own_o heart_n you_o will_v more_o full_o understand_v your_o want_n and_o your_o spiritual_a plague_n and_o the_o understanding_n of_o these_o be_v one_o good_a step_n to_o the_o supply_n and_o cure_v 3._o the_o more_o watchful_a you_o be_v in_o prayer_n the_o more_o experimental_o will_v you_o understand_v the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o deal_v bountiful_o psal_n 116._o 7._o return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v bountiful_o with_o thou_o god_n be_v certain_o willing_a to_o give_v they_o that_o watch_v in_o prayer_n take_v notice_n what_o they_o receive_v and_o great_a joy_n it_o be_v to_o behold_v the_o prayer_n which_o as_o messenger_n we_o dispatch_v to_o heaven_n return_v load_v with_o mercy_n joh._n 16._o 24._o ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v that_o your_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a so_o much_o for_o that_o four_o 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