Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	look_v	lord_n	soul_n	5,124	5	5.4191	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03104	The mirror of pure devotion: or, The discovery of hypocrisie Delivered in sixe severall sermons, in the Cathedrall Church of Chichester, by way of an exposition of the parable of the Pharises and the publican. By R.B. preacher of the word, at Chidham in the county of Sussex.	Ball, Robert, fl. 1635.	1635 (1635)	STC 1323; ESTC S113587	64,577	210

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merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n this_o be_v the_o first_o close_n part_n a_o ●enor_n to_o the_o base_a and_o a_o true_a one_o too_o in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o beseech_v you_o mark_v how_o sweet_o the_o mean_a close_n with_o the_o treble_a mercy_n be_v the_o only_a mean_a to_o reach_v so_o high_a a_o treble_a as_o god_n himself_o be_v if_o we_o reach_v at_o any_o other_o of_o his_o attribute_n we_o overreach_v ourselves_o if_o at_o his_o wisdom_n it_o confound_v we_o if_o at_o his_o glory_n it_o dazel●_n we_o if_o at_o his_o majesty_n it_o beat_v we_o down_o if_o at_o his_o justice_n it_o strike_v we_o dead_a but_o if_o we_o reach_v at_o mercy_n he_o present_o close_v with_o we_o misericordiam_fw-la vult_fw-la non_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la in_o this_o sense_n too_o he_o have_v rather_o save_v we_o by_o his_o mercy_n then_o sacrifice_v we_o by_o his_o justice_n we_o can_v no_o soon_o look_v homeward_o and_o resolve_v to_o return_v to_o this_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n but_o present_o 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say_v o_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n the_o pharisee_n come_v only_o to_o give_v thanks_n for_o his_o goodness_n without_o either_o inward_a feel_n of_o the_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o outward_a confession_n of_o sin_n though_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o his_o devotion_n be_v most_o miserable_o taint_v and_o infect_v with_o it_o by_o a_o arrogant_a advancement_n of_o his_o own_o worthiness_n and_o a_o rash_a accusation_n of_o his_o brother_n weakness_n but_o the_o publican_n put_v all_o the_o good_a that_o ever_o he_o do_v into_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o only_o lay_v before_o he_o close_o unto_o his_o conscience_n the_o evil_a he_o have_v do_v smite_v his_o breast_n as_o the_o only_a fountain_n of_o his_o impure_a thought_n but_o impure_a action_n and_o though_o he_o presume_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n yet_o he_o only_o call_v unto_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n for_o mercy_n for_o both_o deus_fw-la propitius_fw-la esto_fw-la mihi_fw-la peccatori_fw-la o_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n and_o will_v you_o now_o know_v the_o event_n of_o all_o this_o then_o read_v the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o text_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o iste_fw-la remotus_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la contemptu_fw-la that_o respue_v contemptible_a publican_n in_o the_o pharisee_n eye_n to_o become_v hic_fw-la vir_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la proximus_fw-la the_o only_a man_n of_o account_n in_o god_n eye_n that_o poor_a cripple_a sinner_n that_o come_v crawl_v into_o the_o temple_n even_o bow_v quite_o double_a by_o his_o infirmity_n be_v send_v home_o to_o his_o house_n justify_v for_o a_o straight_a and_o a_o upright_a man_n singing_z and_o leap_v and_o praise_v god_n but_o the_o pharisee_n the_o i_o per_fw-la se_fw-la i_o