Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	lord_n	soul_n	time_n	6,068	5	3.8390	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16604	A preparation to the receiving of the Sacrament, of Christs Body and Bloud Directing weake Christians how they may worthily receiue the same. By W. Bradshavv. With a profitable treatise of the same argument, written by another.; Direction for the weaker sort of Christians	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.; Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632. aut	1617 (1617)	STC 3511; ESTC S116327	84,852	387

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5_o 17._o v._o 3.15_o revel_v 5_o 9_o 1._o heb_fw-mi 9_o 15._o *_o q._n how_o can_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v god_n perform_v this_o a._n he_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o nature_n &_o so_o become_v god_n and_o man_n in_o one_o person_n joh._n 1_o 14._o rom._n 9_o 5._o *_o q._n how_o do_v he_o take_v our_o nature_n upon_o he_o a._n he_o be_v miraculous_o conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o virgin_n esa_n 7_o 14._o matt._n 1_o 20._o luk._n 1_o 35._o john_n 1.14_o q._n what_o death_n do_v he_o die_v for_o we_o a._n a_o accurse_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n matt._n 27_o 35._o