Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	according_a	father_n	lord_n	2,775	5	3.6523	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77809	Oratio Dominica: or, The Lords prayer, pleading for better entertainment in the Church of England. A sermon preached at Saint Mary Woolnoth, London, Jun 11. 1643. By Peter Bales, Mr. in Arts, and minister of the Gospel.	Bales, Peter, 1547-1610?	1643 (1643)	Wing B550; Thomason E55_6; ESTC R16272	23,410	48

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creature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n do_v bind_v we_o to_o the_o love_n of_o their_o person_n we_o must_v therefore_o pray_v for_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n not_o only_o for_o our_o friend_n but_o for_o our_o enemy_n 5.44_o matth._n 5.44_o first_o for_o our_o personal_a enemy_n second_o 23.34_o luke_n 23.34_o for_o the_o enemy_n of_o our_o country_n and_o kingdom_n three_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o the_o enemy_n of_o religion_n nisi_fw-la stephanius_n orasset_fw-la fulgentius_n jer._n 29.7_o fulgentius_n ecclesia_fw-la paulum_fw-la non_fw-la haluisset_fw-la unless_o saint_n steven_n have_v pray_v for_o saul_n the_o church_n have_v never_o have_v paul_n ult_n act_n 7._o ve_fw-la ult_n and_o it_o be_v saint_n paul_n exhortation_n that_o supplication_n prayer_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_n be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n for_o king_n 2.2_o 1_o tim._n 2.2_o and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n aug._n hominem_fw-la s●c●t_fw-la deus_fw-la pecratorem_fw-la bama_fw-la 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3.24_o we_o have_v stink_n and_o instead_o of_o a_o girdle_n a_o rent_n and_o burn_v instead_o of_o beauty_n our_o novelist_n have_v make_v they_o crooked_a path_n 59.8_o isa_n 59.8_o whosoever_o go_v therein_o shall_v not_o know_v peace_n be_v they_o not_o bereave_v of_o understanding_n and_o true_a christianity_n they_o be_v say_v hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la 6._o hugo_n cardin._n in_o matth._n 6._o stulti_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la orant_fw-la sicut_fw-la docuit_fw-la christus_fw-la nec_fw-la sunt_fw-la christi_fw-la they_o be_v fool_n say_v he_o which_o do_v not_o pray_v as_o christ_n have_v teach_v neither_o be_v they_o of_o christ_n quisquis_fw-la id_fw-la dicit_fw-la say_v saint_n austin_n quod_fw-la ad_fw-la istam_fw-la evangelicam_fw-la precem_fw-la pertinere_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la 12._o aug._n ep._n 121._o cap._n 12._o carnaliter_fw-la orat_fw-la whosoever_o prave_v that_o which_o can_v appertain_v to_o this_o evangelicall_n prayer_n pray_v carnal_o therefore_o let_v every_o good_a christian_n individual_o say_v o_o my_o soul_n

come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n 49.6_o gen._n 49.6_o unto_o their_o assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v let_v we_o not_o like_o the_o cock_n in_o the_o fable_n prefer_v the_o barley_n corn_n before_o the_o precious_a gem_n or_o like_a chius_n sell_v the_o good_a wine_n and_o drink_v the_o dregs_n ourselves_o or_o like_a glaucus_n change_v our_o gold_n for_o copper_n let_v we_o not_o take_v darkness_n for_o light_n 5.20_o isa_n 5.20_o and_o light_n for_o darkness_n bitter_a for_o sweet_a and_o sweet_a for_o bitter_a shall_v we_o make_v this_o bless_a prayer_n of_o none_o effect_n to_o promote_v our_o own_o 3.4_o rom._n 3.4_o god_n forbid_v yea_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n let_v the_o whole_a treasure_n of_o our_o prayer_n be_v contain_v in_o this_o treasury_n let_v we_o offer_v the_o gold_n frankincense_n and_o myrrh_n of_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiveing_n always_o on_o this_o holy_a altar_n for_o whosoever_o walk_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n 6.16_o gal._n 6.16_o peace_n shall_v be_v upon_o he_o and_o mercy_n and_o upon_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o consideration_n of_o this_o prayer_n viz._n as_o it_o be_v regula_n or_o a_o rule_n of_o prayer_n come_v we_o ●ow_o to_o the_o second_o consideration_n of_o it_o viz._n as_o it_o be_v forma_fw-la itself_o a_o prayer_n of_o itself_o or_o a_o prayer_n of_o itself_o all_o the_o petition_n contain_v in_o this_o prayer_n be_v use_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n as_o he_o take_v our_o nature_n for_o sometime_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o honour_v his_o father_n name_n sometime_o for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o kingdom_n sometime_o for_o fulfil_v of_o his_o will_n sometime_o for_o multiplication_n of_o bread_n sometime_o for_o deliverance_n from_o temptation_n but_o one_o petition_n seem_v repugnant_a forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n quest_n for_o how_o can_v he_o pray_v so_o who_o never_o know_v sin_n he_o may_v pray_v this_o sol._n 1_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o the_o church_n misery_n he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n 5.21_o 2_o cor._n 5.21_o and_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o and_o so_o do_v not_o only_o confess_v himself_o a_o sinner_n but_o suffer_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o it_o which_o make_v he_o cry_v deus_fw-mi mi_fw-mi 69.9_o mat._n 27.46_o rom._n 15.3_o psal_n 69.9_o deus_fw-mi mi_fw-mi my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o the_o rebuke_n of_o they_o that_o rebuke_v thou_o fall_v on_o i_o again_o sol._n 2_o you_o may_v believe_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o recite_v it_o as_o his_o prayer_n unto_o god_n but_o leave_v it_o as_o a_o prayer_n unto_o his_o church_n there_o be_v a_o distinction_n make_v of_o the_o whole_a prayer_n in_o the_o lesson_n and_o in_o the_o liturgy_n in_o the_o lesson_n it_o be_v commend_v by_o god_n to_o we_o in_o the_o liturgy_n we_o commend_v ourselves_o to_o god_n by_o it_o and_o although_o christ_n do_v not_o use_v it_o as_o a_o prayer_n though_o it_o may_v be_v so_o yet_o certain_o he_o commend_v it_o as_o a_o form_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o albeit_o we_o read_v not_o in_o any_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o apostle_n use_v this_o form_n of_o prayer_n in_o reason_n we_o be_v to_o suppose_v that_o as_o they_o be_v disciple_n and_o be_v ignorant_a they_o use_v it_o as_o a_o prayer_n as_o they_o be_v apostle_n and_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n they_o use_v it_o as_o a_o pattern_n to_o other_o that_o it_o be_v give_v as_o a_o prayer_n we_o need_v not_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v therefore_o we_o see_v it_o use_v in_o all_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n as_o in_o the_o liturgy_n of_o saint_n james_n of_o saint_n basil_n of_o the_o syrian_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n pat_o marg._n bibliothe●_n pat_o and_o in_o the_o liturgy_n of_o saint_n james_n there_o be_v these_o word_n prefix_v vouchsafe_v we_o o_o lord_n this_o confidence_n that_o we_o may_v dare_v to_o pray_v unto_o thou_o and_o say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o it_o be_v thus_o intend_v it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o word_n our_o saviour_n do_v not_o say_v pray_v that_o god_n name_n may_v be_v hallow_v his_o kingdom_n come_v etc._n etc._n in_o any_o other_o form_n but_o he_o bind_v they_o to_o the_o same_o word_n as_o upon_o a_o just_a occasion_n he_o say_v pray_v non_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la sed_fw-la haec_fw-la verba_fw-la when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o often_o use_v in_o the_o liturgy_n communion_n baptism_n and_o every_o particular_a rite_n in_o our_o church_n it_o be_v so_o that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v defective_a in_o our_o prayer_n or_o forget_v which_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v ask_v we_o may_v quicken_v our_o sense_n and_o recollect_v ourselves_o by_o the_o sweet_a recital_n of_o this_o prayer_n which_o if_o a_o man_n can_v speak_v with_o the_o largeness_n of_o affection_n that_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v he_o need_v no_o other_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o we_o make_v it_o at_o the_o least_o we_o ought_v the_o clause_n and_o end_n of_o all_o our_o prayer_n dom._n cyprian_a de_fw-fr orat_fw-la dom._n it_o be_v good_a say_v saint_n cyprian_n to_o ask_v god_n in_o his_o own_o word_n for_o what_o be_v more_o likly_a to_o prevail_v with_o god_n etc._n quae_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la magis_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la oratio_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la nobis_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la a_fw-fr quo_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sanentus_fw-la m●ssus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o that_o which_o be_v make_v by_o god_n himself_o it_o begin_v with_o kingdom_n and_o end_v with_o glory_n it_o be_v the_o best_a form_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v say_v that_o holy_a and_o bless_a martyr_n for_o what_o more_o excellent_a and_o true_a prayer_n can_v there_o be_v then_o that_o which_o be_v make_v by_o excellency_n and_o truth_n itself_o it_o be_v the_o most_o spiritual_a form_n for_o it_o be_v give_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n saint_n austin_n preach_v upon_o this_o prayer_n 126._o aug._n the_o temp_n serm_n 126._o do_v fall_v into_o admiration_n of_o it_o say_v o_o veer_fw-mi coelestibus_fw-la oratio_fw-la quae_fw-la tota_fw-la est_fw-la oratio_fw-la o_o true_o celestial_a prayer_n which_o be_v all_o prayer_n calvin_n mr._n calvin_n and_o reverend_a calvin_n likewise_o learned_o and_o judicious_o fall_v into_o admiration_n of_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o christ_n towards_o we_o dum_fw-la unigenitus_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la nobis_fw-la verba_fw-la in_o os_fw-la suggerit_fw-la quae_fw-la mentem_fw-la nostram_fw-la omni_fw-la haesitation●_n expediant_fw-la in_o that_o he_o put_v word_n into_o our_o mouth_n which_o may_v free_v our_o mind_n of_o all_o doubt_v for_o five_o thing_n be_v this_o prayer_n to_o be_v commend_v first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v because_o it_o be_v a_o public_a form_n it_o be_v so_o intend_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n form_n a_o public_a form_n as_o it_o plain_o appear_v by_o its_o run_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n not_o my_o father_n but_o our_o father_n etc._n etc._n hence_o it_o be_v well_o note_v by_o saint_n greg._n that_o although_o in_o the_o latin_a church_n it_o be_v say_v by_o the_o priest_n only_o yet_o in_o the_o greek_a church_n it_o be_v say_v by_o all_o the_o people_n as_o be_v intend_v public_a form_n not_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v use_v it_o in_o private_a as_o a_o clause_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n as_o well_o for_o the_o closet_n 6.6_o matth._n 6.6_o as_o for_o the_o church_n when_o thou_o enterest_n into_o thy_o closet_n pray_v after_o this_o manner_n for_o though_o then_o a_o man_n pray_v alone_o yet_o must_v he_o not_o pray_v for_o himself_o alone_o qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la soli_fw-la orat_fw-la solus_fw-la orat_fw-la say_v saint_n austin_n whosoever_o pray_v for_o himself_o alone_o 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