Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	abel_n	blood_n	cry_v	2,397	5	9.4770	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45411	Deuterai phrontides, or, A review of the paraphrase & annotations on all the books of the New Testament with some additions & alterations / by H. Hammond ...	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.	1656 (1656)	Wing H534; ESTC R7800	215,836	321

is opposed to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 falling off or cowardly behaviour mentioned in the conclusion of the former Chapter Ibid. Note g. Of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Adde Such as are mentioned 1 Sam. 31.4 and are defined by Sopho●les in Antigona 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to kill and insult on the dead and use him contumeliously Chap. XII Note a. To the notion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for bare or naked Adde So in Georgius Alexandrinus in the life of Chrysostome a poor helpless distressed woman is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the notion of a sinne set out with goodly circumstances to recommend it Adde Agreeable hereunto it is that S. Chrysostome useth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 applied to sin to denote temptations Tom. 3. p. 555. l. 20. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whereas he explaines all diabolical sin by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sins so he evidently interprets 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tentations And of these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in this notion he there understands the phrase 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for so he addes in that place l. 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for sin is provided with temptations being incompassed where we see the passive use of the word on all sides before and behind and so shoots at us or strikes us So T. 4. p. 698. l. 30. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 temptation of Satan So Hesychius Presb. Centur. 2.85 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but if by any temptation we become more remiss Thus Diogenes Laertius in the life of Zeno that it is the part of a wise man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to eat mans flesh in case of extremity or when he is by such forcing motives invited to it Ibid. ver 24. That speaketh better things then kk that of Abel Or that hath much more efficacy in it to obtain Gods acceptance then had the blood of Abels sacrifice which was the first type of the blood of Christ of which we read and of which it is said that God had respect to it Note kk The meaning of this passage 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or as Theophylact and others reads 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not easily resolved on If it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it may then agree with Abel as the accusative case and then it must be rendred than Abel meaning than Abel spake or else referring the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 going before and reading 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the genitive case it will then be rendred than that sprinkling of Abel noting the sprinkling of blood which in that sacrificing of his firstlings Gen. 4.4 he is supposeable to have used If it be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then as it is certain it must refer to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 blood precedent and so denote the blood of Abel so it is uncertain what blood is meant whether the blood of Abel shed by Cain or the blood of Abels firstlings in his sacrifice So that all these four possible notions of the words are in effect but two the first and the third referring to that of Abel and his own blood shed by Cain And the second and fourth to the blood of the cattel in his sacrifice And which of these is now to be preferred is the onely difficulty That the first should be it the authority of the Greeks Commentators and others would incline and the manner of the Scripture style in many places using words and phrases which must be supposed to signifie much more than their natural importance affords see Note on Mat. 12. e. may help to perswade it For thus it may then be explicated very commodiously That whereas the blood of Abel the first that ever suffered called for nothing but vengeance on the murtherer the blood of Christ quite contrarywise called for mercy on his very crucifiers and on all the world of men besides and so spake as good things as Abels did ill cryed as loud for pardon as his is said to do for vengeance But if we consider the design of the whole context which is the comparing the state and oeconomie under the Law and before Christ with that now after or since his coming and the preferring the latter infinitely beyond the former we shall then have great reason to incline us to accept the second sense that the sprinkling of the blood of Christ that sacrifice of his upon the Cross had infinitely more efficacy in it and that divolved to us to obtain Gods acceptance than that sacrifice of Abels the first great type of that shedding the blood of Christ this lamb of God is affirmed in the Scripture to have had That this Sacrifice of beasts offered by Abel should here be mentioned with Christs sacrifice of his own body on the Cross the reason is evident because all the sacrifices of beasts not onely under the Law but before it among the Patriarchs before and after the deluge were all types of Christs one perfect sacrifice And Abels being the first of these recorded in Scripture and attested to have had much of Gods acceptation particularly more than Cains See Heb. 11.4 is therefore the fittest to be insisted on in this place And that Christs blood is said to speak better things then that and so than any other blood in sacrifice is agreeable to Heb. 9.13 14. For if the blood of Bulls how much more the blood of Christ and v. 22 23. And almost all things are purged by blood It was necessary therefore that the heavenly things themselves should be purged by better sacrifices than these And accordingly in the antient Liturgies and in the Canon of the Mass now in use when the bread and wine is consecrated into the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ the prayer makes mention of Abels sacrifice and Melchizedeks offering choosing out those two as the most antient and eminent types under the Old Testament of this sacrifice of the blood of Christ commemorated in that Sacrament This and much more which if it were needfull might be added to this purpose will make it reasonable to have annext this latter sense to the former more ordinary if not to prefer it before it Chap. XIII ver 4. Marriage aa is honourable in all Note aa The main difficulty here is what verb is here to be understood and taken in for the clearing the construction It may possibly be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is and then the onely remaining difficulty will be what shall be meant by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whether it be most fitly rendred in all whether denoting all things i. e. all respects or all men that being of several ages or of several qualities are yet capable of marriage or whether as Theophylact addes in all times of persecutions or of release from persecutions Or whether according to the promiscuous use