Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	abound_v	sin_n	zion_n	21	3	9.8992	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00321	The psalme of mercy, or, A meditation vpon the 51. psalme by a true penitent.	I. B.; Bate, John.; Bennet, John, Sir, d. 1627.	1625 (1625)	STC 1045.5; ESTC S4124	83,365	392

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therefore_o thy_o justice_n lift_v up_o itself_o as_o the_o high_a mountain_n to_o eclipse_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o gracious_a countenance_n from_o i_o i_o will_v raise_v myself_o yet_o high_a in_o confidence_n of_o thy_o truth_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o cloud_n and_o thy_o mercy_n which_o mount_v even_o to_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n i_o will_v frame_v this_o comfortable_a consequence_n to_o my_o distress_a soul_n if_o thy_o mercy_n be_v magnify_v above_o thy_o justice_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v far_o above_o my_o transgression_n o_o lord_n i_o have_v cause_v my_o sin_n to_o abound_v far_o beyond_o the_o bank_n and_o bound_n of_o thy_o law_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o property_n to_o pardon_v and_o the_o property_n of_o thy_o mercy_n where_o sin_n abound_v 5._o there_o to_o superabound_v thy_o mercy_n do_v even_o cross_a and_o control_n thy_o justice_n and_o as_o the_o high_a orb_n do_v by_o violence_n carry_v with_o it_o the_o inferior_a sphere_n against_o their_o proper_a inclination_n and_o motion_n so_o the_o force_n of_o thy_o powerful_a mercy_n do_v over-rule_v my_o natural_a and_o wilful_a course_n run_v to_o wickedness_n and_o in_o that_o race_n haste_v to_o just_a condemnation_n my_o sin_n therefore_o how_o great_a soever_o can_v stop_v the_o flow_a of_o thy_o vast_a ocean_n of_o mercy_n when_o i_o fall_v into_o computation_n and_o comparison_n of_o my_o sin_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o thy_o mercy_n on_o the_o other_o i_o find_v by_o divine_a arithmetic_n and_o the_o true_a jacobs-staffe_n to_o my_o singular_a comfort_n that_o my_o sin_n how_o great_a and_o how_o many_o soever_o yet_o may_v be_v both_o measure_v and_o reckon_v but_o on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o neither_o the_o magnitude_n nor_o the_o multitude_n basil._n of_o thy_o mercy_n can_v be_v either_o fathom_v or_o number_v i_o beg_v thy_o great_a mercy_n because_o thy_o lesser_a mercy_n will_v not_o do_v the_o turn_n which_o my_o miserable_a condition_n require_v for_o they_o may_v ease_v i_o of_o lesser_a misery_n of_o affliction_n in_o body_n of_o distress_n in_o estate_n of_o other_o encumbrance_n in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o large_a mercy_n that_o must_v forgive_v not_o my_o lesser_a only_a but_o my_o great_a sin_n which_o have_v provoke_v thy_o just_a and_o heavy_a indignation_n against_o i_o thy_o way_n o_o god_n be_v not_o as_o man_n way_n nor_o thy_o mercy_n as_o man_n mercy_n man_n mercy_n be_v short_a and_o scant_o mingle_v with_o hardness_n and_o maim_v with_o sundry_a imperfection_n in_o civil_a matter_n some_o man_n will_v forgive_v the_o interest_n but_o not_o the_o principal_a some_o man_n will_v forgive_v the_o half_a but_o not_o the_o whole_a debt_n some_o man_n will_v forbear_v to_o demand_v the_o debt_n yet_o will_v not_o forgo_v the_o bond_n he_o will_v keep_v that_o to_o curb_v his_o debtor_n upon_o all_o occasion_n in_o matter_n criminal_a one_o will_v forgive_v the_o fault_n but_o not_o the_o punishment_n another_o will_v remit_v a_o part_n but_o not_o all_o the_o penalty_n a_o three_o will_v forgive_v but_o not_o forget_v the_o injury_n but_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v great_a &_o large_a free_a and_o absolute_a entire_a and_o indefinite_a or_o rather_o infinite_a thou_o forgive_v both_o the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n royal_o and_o real_o all_o be_v acquit_v and_o discharge_v at_o once_o in_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o comfortable_a clause_n in_o the_o close_n of_o thy_o new_a covenant_n thou_o will_v remember_v our_o 31._o iniquity_n no_o more_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n occasion_n i_o to_o parallel_v they_o with_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o medicine_n for_o each_o malady_n a_o salve_n for_o every_o sore_n i_o touch_v still_o upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o string_n though_o with_o some_o variety_n because_o the_o meditation_n and_o modulation_n of_o this_o mercy_n of_o thou_o be_v as_o sweet_a music_n in_o my_o ear_n and_o a_o joyful_a jubilee_n in_o my_o soul_n i_o strive_v to_o express_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o diverse_a word_n or_o phrase_n great_a mercy_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n be_v all_o one_o in_o sense_n and_o meaning_n for_o great_a mercy_n comprehend_v a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n amount_n to_o one_o great_a mass_n of_o mercy_n the_o great_a mercy_n that_o the_o great_a person_n can_v do_v to_o the_o most_o miserable_a wretch_n upon_o earth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o mercy_n which_o thou_o affoorde_o to_o the_o holy_a man_n that_o live_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o infinite_a disproportion_n that_o be_v between_o the_o offender_n and_o the_o offend_a the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o dust_n and_o ash_n howbeit_o even_o in_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n as_o it_o have_v relation_n to_o sinful_a man_n there_o be_v degree_n whereof_o we_o can_v better_o take_v the_o skantling_n then_o by_o our_o great_a or_o lesser_a offence_n commit_v against_o thy_o divine_a majesty_n for_o the_o law_n of_o gratitude_n among_o man_n teach_v i_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o thy_o love_n be_v great_a to_o they_o to_o who_o thou_o forgive_v great_a they_o to_o such_o as_o thou_o acquite_v of_o small_a debt_n therefore_o as_o my_o more_o heinous_a sin_n at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o thy_o justice_n do_v call_v for_o severe_a punishment_n so_o at_o thy_o throne_n of_o mercy_n which_o be_v above_o thy_o seat_n of_o justice_n and_o to_o which_o i_o appeal_v as_o to_o thy_o court_n of_o last_o resort_n they_o beg_v and_o crave_v for_o thy_o more_o great_a and_o tender_a compassion_n debt_n be_v a_o burden_n and_o a_o great_a debt_n be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n he_o that_o bear_v a_o honest_a mind_n can_v be_v quiet_a in_o mind_n so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v in_o debt_n my_o sin_n be_v my_o debt_n and_o that_o score_z run_v still_o in_o my_o mind_n whereon_o i_o have_v run_v so_o fast_o and_o so_o far_o i_o profess_v true_o that_o my_o sin_n have_v go_v over_o not_o my_o 38._o body_n only_o but_o my_o head_n also_o and_o that_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v i_o know_v o_o lord_n thou_o keeper_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o mark_v 7._o what_o be_v amiss_o in_o i_o thou_o score_v up_o my_o sin_n my_o wild_a and_o wander_a thought_n my_o vain_a and_o wicked_a word_n my_o foul_a and_o filthy_a action_n thou_o keep_v a_o day_n and_o a_o debt-book_n of_o they_o to_o charge_v i_o by_o way_n of_o account_n whensoever_o it_o please_v thou_o thou_o set_v they_o down_o in_o capital_a and_o red_a letter_n to_o declare_v thy_o anger_n thou_o grave_a they_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n and_o write_v they_o with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n both_o in_o thy_o registry_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o tablet_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n on_o earth_n place_v on_o the_o right_a side_n thereof_o the_o straight_a rule_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o my_o obliquity_n on_o the_o left_a each_o as_o a_o foil_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o other_o debt_n must_v either_o be_v pay_v or_o forgive_v else_o they_o can_v be_v discharge_v pay_v o_o lord_n i_o can_v i_o be_o become_v bankrupt_a i_o be_o not_o able_a no_o not_o by_o way_n of_o composition_n to_o answer_v thou_o one_o for_o a_o thousand_o therefore_o it_o remain_v only_o that_o i_o beseech_v thou_o who_o property_n it_o be_v to_o have_v mercy_n and_o forgive_v to_o cross_v this_o debt-book_n to_o wipe_v out_o the_o score_n to_o cancel_v the_o hand-writing_n and_o deface_v the_o record_n that_o be_v against_o i_o to_o put_v away_o and_o blot_v out_o my_o transgression_n that_o there_o may_v remain_v no_o memory_n of_o they_o either_o to_o provoke_v thy_o heavy_a vengeance_n or_o to_o affright_v my_o

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mist_n of_o my_o wickedness_n eclipse_v the_o light_n and_o lustre_n of_o thy_o countenance_n towards_o they_o let_v they_o be_v still_o as_o dear_a unto_o thou_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o own_o eye_n do_v not_o spill_v they_o for_o my_o fault_n but_o spare_v i_o and_o they_o for_o thy_o own_o sake_n thou_o do_v often_o and_o may_v always_o punish_v the_o people_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o prince_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o not_o only_o to_o pardon_v my_o sin_n to_o myself_o but_o to_o be_v favourable_a to_o my_o people_n also_o and_o not_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o smart_n and_o suffer_v for_o my_o offence_n it_o be_v i_o that_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v evil_a indeed_o but_o as_o for_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v let_v