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	lord_n	love_a	2,028	5	9.4424	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04840	Two sermons. vpon the Act Sunday, being the 10th of Iuly. 1625 Deliuered at St Maries in Oxford.	King, Henry, 1592-1669.; King, John, 1559?-1621. aut	1625 (1625)	STC 14972; ESTC S108030	43,354	86

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their_o garner_n there_o be_v other_o way_n in_o which_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n may_v concur_v to_o a_o famine_n therefore_o david_n refuse_v those_o two_o under_o that_o phrase_n submit_v himself_o here_o to_o the_o pestilence_n by_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o the_o lord_n alone_o that_o he_o will_v visit_v immediate_o without_o depute_v or_o substitute_v any_o unmerciful_a creature_n to_o that_o work_n of_o vengeance_n for_o he_o be_v facile_a and_o exorable_a slow_a to_o conceive_v a_o wrath_n and_o loath_a to_o execute_v it_o when_o it_o be_v conceive_v choice_n in_o rigour_n and_o strictness_n for_o his_o mercy_n be_v great_a which_o be_v the_o strong_a inducement_n and_o reason_n of_o david_n choice_n to_o cast_v himself_o upon_o the_o lord_n and_o observe_v his_o emphatical_a expression_n he_o do_v not_o say_v mercy_n but_o mercy_n in_o the_o plural_a more_o than_o one_o not_o few_o mercy_n but_o many_o mercy_n nor_o many_o little_a but_o many_o and_o great_a mercy_n nor_o there_o a_o stop_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o many_o in_o their_o number_n very_o great_a in_o their_o dimension_n nay_o they_o be_v not_o only_o many_o and_o great_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o many_o great_a and_o tender_a mercy_n as_o the_o septuagint_n well_o render_v the_o original_a not_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a bowel_n of_o motherly_a compassion_n for_o which_o the_o evangelist_n ofttimes_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o mercy_n be_v extend_v according_a to_o the_o extension_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n and_o elevate_v according_a to_o the_o elevation_n of_o our_o sin_n 9_o be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o never_o so_o weighty_a yet_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o over_o all_o those_o which_o we_o may_v most_o proper_o call_v our_o work_n it_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o mercy_n that_o although_o i_o have_v offend_v in_o many_o thing_n yet_o i_o may_v have_v fall_v into_o more_o and_o more_o foul_a transgression_n have_v not_o his_o mercy_n restrain_v i_o it_o be_v a_o addition_n of_o mercy_n that_o the_o lord_n who_o spare_v not_o the_o angel_n which_o keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o present_o cast_v they_o down_o from_o heaven_n be_v long_o suffer_v towards_o i_o and_o expect_v my_o return_n to_o he_o 2._o almost_o at_o my_o own_o leisure_n non_fw-la continebam_fw-la à_fw-la sceleribus_fw-la &_o tu_o á_o verberibus_fw-la abstinebas_fw-la he_o far_o enlarge_v his_o mercy_n when_o this_o long_a expectation_n and_o forbearance_n bring_v i_o to_o repentance_n 4._o and_o that_o he_o touch_v my_o heart_n with_o compunction_n and_o remorse_n again_o when_o his_o mercy_n leave_v i_o not_o in_o a_o unfruitful_a repentance_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n bu●_n accept_v of_o it_o and_o seal_n unto_o i_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o my_o sin_n yet_o he_o follow_v this_o with_o another_o give_v i_o the_o power_n to_o amend_v my_o life_n and_o hereafter_o to_o walk_v more_o cautelous_o nether_a be_v his_o mercy_n yet_o shorten_v 23._o but_o new_a every_o morning_n nay_o every_o moment_n &_o minute_n in_o that_o he_o give_v i_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n that_o i_o fall_v not_o into_o a_o recidivation_n a_o relapse_n last_o there_o be_v the_o height_n of_o mercy_n when_o he_o give_v i_o a_o miserable_a sinner_n who_o be_o not_o worthy_a so_o much_o as_o to_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o heaven_n a_o assure_a hope_n of_o obtain_v heaven_n here_o be_v seven_o degree_n of_o mercy_n like_o those_o seven_o loaf_n 32._o wherewith_o thousand_o be_v refresh_v cital_n and_o i_o may_v with_o st_n bernard_n gather_v up_o many_o basket_n full_a of_o the_o fragment_n of_o each_o of_o they_o but_o what_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v what_o discourse_n can_v contain_v those_o many_o very_o great_a and_o tender_a mercy_n that_o know_v no_o other_o bound_n but_o eternity_n the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a 17._o ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la per_fw-la praedestinationem_fw-la in_fw-la aeternum_fw-la per_fw-la glorificationem_fw-la great_a be_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n even_o in_o his_o execution_n of_o justice_n 1_o that_o he_o will_v at_o all_o show_v we_o so_o great_a a_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n as_o to_o correct_v us._n quos_fw-la amo_fw-la 19_o arguo_fw-la that_o ezech._n 16._o 42._o i_o will_v be_v no_o more_o angry_a be_v a_o evident_a token_n of_o the_o lord_n great_a anger_n cant._n tunc_fw-la magis_fw-la irascitur_fw-la cum_fw-la no●_n irascitur_fw-la 42._o let_v favour_n be_v show_v to_o the_o wicked_a he_o will_v not_o learn_v righteousness_n say_v the_o prophet_n isa._n 26._o 10._o the_o presumption_n of_o impunity_n will_v breed_v impudence_n in_o sin_v and_o that_o not_o stay_v till_o it_o have_v bring_v in_o most_o fearful_a impenitency_n super_fw-la omnem_fw-la irammiseratio_fw-la ista_fw-la as_o st._n bernard_n exclaim_v such_o forbearance_n such_o connivance_n be_v beyond_o all_o vengeance_n let_v then_o this_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n first_o show_v itself_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o disciplinate_v and_o correct_v we_o and_o not_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o own_o corrupt_a imagination_n not_o give_v we_o over_o to_o the_o invention_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o be_v a_o father_n of_o mercy_n towards_o we_o 31._o in_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o correction_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n indeed_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o be_v then_o only_o when_o his_o left_a hand_n of_o clemency_n do_v not_o know_v what_o his_o right_a hand_n of_o justice_n and_o severity_n purpose_v to_o inflict_v but_o such_o justice_n without_o mercy_n only_o attend_v those_o that_o have_v reject_v and_o contemn_v both_o otherwise_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o hand_n of_o mercy_n either_o ready_a to_o stay_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n severity_n towards_o the_o penitent_a as_o the_o angel_n hold_v abraham_n hand_n when_o he_o be_v strike_v or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o break_v the_o force_n of_o the_o blow_n to_o moderate_a and_o temper_v they_o according_a to_o our_o patience_n as_o the_o prophet_n habbakuk_n make_v it_o his_o petition_n 2._o in_o wrath_n remember_v mercy_n so_o our_o last_o translation_n have_v it_o but_o the_o vulgar_a make_v it_o a_o confident_a persuasion_n cum_fw-la iratus_fw-la fueris_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la recordaberis_fw-la indeed_o we_o have_v god_n own_o word_n nay_o his_o oath_n for_o it_o as_o david_n have_v once_o have_v i_o swear_v by_o my_o holiness_n that_o i_o will_v not_o lie_v unto_o david_n 32._o if_o his_o child_n forsake_v my_o law_n i_o will_v visit_v their_o iniquity_n with_o the_o rod_n &_o with_o stripe_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o plag●s_fw-la filiorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la with_o no_o more_o cruel_a stripe_n then_o humane_a infirmity_n can_v bear_v 14._o as_o we_o read_v the_o same_o promise_v repeat_v misericordiam_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la auferam_fw-la nevertheless_o my_o mercy_n &_o love_a kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o they_o behold_v then_o what_o consolation_n david_n have_v in_o the_o many_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o the_o same_o be_v still_o stretch_v out_o over_o we_o if_o as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n heart_n we_o be_v after_o david_n what_o ever_o calamity_n or_o pressure_n be_v upon_o we_o we_o must_v keep_v holy_a job_n aequanimitie_n and_o good_a temper_n to_o receive_v evil_a as_o well_o as_o good_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o when_o the_o visitation_n be_v particular_o discern_v to_o be_v the_o plague_n as_o david_n here_o desire_v when_o we_o see_v that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o those_o house_n