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
A09674	The triall of a Christians sincere loue vnto Christ. By Mr William Pinke, Mr of Arts late fellow of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford	Pinke, William, 1599?-1629.; Lyford, William, 1598-1653.; Pinke, William, 1599?-1629. Tryall of our sincere love to Christ. aut	1636 (1636)	STC 19944; ESTC S114275	71,570	262

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