Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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A31401
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Christian tranquility, or, The government of the passions of joy and grief in a sermon preached at Shenton in Leicestershire, upon the occasion of the much lamented death of that hopeful young gentleman, Mr. Francis Wollatson ... / by John Cave ...
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Cave, John, d. 1690.
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1685
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Wing C1580; ESTC R36287
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read_v in_o psal_n 34.19_o that_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v many_o and_o we_o read_v in_o the_o same_o verse_n that_o they_o be_v not_o last_v the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o they_o all_o sorrow_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n 30.5_o psal_n 30.5_o and_o both_o these_o be_v remarkable_o exemplify_v in_o good_a job_n his_o affliction_n be_v sore_o and_o numerous_a the_o sudden_a unhappy_a death_n of_o ten_o child_n the_o perverseness_n of_o his_o wife_n the_o loss_n of_o all_o his_o great_a stock_n plague_n on_o his_o body_n and_o terror_n in_o his_o mind_n the_o scorn_n of_o vile_a person_n the_o contempt_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o censure_n and_o reproach_n of_o his_o friend_n yet_o time_n blow_v over_o all_o those_o cloud_n the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o all_o these_o trouble_n and_o bless_v the_o latter_a end_n of_o job_n more_o than_o his_o beginning_n jonah_n outlive_v the_o wither_a of_o his_o gourd_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n our_o saviour_n make_v the_o afflict_a of_o the_o number_n who_o he_o pronounce_v happy_a and_o that_o because_o they_o be_v pass_v into_o a_o better_a state_n bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v now_o for_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v bless_a be_v they_o though_o they_o mourn_v because_o they_o only_o mourn_v now_o in_o this_o short_a point_n of_o time_n 1.6_o 1_o pet._n 1.6_o st._n peter_n comfort_v the_o sufferer_n he_o write_v unto_o upon_o this_o very_a consideration_n you_o have_v reason_n to_o rejoice_v because_o it_o be_v but_o now_o for_o a_o season_n that_o you_o be_v in_o heaviness_n 4.15_o 2_o cor._n 4.15_o and_o st._n paul_n reckon_v the_o heavy_a affliction_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n but_o light_n because_o momentary_a to_o sense_n and_o natural_a apprehension_n our_o suffering_n seem_v long_o and_o our_o refreshment_n late_o but_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o heathen_a make_v a_o wise_a judgement_n dabit_fw-la deus_fw-la his_fw-la quoque_fw-la sinem_fw-la and_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o christian_a think_v any_o thing_n short_a in_o comparison_n which_o have_v a_o end_n death_n if_o nothing_o else_o put_v we_o out_o of_o our_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n and_o in_o the_o grave_a the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n no_o torment_n be_v intolerable_o long_a but_o those_o of_o hell_n which_o be_v eternal_a nay_o the_o christian_n suffering_n be_v not_o only_o short_a because_o they_o have_v a_o end_n but_o i_o may_v add_v they_o be_v salutiferous_a too_o because_o they_o have_v a_o good_a a_o happy_a end_n omnes_fw-la paenae_fw-la non_fw-la exterminantes_fw-la sunt_fw-la medicinales_fw-la all_o punishment_n that_o do_v not_o end_v we_o end_v well_o like_o the_o lancing_n of_o a_o wound_n which_o let_v out_o the_o ulcerate_v matter_n they_o be_v intend_v to_o heal_v and_o save_v we_o our_o heavenly_a father_n chasten_v we_o not_o after_o his_o own_o pleasure_n to_o show_v his_o sovereignty_n but_o for_o our_o profit_n to_o impart_v his_o holiness_n he_o design_v our_o quiet_n by_o our_o trouble_n the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n by_o the_o affliction_n which_o be_v most_o grievous_a to_o nature_n after_o god_n have_v wrestle_v with_o jacob_n he_o bless_v he_o and_o he_o usual_o comfort_v his_o servant_n according_a to_o the_o day_n that_o he_o have_v afflict_v they_o and_o according_a to_o the_o year_n that_o they_o have_v see_v evil_a 90.15_o psal_n 90.15_o many_o sad_a accident_n in_o man_n account_n have_v prove_v the_o mean_n or_o occasion_n of_o singular_a temporal_a benefit_n and_o great_a worldly_a prosperity_n the_o case_n of_o joseph_n be_v upon_o famous_a record_n in_o scripture_n and_o in_o church-history_n we_o read_v of_o one_o eudoxia_n who_o be_v unkind_o thrust_v out_o of_o her_o father_n house_n by_o her_o unnatural_a brethren_n and_o make_v her_o complaint_n to_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n the_o young_a she_o find_v love_n as_o well_o as_o pity_v he_o receive_v she_o into_o his_o palace_n and_o make_v she_o his_o queen_n when_o she_o want_v house_n and_o harbour_n the_o ordinary_a necessary_n and_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a observation_n which_o cardan_n make_v of_o himself_o that_o never_o any_o good_a befall_v he_o himself_o in_o his_o life_n write_v by_o himself_o but_o what_o be_v occasion_v by_o some_o forego_n evil_a indeed_o the_o sun_n evermore_o shine_v most_o pleasant_o after_o a_o storm_n and_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a method_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n to_o usher_v in_o his_o mercy_n with_o the_o black_a rod_n thereby_o enhanse_a and_o endear_n our_o subsequent_a refreshment_n o_o quid_fw-la solutis_fw-la est_fw-la beatius_fw-la curis_fw-la we_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o happy_a in_o a_o deliverance_n out_o of_o misery_n than_o if_o we_o have_v never_o be_v in_o it_o but_o if_o our_o seem_a evil_n be_v not_o in_o this_o respect_n real_a blessing_n yet_o with_o st._n hierom_n brevia_fw-la mala_fw-la putemus_fw-la filiae_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la paulam_fw-la sup_v obit_fw-la blesilloe_o filiae_fw-la quae_fw-la finis_fw-la melior_fw-la subsequetur_fw-la we_o may_v well_o account_v all_o those_o suffering_n short_a which_o end_n happy_o as_o we_o will_v if_o we_o bear_v they_o patient_o and_o penitent_o 5.6_o 1_o pet._n 5.6_o humble_a yourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o due_a time_n but_o this_o mind_n i_o to_o pass_v from_o the_o proposition_n or_o doctrine_n of_o my_o text_n the_o time_n be_v short_a to_o the_o applicatory_a part_n of_o it_o the_o practical_a inference_n in_o these_o word_n it_o remain_v that_o those_o that_o weep_v be_v as_o if_o they_o weep_v not_o and_o they_o that_o rejoice_v as_o though_o they_o rejoice_v not_o the_o devil_n have_v two_o general_a way_n or_o mean_n of_o work_v our_o ruin_n per_fw-la blanda_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la aspera_fw-la by_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n prosperity_n or_o adversity_n and_o our_o apostle_n who_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o his_o device_n endeavour_n here_o to_o arm_n and_o secure_v we_o against_o the_o danger_n of_o both_o by_o make_v this_o general_a use_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o our_o fortune_n to_o persuade_v we_o to_o equanimity_n and_o moderation_n to_o a_o even_a temper_n of_o spirit_n in_o every_o condition_n whether_o comfortable_a or_o calamitous_a to_o instruct_v we_o both_o how_o to_o be_v abase_v and_o how_o to_o abound_v how_o to_o bear_v prosperity_n without_o insolence_n and_o adversity_n without_o impatience_n and_o in_o all_o our_o project_n and_o defeat_v in_o all_o the_o change_n of_o worldly_a thing_n to_o keep_v a_o mind_n unchanged_a neither_o elevate_v nor_o depress_v above_o measure_n in_o the_o difference_n of_o condition_n nor_o in_o the_o great_a contrariety_n of_o event_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v of_o aristippus_n he_o scarce_o ever_o change_v countenance_n in_o any_o alteration_n of_o his_o affair_n if_o at_o any_o time_n he_o seek_v to_o mend_v his_o circumstance_n yet_o he_o never_o seem_v discontent_v with_o they_o and_o cicero_n note_v it_o of_o pythagoras_n that_o his_o look_n never_o discover_v the_o least_o inconstancy_n in_o his_o mind_n that_o no_o one_o ever_o see_v he_o rejoice_v or_o weep_v if_o he_o do_v so_o indeed_o it_o be_v as_o our_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o do_v as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o in_o the_o text_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n the_o time_n be_v come_v the_o day_n draw_v near_o let_v not_o the_o buyer_n rejoice_v 7.7.12_o chap._n 7.7.12_o or_o the_o seller_n mourn_v for_o thus_o he_o proceed_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n they_o that_o buy_v as_o though_o they_o possess_v not_o and_o they_o that_o use_v this_o world_n as_o not_o abuse_v it_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o seneca_n who_o perhaps_o be_v not_o altogether_o a_o stranger_n to_o our_o st._n paul_n have_v somewhat_o like_o this_o in_o his_o 78_o ep._n to_o lucilius_n interim_n tene_fw-la hoc_fw-la mordicus_fw-la adversis_fw-la non_fw-la succumbere_fw-la laetis_fw-la non_fw-la credere_fw-la keep_v close_o to_o this_o rule_n not_o to_o despond_v in_o adversity_n or_o confide_v in_o prosperity_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n in_o another_o place_n why_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o indifferent_a in_o our_o affection_n viz._n because_o the_o thing_n or_o state_n be_v of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n nec_fw-la bona_fw-la nec_fw-la mala_fw-la neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o may_v become_v either_o to_o we_o as_o we_o use_v or_o abuse_v they_o a_o continue_a course_n of_o intense_a passion_n seem_v very_o incongruous_a towards_o such_o discontinue_a such_o indifferent_a thing_n it_o best_o become_v we_o so_o to_o govern_v our_o desire_n our_o sorrow_n and_o delight_n that_o they_o may_v be_v propotionate_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o value_n of_o