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	ghost_n	sinner_n	2,607	5	9.2738	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01935	Certaine sermons preached upon severall occasions viz. The vvay to prosper. The vvay to be content. The vvay to vvell-doing. A summer sermon. A vvinter sermon. Vnknowne kindnesse. The poore mans hope. By Iohn Gore Rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to prosper.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to be content.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to well-doing.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Summer sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Unknowne kindnesse.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Poore mans hope.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Oracle of God.	1636 (1636)	STC 12071; ESTC S120526	199,234	334

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5._o that_o be_v we_o and_o none_o of_o god_n god_n treasure_n up_o nothing_o but_o mercy_n it_o be_v we_o that_o store_n and_o fill_v his_o treasure_n with_o wrath_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v thou_o o_o wicked_a man_n after_o the_o hardness_n of_o thy_o heart_n treasure_a up_o wrath_n for_o thyself_o against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n god_n do_v not_o treasure_n up_o wrath_n for_o thou_o nor_o for_o any_o man_n else_o but_o thou_o treasure_v and_o store_a it_o up_o for_o thyself_o and_o therefore_o if_o god_n pay_v 〈◊〉_d home_o in_o thy_o own_o coin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d thy_o treasure_n upon_o thy_o own_o head_n thou_o must_v thank_v thyself_o in_o a_o word_n though_o god_n keep_v the_o treasure_n of_o mer●ie_n yet_o we_o keep_v the_o key_n at_o least_o we_o may_v if_o we_o will_v ourselves_o for_o god_n have_v give_v we_o a_o key_n that_o will_v open_v any_o treasure_n that_o god_n have_v and_o that_o be_v humble_a prayer_n it_o be_v clavis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o key_n of_o heaven_n gate_n 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beseech_v you_o to_o make_v a_o little_a digression_n upon_o it_o i_o hope_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o transgression_n neither_o to_o your_o patience_n nor_o to_o my_o purpose_n because_o it_o be_v so_o agreeable_a and_o suitable_a to_o my_o text_n there_o you_o may_v see_v the_o two_o extreme_n of_o this_o virtue_n poverty_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o riches_n on_o the_o other_o like_o the_o two_o thief_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o contentment_n like_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o they_o both_o the_o first_o extreme_a or_o enemy_n to_o contentment_n be_v poverty_n though_o it_o please_v god_n to_o lay_v poverty_n upon_o some_o man_n i_o suppose_v for_o their_o soul_n good_a that_o by_o be_v poor_a in_o purse_n they_o may_v learn_v to_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n that_o so_o be_v wretched_a one_o way_n they_o may_v come_v to_o be_v bless_v another_o way_n for_o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n mat._n 5._o yet_o you_o will_v not_o think_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n that_o live_v very_o poor_o to_o live_v very_o content_o but_o i_o will_v give_v you_o my_o reason_n for_o it_o and_o they_o be_v four_o 1._o propter_fw-la inediam_fw-la for_o the_o famine_n and_o hunger_n that_o poor_a people_n ●ndure_v in_o these_o time_n of_o dearth_n &_o scarcity_n which_o rich_a one_o neither_o feel_v nor_o fear_v as_o it_o be_v with_o joseph_n gen._n 37._o 25._o his_o brethren_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_n &_o be_v merry_a while_o poor_a joseph_n lie_v pine_v and_o starve_v in_o the_o pit_n and_o to_o that_o the_o prophet_n amos_n allude_v blame_v those_o that_o live_v at_o ease_n in_o zion_n and_o be_v not_o sorry_a for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n super_fw-la contrituram_fw-la josephi_fw-la some_o render_v it_o for_o the_o thresh_a and_o s●ayling_v of_o joseph_n how_o many_o poor_a josephes_n be_v there_o in_o this_o kingdom_n that_o be_v fain_o to_o thresh_v and_o slaile_n to_o work_v and_o toil_n from_o morn_n 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live_v have_v no_o more_o but_o as_o they_o say_v of_o prisoner_n pittance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v neither_o keep_v they_o alive_a nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o die_v so_o much_o as_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v hold_v life_n and_o soul_n together_o and_o that_o be_v all_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o such_o to_o be_v content_v judge_v you_o when_o a_o man_n wife_n shall_v cry_v his_o child_n cry_v his_o cattle_n if_o he_o be_v worth_a any_o shall_v cry_v and_o low_a and_o bleat_v for_o want_v of_o food_n and_o a_o man_n have_v it_o not_o to_o give_v they_o oh_o my_o brethren_n this_o cut_n this_o wound_n this_o peirce_v to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n no_o marvel_n then_o that_o agur_n pray_v to_o god_n he_o may_v not_o come_v to_o poverty_n propter_fw-la inediam_fw-la for_o the_o hunger_n that_o the_o poor_a do_v suffer_v 2._o propter_fw-la injuriam_fw-la for_o the_o injury_n and_o wrong_n that_o poor_a people_n suffer_v from_o rich_a oppressor_n &_o be_v not_o able_a to_o right_v themselves_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v psal_n 10._o 9_o they_o ravish_v the_o poor_a when_o they_o get_v he_o into_o their_o net_n what_o be_v the_o net_n of_o rich_a man_n but_o their_o bond_n their_o debt_n their_o mortgage_n as_o saint_n chrysostom_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o bring_v we_o into_o write_n that_o be_v strong_a than_o any_o iron_n chain_n these_o be_v the_o net_n of_o rich_a oppressor_n their_o write_n and_o obligation_n now_o when_o they_o get_v a_o poor_a man_n into_o these_o net_n how_o do_v they_o use_v they_o david_n say_v they_o do_v not_o only_o rob_v they_o but_o ravish_v they_o you_o know_v ravish_v be_v a_o dishonesty_n join_v with_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n so_o the_o meaning_n be_v when_o they_o get_v a_o poor_a man_n into_o their_o debt_n and_o danger_n that_o he_o be_v hamper_v and_o entangle_v in_o their_o net_n they_o use_v he_o dishonest_o and_o they_o use_v he_o cruel_o too_o there_o be_v neither_o equity_n nor_o mercy_n to_o be_v have_v at_o their_o hand_n elsewhere_o david_n term_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d men-eater_n christian_n in_o name_n but_o cannibal_n indeed_o psal_n 14._o 14._o they_o eat_v up_o my_o people_n as_o they_o eat_v bread_n they_o do_v not_o only_o nip_v they_o and_o bite_v they_o by_o their_o usury_n as_o you_o know_v usury_n in_o english_a be_v bite_v in_o hebrew_n so_o the_o word_n mesheck_n signify_v i_o say_v they_o do_v not_o only_o bite_v they_o by_o their_o usury_n but_o they_o devour_v and_o eat_v they_o up_o by_o their_o extortion_n they_o eat_v up_o my_o people_n as_o bread_n i_o they_o make_v no_o more_o conscience_n to_o undo_v a_o poor_a man_n than_o they_o make_v conscience_n to_o eat_v a_o meal_n meat_n when_o they_o be_v hungry_a believe_v it_o these_o man_n be_v no_o better_a than_o murderer_n in_o god_n account_n for_o a_o poor_a man_n substance_n be_v term_v his_o life_n in_o scripture_n in_o the_o 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