mercifulness
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That is no forgiveness, and that is no mercifulness It is not enough to stand still, unresisting.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren
I swear that, should they once take those arms, that clemency and mercifulness of yours will be changed into wo and wailing.
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Henry William Herbert
It is not sufficient to exercise the passive virtue of meekness; there must be the active one of mercifulness.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren
I will not go, your mercifulness," he said; "and if you will believe my honest word, it were better that you did not slay this wolf either.
From Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys by Harold Avery
That mercifulness wipes out and washes away sins, as salves and remedies to heal sores and grievous diseases.
From Apologia Pro Vita Sua by John Henry Newman
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