World have mercy upon him Save and deliver him Oh GOD the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Father and the Son haver mercy upon him strengthen and comfort him Oh Holy blessed and glorious Trinity have mercy upon him Remember not Lord our offences call not to minde the offences of his forefathers but spare him good Lord spare thy servant whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood and bee not angry with him for ever From thy wrath and heavy indignation from the guilt and burden of his sins from the dreadfull sentence of the last Judgement Good Lord deliver him From the sting and terrour of Conscience from the danger of impatience distrust or despaire from the extremity of sicknesse anguish or agony that may any way withdraw his minde from thee Good Lord deliver him From the bitter pangs of eternall death from the gates of hell the power of darkenesse the illusions and assaults of our Ghostly enemy Good Lord deliver him By thy manifold and great mercies by the manifold and great mercies of Jesus Christ thy Son his Agony and bloody sweate strong crying and teares bitter Crosse and Passion mighty Resurrection glorious Ascension effectuall and most acceptable intercession mediation By the graces and comforts of the Holy Ghost Good Lord deliver him For thy names sake the glory of thy name thy loving mercy thy truths sake thine owne selfe In this time of his most extremity in this his last and greatest need in the houre of death and at the day of Jndgement Good Lord deliver him Deliver him O Lord from all danger and distresse from all paines punishments both bodily and ghostly Amen As thou diddest deliver Noah from the flood so save and deliver him Lot from the fire of Sodome so save c. Isaac from present death so save c. Iob fnom his tentations so save c. Moses from the hand of Pharoah so save c. Daniel from the Lyons den so save c. Ionas from the belly of the Whale so save c. And as thou hast delivered all thy blessed Saints and servants from all their terrors and torments so deliver his soul and receive it to thy mercy We sinners do beseech thee to heare us good Lord That it may please thee to remember him with the favour thou bearest unto thy people and to visit him with thy salvation We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to save and deliver his Soule from the power of the enemy lest as a Lyon he devoure it and teare it in peeces if there be none to helpe We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to be mercifull and to forgive all his sinnes which by the malice of the devill or by his owne frailty hee hath at any time of his life committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in concupiscence of his eyes in pride of life vanity or superfluity he hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in carnall desires of the flesh in lust or in the uncleane passions therof hee hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in the fiercenesse of his wrath in the eagernesse of an angry spirit hee hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee not to lay to his charge what in vaine and idle words in the loosenesse and slipperynesse of the tongue he hath committed against thee We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to make him partaker of all thy mercies and promises in Christ Jesus We beseech thee c. That it may please thee to vouchsafe his soule the state of joy blisse and happines with all thy blessed Saints in thy heavenly Kingdome We beseech thee c. That it may pleasethee to grant his body rest and peace and a part in the blessed resurrection of life and Glory We beseech thee to heare us good Lord Sonne of God we beseech thee to heare us O Lord God Lamb of God Sonne of the father that takest away the sinnes of the world have mercy upon him thou that takest away the sins of the world grant him thy peace Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the father have mercy upon him Lord have mercy upon him Christ have mercy upon him Lord have mercy upon him Our father which art in heaven c. Oh Lord deale not with him after his sinnes Neither reward him according to his iniquities O God mercifull father that despisest not the sighings of a contrite heart nor the desire of such as be sorrowfull mercifully assist our prayers which wee make before thee at such times specially when our greatest and grievous extremities are ready to oppresse us And O Lord graciously heare us that those evills those illusions terrours and assaults which thine and our enemy worketh against us may bee brought to naught and by the providence of thy goodnesse bee dispersed that we thy servants beeing swallowed up with no tentations may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church through Iesus Christ our Lord 11. Severall choyce expressions of prayer to be used for the sicke party In the midst of life we are in death of whom then may we seeke for succour but of thee O Lord who for our sinnes art most justly displeased with us Yet O Lord most holy O Lord most mighty O holy and most mercifull father deliver us not over to the paines of Eternall death Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts shut not up against us the cares of thy mercy but spare us O Lord most holy O Lord most mighty O immortall and most mercifull father Thou most worthy Judge eternall suffer us not in our last houre for any terrour of death to fall away from thee We commend unto O Lord the soule of this thy servant He or she is the worke of thine hands Despise not O Lord the worke of thine owne hands The likenesse of thine Image Suffer not O Lord thine Image to be utterly defaced The price of thy blood Let not so great a price be cast away A Christian man or woman the name of thy Son is called upon him For thy names sake be good unto thy name Thine O save him Give not over that which thine is to the will of the enemy Though he have sinned yet thy name hath hee not denyed but called upon it and confessed it unto his lives end and there is no name under heaven but thine wherein he expecteth salvation Though he have sinned yet he hath not hid his sinne nor excused it Psal. 141.4 but acknowledged it and beene sorry for it and wisheth even teares of blood wherewith to lament it Though he have sinned yet others also have sinned against him which from the heart he forgiveeth and
desireth forgivenesse of them at thy gracious hands O establish thy word with thy servant and let him not be disappointed of his hopes Though he have sinned yet in thee he trusteth O suffer him not for ever utterly to be confounded Though he have sinned yet he seeketh thee And thou Lord never failest them that seek thee Psal. 9. 10. Yet he commeth to thee And of them that come to thee thou castest none out Ioh. 6.37 O Lord Let not the guiltinesse of a sinner more prevaile to condemne then the gracious goodnesse of a most mercifull Saviour to acquit to pardon O Let not the unrighteousnesse of man make the goodnesse of God of none effect O Lord doe not so remember the unkindness of this thy Child that thereby thou forget the Compassion and kindenesse of a father Doe not thinke upon our sinne that thou therby forget thine owne nature and property which is alway to have mercy Doe not so remember our sinne that thou therby remembrest not thine owne name which is Jesus a loving and most kind Saviour Lord if thy life in our life have not sufficiently appeared yet let not thy death lose the full power and effect thereof in our death also Suffer not O Lord in both so great a price to perish Lose not O Lord that which thou hast redeemed since thou camest to redeeme that which was lost That which was so deere to thee to redeeme suffer it not to be lost as a thing of no value Have mercy upon him O Lord consider the pains which he suffereth thou who onely dost deliver from the gates of death Psal. 9.13 Shew thy marvellous loving kindenesse thou which art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee Psal. 17.7 O keepe him as the apple of thine eye hide him under the shadow of thy wings Psal. 17.8 O Iet thy mercifull Ioving kindnesse bee his comfort according to thy word unto thy servant Psal. 119.76 He or shee is troubled above measure O be mercifull unto him according to thy goodnesse O consider his adversity and deliver him for he is brought very low His eyes long sore for thy word saying When wilt thou comfort me His eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health and for the word of thy Righteousnesse O thinke upon him O Lord as concerning thy word wherein thou hast caused him to put his trust O look thou upon him and bee mercifull unto him as thou usest to do to those that love thy name Cast him not away now in the time of his weakenesse forsake him not now when his strength faileth him Psal. 71.9 In the multitude of the sorrowes that are in his heart let thy comforts O Lord refresh his soule O Lord when it oppresseth comfort thou him Esay 38.14 O Lord let thy strength bee made perfect in his weakenesse 2 Cor. 12.9 Let no tentation oppresse him but such as is incident to thy children But as thou art faithfull O Lord so suffer him not to be tempted above that he is able to beare But good Lord with the temptation give an happy issue that he may be able to overcome it 1 Cor. 10. 13. O Lord though he be afflicted on every side yet let him not be distressed though in want of some of thy comforts yet not of all though chastened yet not forsaken though cast downe yet not perish 2 Cor. 4 8,9 Remember him O Lord with the favour thou bearest unto thy children O visit him with thy salvation That he may see the felicity of thy chosen and rejoyce with the gladnes of thy Saints and give thankes with thine inheritance Psal. 106. 5. O Remember not his former sinnes but have mercy upon him O Lord and that soone for hee is come to great extremity Psal. 79.8,9 Helpe him O LORD God of his Salvation for the glory of thy name O deliver him and bee mercifull unto his sinnes for thy names sake Call to remembrance O Lord thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesse which have beene ever of old O Remember not the sinnes and offences of his youth but according to thy mercy thinke thou on him O Lord for thy goodnesse Clense him O LORD from his secret sins from whatsoever hee hath offended By thought word or deed by ignorance or error by frailty or negligence in excesse or in defect by leaving good undone or by doing evill in publicke or private by day or by night against thee his neighbour his owne body Before or since his effectuall calling by himselfe or by other Remembred or forgotten From them all clense him O Lord even from them all lay none of them to his charge cast them behinde thee bury them drowne them scatter them as the mist and as the morning cloud make them to vanish away and come to nothing And wherein soever his conscience most accuseth him therein O Lord be thou most mercifull O enter not into judgement with thy servant if thou shouldest no flesh should bee righteous in thy sight If thou O Lord shouldest be extreame to mark what is done amisse O Lord who may abide it Psal. 130.3 But good Lord one deepe calleth another the deepe of our misery the deepe of thy mercie Psal. 42. Where sinne hath abounded there let grace over abound Rom. 5. And in and through all sinnes and offences O Lord let thy mercie triumph over thy Justice Iam. 2. O Lord heare O Lord forgive Consider O Lord and doe it Dan. 9. Delay not O Lord for his spirit waxeth faint Turne not thy face from him lest he become like those that goe down into the silence Be favourable O Lord be favourable For thy names sake Forthy truthes sake For thy mercies sake Thy many great wonderfull mercies sake For thine owne selfe O Lord Our Creator and Redeemer Our Lord and our Father Our King and our God Commendatio Animae 12. The Commendation of the Soule to God immediately before the departure Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace Luke 2. Into thy hands O Lord we commend his spirit for thou hast redeemed it O Lord thou God of truth Psal. 31. Bring his soule out of prison that it may prayse thee Psal. 142. Oh deliver him from this body of death Rom. 7. Say unto his soule I am thy salvation Psal. 33. Say unto him This day shalt thou be with me in paradise Luke 23. Let him now feele the salvation of Jesus Let him now feele the anoynting of Christ even the oyle of Gladnesse wherewith thou art anoynted Guide thou him through the vale of the shadow of death Psal. 23. Let him see the goodnesse of the Lord in the Land of the living Psal. 27. O Lord command his spirit to be received up to thee in peace O Lord wil him come unto thee Mat. 14. Lord Iesu receive his spirit Act. 7. And open to him the gates of everlasting glory Let thy good spirit conduct him into the Land of righteousnesse Psal. 143. 10. Into
56. In height Psa. 103. 11. Psal. 36.5 108.4 In depth Psa. 42.9 In length Psal. 26.6 13.6 There is no end of his salvation Psal. 71.13 Mercy shall be set up for ever Psal. 89. 4. His mercy is over all his workes Psal. 145.9 As is his Majesty so is his mercy Psal. 102.40 His propertie is to have mercy Esay 28.21 Hee is the father of mercyes 2 Cor 1. 3. Hee is mercy it selfe Psa. 59. He was so mercifull that he forgave their misdeedes and destroyed them not Yea many a time turned hee his face away and wold not suffer his whole displeasure to arise for he considered they were but dust Psal. 78. 1.38 The Lord waiteth that he may have mercy on you Esay 30.18 In the father of the lost child his image Luke 5. 22. God hath shut up all under sinne that he might have mercy upon all Rom. 11. 32. Where sin aboundeth there grace doth over-a-bound Rom. 5. 20. Mercy ttiumpheth over Iustice Iam. 2. 1. This is a true saying and by all meanes worthy to be received that Iesus Christ came into the world to save sinners In this God set forth his love to us that when wee were his enemies Christ dyed for us Rom. 5. 10. Christ dyed once for our sinnes the just for the unjust that he might offer us unto God 1. Pet. 3. 18. Wee have an Advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes and not for ours onely but for the sins of the whole world 1. Ioh. 2.2 I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Mat. 9. 13. Come unto mee you that travaile and be heavy laden I will refresh you Mat. 11. 20. Of them that come to mee I cast none out Ioh. 6.37 Thou never failest them that seeke thee Psal. 9.10 Why art thou so heavy O my soule and why art thou so disquieted within mee O put thy trust in God for I shall yet give him thanks for he is the helpe of my Countenance and my God Returne thou unto my rest O my soule for the Lord hath beene gracious unto thee If the Lord had not helped mee it had not failed but my soule had been put to silence In the middest of the troubles that were in mine heart thy Comforts have refreshed my soule Neverthelesse my soule waite thou still upon God for of him cometh my salvation He verily is my hope and my strength he is my defence so that I shall not greatly fall Let us goe with boldnesse unto the Throne of grace that wee may finde mercy in the time of need Act. 4. ult. 16. Expressions of Gods Mercy fit to be used to him in Prayer Lord Of life and death of sickenesse and health and al things thereto belonging By whose appointment wee were borne and againe by whose appointment wee mâ—â— dye our time is in thine hand and unt 〈…〉 belong the issues 〈…〉 Th 〈…〉 est nothing th 〈…〉 made nor doe 〈…〉 terly forsake the workes of thine owne hands Thou that art a defence for the oppressed a refuge in the needfull time of trouble Thou that never failest them that seeke thee and to whom none ever prayeth without hope to be heard Thou that promised the poore shall not alway be forgotten that the patient abiding of the meeke shall not perish for ever For the comfortlesse troubles sake of the needy and for the deepe sighing of the poore arise O Lord and men shall know that it is thy hand and that it is thou Lord that hast done it O Lord Whose mercy reacheth to the Heavens and whose faithfulnesse to the clouds Of whose mercies there is neither number nor end The greatenesse of whose goodnesse is not shut up under any time Who callest unto thy vineyard even at the eleventh houre Which rulest not with rigour but with meekenesse doest governe the things thou hast made Thou that killest and revivest that bringest to the gates of death and bringest backe againe That hatest nothing of that thou hast made that hast shut up all under sin that thou mightest have mercy upon all Lord The Saviour and saving health of all the faithfull The fountaine of all grace and goodnesse The father of mercies and Consolation Thou that upholdest all such as are faling And liftest up those that be downe Thou that healest the broaken in heart And givest medicine to cure their sicknesse The Comfort of them that be in heavinesse The strength of them that be in weakenesse The health of them that be in sickenesse Heare O Lord and have mercy Looke downe from heaven behold and visit visit with thy salvation A Confession The Foundation and ground-worke of Prayer is Faith Theoph. The ground of Faith is the promise of God Lift up your hearts He which giveth us life teacheth us to pray The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds Eccles. 35.17 Prayer is a conference with God I will set my sinnes before mee that they may not appeare before thee Lord my heart is ready Lord I feare it is not ready Would God it were so Woe is mee that it is not so Lord I fit and prepare my selfe Assist my preparation and make me more fit A Confession of the Faith Lord I beleeve helpe my unbeleefe First In God 1. The Father 2. Almighty 3. Creator of Heaven and Earth In the Father naturall affection Almighty power of deliverance Creator providence To Preserve To Governe To Perfect consummate all things Secondly In Jesus Christ His only Sonne Our Lord The great Mystery of godlinesse God manifest in the flesh for us men and for our Salvation God and Man The Son of the Father Anointed of the spirit Our Lord As Creator As Redeemer 1. That he was conceived To purge forth the sin wherin we are conceived 2. Was Borne To clense us of the sin wherein we are borne by nature 3. Suffered What we should have done that we might not suffer 4. Was Crucified To take away the curse of the Law 5. Dyed To take away the sting of death 6. Was Buried To take away the corruption of our bodies in the grave 1. That he descended into bell Whither we should have gone that wee may never come there 2. Rose againe from the dead That being made the first fruites of them that sleepe he might raise our nature together with himselfe 3. Ascended up into heaven That he might prepare a place for us 4. Now sitteth at the right hand of God that he might make intercession for us 5. Whence he shall come That he may receive us 6. To be a Iudge For the consummation of all things Thirdly In the Holy Ghost And in him power from on high to sanctifie and quicken unto eternall life Outwardly and visibly but powerfully and manifestly working in us by the illumination of knowledge infusion of grace In Reproofe In Instruction In Long sufferance In Assistance In Witnesse-bearing In Consolation Grace is the fruite of the
thy holy hill and Heavenly Kingdome Psal. 15. Send thine Angell to meete him and to bring him into Abrahams bosom Luke 16. Place him in the habitation of Light and peace of joy and gladnesse Receive him into the armes of thy mercy and give him an inheritance with thy Saints in light there to raigne with thine elect Angels thy blessed Saints thy holy prophets and glorious Apostles in all joy and glory felicity and happinesse for ever and ever 13. Scriptures to be applyed to those who survive when the party is departed Pretious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Psal. 116. I heard a voyce from Heaven saying Write Blessed are the dead that dye in the Lord for they rest from their labours and their workes follow them Moses Wee have sinned O Lord thou hast set our faults before thee and our secret sinnes in the sight of thy countenance Psal. 90.8 Returne O Lord how long and bee pacifyed towards thy servants Psa. 90. 13. Iob. I have sinned what shall I doe unto thee O thou preserver of mankind why hast thou set mee as a marke against thee that I am become a burden to my selfe Iob 7. 20. Have mercy upon mee O Lord and restore unto me my righteousnesse againe Say concerning me Lord deliver him for I have received a Reconciliation Iob 33. v. 24 That I have offended thee woe is me Iob 10.15 Yet if thou kill mee I will put my trust in thee Iob 13.15 David My misdeeds have prevailed against me Psal. 65. 3. O bee thou mercifull unto my sinne ibid. I have gone astray like a sheepe that is lost O seeke thy servant for I do not forget thy Commandements Psalm 119. ult. Wee have sinned with our Fathers wee have done amisse and dealt wickedly Psal. 105. For thy names sake O Lord bee mercifull unto our sinne for it is great Psal. 25. My foote hath slipped let thy mercy O Lord lift me up Psal. 94. Esay Behold thou art angry for we have sinned we all have beene as an uncleane thing and all our Righteousnesse as a defiled cloath Wee all fade as a leafe and our iniquities like a winde have taken us away But now O Lord thou art our Father wee are but as clay and thou art our Potter wee all are the worke of thy hands Be not angry O Lord above measure neither remember our iniquities forever Lord we beseech thee remember wee are thy people Jeremy Lord our iniquities are against us our rebellions be many we have sinned against thee Yet deale thou with us according to thy name for thou Lord art in the middest of us and thy name is called upon us O Lord forsake us not O Lord thou hope of Israell the Saviour of it in the time of trouble forsake us not Daniel Wee have sinned O Lord we have transgressed and done wickedly yea we have rebelled and have departed from thy precepts and from thy Commandements O Lord righteousnes belongeth unto thee but unto us confusion and shame of face because of all the offences wee have committed against thee Yet compassion and forgivenesse is with thee O Lord though wee have rebelled against thee O Lord according to thy goodnesse I beseech thee let thine anger and thy wrath bee turned away from us and cause thy face to shine upon thy servant O my Lord incline thine eare and heare open thine eyes and behold my affliction for wee doe not present our supplications before thee in our owne righteousnesse but for thy manifold and great mercies O Lord heare O Lord forgive consider and doe it O Lord deferre not for thine owne sake O my God Ionas O Lord in following lying vanities I have forsaken mine owne mercy for the which I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes Ion. 2.4 Yet I remember thee O Lord yet will I look againe towards thy holy Temple O Lord heare and have mercy The Prodigall Child Father I have sinned against heaven and against thee I am no more worthy to be called thy sonne But forgive mee and make me one of the meanest of thy hired servants Luke 15. 28. Lord bee mercifull unto me a sinner Jesu Master have mercy upon us Have mercy upon mee Lord thou Son of David Mat. 15. O Lord helpe me O Lord even the little whelps eate of the crums of thy Table Paul O Lord I am carnall and sold under sinne and in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good The good things I doe not which I would the evill that I would not that doe I. Though I consent to the Law according to the inner man yet I feele another Law in my nature rebelling against the Law of my minde and leading me captive to the Law of sinne O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from this bodie of death Rom. 7.14 But this is a true saying and by all meanes worthy to bee received That Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners whereof I am chiefe Peter We have spent the time past of our life after the lust of the heathen walking in wantonnesse lust surfetting uncleannesse and other excesses 1 Pet. 4. But thou hast redeemed us O Lord by the precious blood of Christ the undefiled Lambe 1 Pet. 1. Have mercy upon us in that name besides which thou hast given none under heaven whereby wee must be saved Act. 4. Iohn If we say wee have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us If our heart condemne us not God is greater then our heart knoweth all things But wee confesse our sinnes and confessing them we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes Iames In many things we offend all But Lord let thy mercy triumph over thy Justice 14. A forme of Confession according to the tenne Commandements 1. 1. I have not studyed to know and seeke thee as I ought 2. Knowing thee I have not glorified thee nor beene thankefull to thee especially not for thy chastisements 3. I have doubted of thy promises and not trusted to thy helpe 4. I have made flesh mine arme and have hoped for prosperity from man rather then from thee 2. 1. I have touching thee been full of roving imaginations and evill thoughts 2. I have not worshipped thee in spirit and truth 3. I have not performed the duty of invocation with that reverence which I should 4. I have drawne neere unto thee with my lippes but my heart hath beene farie from thee 3. 1. I have not with due regard taken thy name into my mouth 2. I have with rash oathes and eager execrations oft abused it 3. I have not given occasion to others to sanctifie thy name but have caused it to bee evill spoken of through mine evil dealing 4. I have not duely regarded and reverenced those things wheron thy name is imprinted 4. 1. I have not spared to absent my selfe from thy holy
assemblies without sufficient cause 2. I have not to thy sabbath or sanctuary broght that care which I should 3. I have not spent the dayes assigned to holy exercises upon them onely but have in them intended mine owne private businesse 4. I have been content in them with the use of the meanes onely without any practice at all 5. 1. I have not so reverently spoken of nor so dutifully carried my selfe toward some whom thou hast placed over me as was meete I should 2. I have not so carefully prayed for them as was requisite 3. Chiefly those who had mee in government touching my soule 4. I have not opposed to them who unreverently in termes have used them 6. 1. I have not wished or provided for the good of my Neighbor as I should but rather maligned been angry and quarelled with him and sought revenge upon every light occasion 2. I have not rejoyced in the good successe of my Neighbour but envied his welfare 3. I have not had due compassion on the poore nor ministred to their necessities 4. I have not defended them against the wrongs of others as I might 7. 1. I have suffered my fancy to wander licenciously 2. I have not eschewed the occasion of lust nor made a Covenant with mine eyes not kept mine eares and tongue as I should 3. I have not brought under my body nor kept it in subjection with abstinence but have wore studiously and with more cost intended my flesh then my spirit 4. I have not possessed my vessell in holinesse and honour nor preserved it from pollution as became the temple of God 8. 1. I have not reckoned godlinesse great gaine nor been content with mine estate but wished an higher 2. I have not been so exact in paying and dealing with those I had to deale with all as in justice I was bound 3. I have by undue meanes interverted to mine owne use that which was not mine 4. I have not of that I had more then enough been willing to part with to the reliefe of the needy 9. 1. I have not been so studious of speaking the truth as I should 2. I have beene defirous to seeme and to bee reputed more then I was 3. I have not had that care of the good name of my brother which I was bound to have 4. I have not hated flattery as I should 5. I have not stood for and defended the Truth as was meete 10. I have beene full of wandring desires wicked affections unlawfull concupiscences evill suspitions and surmises and inordinate lusts touching my Neighbour and that which is his 15. Severall Remembrances of Gods Mercy God In his Mercy is {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Cor. 10. 1 Gen. 18.32 takes all in the better part If it will admit any good sense so he construes it {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Meeke 2 Cor. 10. 1. not irritable not easily stirred up or provoked {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Sees and sees not makes as if he did not see {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} overlookes beyond our sinnes not at them {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} passeth by or over them dissimulat peccata propter poenitentiam {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} When hee cannot but see yet he forbeares is patient M {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Forbeares long suffers long many times many yeares {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} When he can suffer no longer yet stands as over Ephraim asking how shal I stay yet Expect at ut misereatur When hee can stay no longer but punish hee must he doth it not from the heart Lam. 3.33 but against his will When he punisheth he doth it not suffering his whole displeasure to arise containing himselfe and his anger Not according to our deserts nothing so much Not long it indures but a moment in comparison Psal. 30.5 He thinkes every stripe two is quickly weary Esa. 54.7,8 In his wrath remembers mercy Hab. 3.2 Repents him of the evill is mooved with the fight of our misery Ioel 2 13. Psal. 106. Hath Mercy {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Great mercy multitudes of mercy Hath Compassions {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the bowells of compassion the bowels of a parent of a mother Psal. 103.15 Esa. 49. Many Bowells {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Is soone appeared and easily Esa. 30. 15. Forgives pardons is reconciled Mat. 18.32 27. Takes into favour againe Receives to grace 2 Cor. 5.19 Luk. 15.22 Rom 3.25 All have sinned and are defective in giving glory unto God Rom. 3.23 In his Angels he found folly the starres are not cleane in his sight Ioh 25 5. 4.18 15.15 But God hath not made all men for nought Ps. 89 Yet if God should bee extreme to marke what is done amisse who were able to abide it Psal. 130. 3. If he should enter into Judgement with his servants no flesh should bee found righteous in his sight Psal. 147.2 None were able to answer one for a thousand no not Iob himselfe Iob 9.3 Therefore God hath shut up all under sinne that he might have mercy upon all Rom. 11.32 Hee would have none to perish but to come to him by Repentance 2 Pet. 3,9 He would not the death of a sinner but that hee should turne and live Eze. 33.11 Hee would have all to be saved 1 Tim. 2.4 All that know their sinne Psal. 51.3 Know and acknowledge it Psal. 31.5 Luk. 15.18 Acknowledge it and be sorry for it Psal. 38. Be sorry for it and bee ready to leave it Prov. 28. 13. Not onely to leave it but to judge themselves for it 1 Cor. 11.31 Eze. 36. And to punish themselves for it By the fruites of mortification Ioel 2.13 Ion. 7.5 Accompanyed with prayer Psal. 32.6 Aliens Esa. 58.7 Prov. 6.6 Dan. 4.24 At the estimation of the Priest who may forgive us in the person of Christ Ioh. 8.9.2 Cor. 2.10 Ioh. 20.22 Which his mercy is not onely for common and ordinary sinners but for the chiefe Such as Manasses Paul such as David Peter such as Ionas the thiefe on the Crosse such as Rahab Mary Magdalen such as the Corinthians 1 Cor. 5.1 Et eratis the Jewes his betrayers and murtherers Act. 3.15.19 David was a man according to Gods owne heart Christ is the sonne of David and David forgave Shimei and wept for his rebellious sonne Absolon 2. Sam. 19.29 The preface or Stile of the Law Exod. 3.46 The Lord the Lord gentle and mercifull patient and of much mercy which keepeth mercy for thousands and forgiveth The discourse of Elihu Ioh. 3. 23. Tast and see how gratious the Lord is Psal. 34. 8. 1 Pet. 2.3 His mercy is sweet Psal. 109. 10.69.17 His mercies are many there is a multitude of them Psal. 5.7 51.1 There is plenteous redemption Psa. 130. ult. The mercies are great they have a magnitude Psa. 86.5 119.