Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	bless_a	father_n	miserable_a	3,490	5	9.7884	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02519	The character of man laid forth in a sermon preach't at the court, March, 1⁰. 1634. By the L. Bishop of Exceter.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1635 (1635)	STC 12647; ESTC S118573	17,473	88

let_v they_o go_v man_n fall_v and_o oh_o thou_o bless_a son_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n thou_o will_v rather_o divest_v thyself_o of_o the_o robe_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o come_v down_o and_o put_v on_o these_o rag_n of_o our_o flesh_n &_o therein_o endure_v the_o misery_n of_o a_o servile_a life_n the_o scorn_n of_o wretched_a man_n the_o pain_n of_o a_o bitter_a and_o accurse_a death_n the_o wrath_n of_o thy_o bless_a and_o coessential_a father_n than_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v recover_v by_o thy_o stripe_n be_v we_o heal_v by_o thy_o blood_n we_o be_v redeem_v by_o thy_o death_n we_o be_v quicken_v by_o thy_o spirit_n we_o be_v renew_v by_o thy_o merit_n we_o be_v save_v and_o now_o lord_n what_o a_o account_n be_v this_o thou_o have_v make_v of_o man_n what_o a_o wonderful_a honour_n be_v this_o to_o which_o thou_o have_v advance_v we_o by_o thou_o o_o saviour_n we_o be_v not_o only_o reconcile_v to_o god_n but_o of_o stranger_n be_v become_v servant_n of_o the_o high_a god_n act_n 16._o 17._o servant_n yea_o friend_n james_n 2._o 23._o yea_o son_n the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a luc._n 6._o 35._o son_n yea_o heir_n haeredes_fw-la cum_fw-la re_fw-la as_o s._n ambrose_n coheire_n with_o christ_n rom._n 8._o coinheritor_n of_o immortal_a glory_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 22._o yea_o that_o which_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n stand_v still_o amaze_v at_o and_o can_v never_o be_v satisfy_v with_o admire_v thou_o have_v carry_v up_o this_o humane_a nature_n of_o we_o into_o the_o inseparable_a union_n with_o the_o ever_o glorious_a and_o bless_a godhead_n to_o be_v adore_v of_o all_o principality_n &_o power_n and_o throne_n and_o dominion_n of_o heaven_n lo_o i_o that_o even_o now_o can_v have_v be_v sorry_a that_o i_o be_v a_o man_n begin_v now_o to_o be_v holy_o proud_a of_o my_o condition_n and_o know_v not_o whether_o i_o may_v change_v the_o man_n for_o the_o angel_n pardon_v i_o you_o glorious_a spirit_n i_o dare_v not_o speak_v thus_o big_a of_o myself_o but_o in_o the_o right_n of_o my_o saviour_n i_o dare_v and_o must_v non_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la angelum_fw-la sed_fw-la hominem_fw-la howsoever_o man_n be_v low_a than_o you_o alas_o what_o shall_v dust_n &_o ash_n talk_v of_o compare_v with_o spiritual_a &_o heavenly_a power_n yet_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v above_o you_o in_o he_o will_v i_o glory_v in_o itself_o your_o nature_n be_v so_o much_o above_o we_o as_o it_o be_v more_o spiritual_a and_o near_o to_o your_o infinite_a creator_n but_o if_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v advance_v our_o nature_n above_o you_o in_o unite_n it_o to_o the_o deity_n we_o can_v so_o much_o praise_v his_o mercy_n as_o you_o do_v for_o we_o yea_o o_o you_o bless_a angel_n who_o greatness_n though_o we_o must_v not_o adore_v yet_o we_o can_v but_o awful_o acknowledge_v with_o due_a veneration_n i_o may_v bold_o say_v you_o hold_v it_o in_o no_o scorn_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serviceable_a spirit_n to_o the_o behoof_n 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all_o thank_n be_v a_o poor_a windy_a payment_n our_o return_n to_o god_n must_v be_v real_a quid_fw-la retribuam_fw-la what_o shall_v we_o render_v to_o our_o god_n less_o than_o all_o yea_o all_o be_v too_o little_a for_o one_o mercy_n we_o owe_v ourselves_o to_o thou_o o_o god_n as_o our_o creator_n what_o have_v we_o to_o give_v to_o thou_o as_o our_o bounteous_a redeemer_n as_o our_o gracious_a sanctifier_n thou_o that_o owe_v all_o take_v all_o oh_o that_o our_o body_n soul_n life_n action_n can_v be_v whole_o consecrate_v to_o thou_o oh_o that_o we_o can_v real_o and_o constant_o begin_v here_o those_o alleluiah_n which_o we_o shall_v ever_o continue_v above_o amid_o the_o choir_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n give_v all_o praise_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o immortality_n to_o thou_o o_o bless_a father_n our_o creator_n to_o thou_o o_o bless_a and_o coeternal_a son_n our_o redeemer_n to_o thou_o o_o bless_a and_o coessential_a spirit_n our_o sanctifier_n one_o infinite_a god_n in_o three_o most_o glorious_a and_o incomprehensible_a person_n now_o and_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d

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