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	holy_a	trinity_n	2,673	5	10.3561	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86997	The several speeches of Duke Hamilton Earl of Cambridg, Henry Earl of Holland, and Arthur Lord Capel, upon the scaffold immediately before their execution, on Friday the 9. of March. Also the several exhortations, and conferences with them, upon the scaffold, by Dr Sibbald, Mr Bolton, & Mr Hodges. Published by special authority.	Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649.; Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of, 1590-1649.; Capel of Hadham, Arthur Capel, Baron, 1610?-1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing H482; Thomason E546_21; ESTC R202512	23,521	45

as that may be done which shall tend to his glory and the peace and happinesse of the kingdom I have not much more to say that I remember of I think I have spoken of my Religion Dr. Sibbald Your Lordship his not so fully said it Camb. Truly I do believe I did say something Dr Sibbald I know you did 't is pleasing to heare it from your Lordship againe Cambr. Truly Sir for the profession of my Religion that which I said was the established Religion and that which I have practised in my owne Kingdome where I was borne and bred my Tenents they need not to be exprest they are knowne to all and I am not of a rigid opinion many godly men there is that may have scruples which doe not concerne me at all at no time they may differ in Opinion and more now then at any time differing in Opjnion does not move me not any mans my owne is cleare Sir The Lord forgive me my sinnes and I forgive freely all those that even I might as a worldly man have the greatest animosity against We are bidden to forgive Sir T is a command laid upon us and there mentioned Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespasse against us Dr. Sibbald 'T is our Saviours rule love your enemies blesse them that curse you pray for them that persecute you do good to them which despightfully use you Cambr. Sir it is high time for me to make an end of this and truly I remember no more that I have to say but to pray to God Almighty a few words and then I have done Then kneeling downe with Doctor Sibbald he Prayed thus Most Blessed Lord I thy poore and most unworthy servant come unto thee presuming in thy infinite mercy and the merits of Jesus Christ who sits upon the Throne I come flying from that of Justice to that of Mercy and tendernesse for his sake which shed his bloud for sinners that he would take compassion upon me that he will look upon me as one that graciously hears me that he would look upon me as one that hath redeemed me that he would look upon me as one that hath shed his bloud for me that he would look upon me as one who now cals and hopes to be saved by his al-sufficient merits for his sake Glorious God have compassion upon me in the freenesse of thy infinite mercy that when this sinfull soule of mine shall depart out of this fraile carcase of clay I may be carried into thy everlasting glory O Lord by thy free grace and out of thy infinite mercy heare me and look downe and have compassion upon me and thou Lord Jesus thou my Lord and thou my God and thou my Redeemer heare me take pitie upon me take pitie upon me gracious God and so deale with my soule that by thy precious merits I may attaine to thy joy and blisse O Lord remember me so miserable and sinfull a creature now thou O Lord thou O Lord that died for me receive me and receive me into thy owne bound of mercy O Lord I trust in thee suffer me not now to be confounded Satan has had too long possession of this soule O let him not now prevaile against it but let me O Lord from henceforth dwell with thee for evermore Now Lord it is thy time to heare me heare me gracious Jesus even for thy owne goodnesse mercy and truth O glorious God O blessed Father O holy Redeemer O gracious Comforter O holy and blessed Trinity I do render up my soule into thy hands and commit it with the mediation of my Redeemer praising thee for all thy dispensations that it has pleased thee to conferre upon me and even for this praise and honour and thanks of this time forth for ever more Dr. Sibbald My Lord I trust you now behold with the eye of Faith the Son of righteousnesse shining upon your soul and will chearfully submit unto him who hath redeemed us through his bloud even the bloud of Jesus Christ that you may appeare at the Tribunal of God clothed with the white robe of his unspotted righteousnesse the Lord grant that with the eye of faith you may now see the heavens opened and Jesus Christ standing at the right hand of God ready to receive you into his armes of mercie Cambr. Then the Earle turning to the Executioner said shall J put on another Cap must this hair be turn'd up from my neck there are three of my servants to give satisfaction D. Sib. My Lord I hope you are able to give all that are about you satisfaction you are assured that God is reconciled unto you through the bloud of Christ Iesus and the Spirit of the Lord witnesseth to you that Christ is become now a Iesus unto you My Lord fasten the eyes of your faith upon Jesus the Author finisher of your salvation who himself was brought to a violent death for the redemption of mankind he chearfully submitted to his Fathers good pleasure in it and for us blessed and holy is he that has part my Lord in the first resurrection that is in the first riser Jesus Christ who is both the resurrection and the life over him the second death shall have no power t is the unspeakable joy of a beleever that at the houre of death his soule hath an immediate passage from this earthly Tabernacle to that Region of endlesse glory yea to the presence of God himselfe in whose presence there is fulnesse of joy and at whose right hand there are pleasures for evermore Then the E of Cambridge turning to the Executiooner said which way is it that you would have me lye Sir Execut The Executioner pointing to the front of the Scaffold the Earle replyed what my Head this way then the Under Sheriffs son said my Lord the Order is that you should lay your Head towards the High-Court of Iustice The Earl of Cambr. after a little discourse in private with some of his servants kneeled down on the side of the Scaffold and prayed a while to himself When he had finisht his prayers Dr. Sibbald spake to him thus My Lord I humbly beseech God that you may now with a holy and Christian courage give up your soul to the hand of your faithful Creator and gracious Redeemer and not be dismaied with any sad apprehension of the terrours of this death And what a blessed and glorious Exchange you shall make within a very few minutes Then with a cheerfull and smiling countenance the Earle embracing the Doctor in his Armes said Camb. Truly Sir I do take you in mine arms truly I blesse God for it I do not feare I have an assurance that is grounded here laying his hand upon his heart Now that gives me more true joy then ever J had J passe out of a miserable world to go into an eternall and glorious Kingdome and Sir though J have been a most sinfull creature yet Gods mercy