mercifulness

Example Sentences

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Yes, may the mercifulness and the overwhelming help of Him who was born of me be with thee everywhere where thou choosest to go.

From Caucasian Legends by Goulbat, Abraam Abraamovich

But the mercifulness of a thorough investigation is that, once well done, it need not be repeated, and by saving endless blundering it also saves a family from much charitable meddling.

From Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers by Richmond, Mary Ellen

That mercifulness wipes out and washes away sins, as salves and remedies to heal sores and grievous diseases.

From Apologia Pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

But the humility and lowliness of heart, the mercifulness and peace-seeking which Christ inculcated were essentially powers of self-restraint, not negative but positive attitudes to life.

From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Alexander, Archibald B. C.

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 Herbert, Henry William