Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	life_n	lord_n	sin_n	8,978	5	4.5107	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13280	Lifes preservative against self-killing. Or, An useful treatise concerning life and self-murder shewing the kindes, and meanes of them both: the excellency and preservation of the former: the evill, and prevention of the latter. Containing the resolution of manifold cases, and questions concerning that subject; with plentifull variety of necessary and usefull observations, and practicall directions, needfull for all Christians. By John Sym minister of Leigh in Essex.	Sym, John.	1637 (1637)	STC 23584; ESTC S118072	258,226	386

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he_o through_o christ_n and_o to_o depend_v always_o upon_o he_o by_o prayer_n who_o be_v the_o preserver_n of_o man_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v be_v safe_a walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n appointment_n and_o adber_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o his_o word_n §._o 22._o of_o frenzy_n occasion_v self-killing_a frenzy_n the_o seven_o general_a motive_n of_o self-murder_n frenzy_n the_o seven_o motive_n occasion_v self-killing_a be_v frantic_a distemperature_n est_fw-la 1._o voluntary_a ira_fw-la furor_fw-la brevis_fw-la est_fw-la which_o be_v either_o voluntary_o contract_v and_o entertain_v as_o in_o violent_a passion_n of_o love_n anger_n and_o the_o like_a whereby_o some_o kill_v themselves_o involuntary_a 2._o involuntary_a or_o else_o they_o be_v involuntary_a and_o such_o as_o a_o man_n be_v but_o passive_o affect_v with_o and_o subject_n to_o whereby_o a_o man_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n do_v most_o unreasonable_a action_n as_o to_o kill_v himself_o or_o his_o 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bend_v to_o do_v afterward_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o know_v the_o same_o to_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o god_n will_v and_o to_o his_o own_o salvation_n neither_o can_v any_o man_n precedent_n prayer_n be_v effectual_a with_o god_n for_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n of_o a_o vile_a enormous_a sin_n that_o he_o desperate_o and_o unresistable_o intend_v to_o perpetrate_v against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o i_o will_v manifest_v by_o three_o strong_a reason_n self-murderer_n reason_n 1._o such_o prayer_n condemn_v the_o self-murderer_n first_o repentance_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o the_o vile_a sin_n of_o self-murder_n that_o a_o man_n purpose_n to_o do_v do_v manifest_a it_o be_v in_o he_o not_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n but_o a_o most_o presumptuous_a sin_n which_o he_o do_v so_o advise_o deliberate_o witting_o and_o willing_o go_v about_o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o case_n be_v far_o from_o true_a repentance_n and_o have_v no_o ground_n for_o he_o to_o 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