Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	bodily_a	church_n	good_a	13	3	2.0895	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42331	The Paschal or Lent-Fast, apostolical & perpetual at first deliver'd in a sermon preached before His Majesty in Lent and since enlarged : wherein the judgment of antiquity is laid down : with an appendix containing an answer to the late printed objections of the Presbyterians against the fast of Lent / by Peter Gunning ...	Gunning, Peter, 1614-1684.	1662 (1662)	Wing G2236; ESTC R5920	244,843	370

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non_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la ulla_fw-la solennitas_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o the_o guise_n of_o heretic_n to_o keep_v any_o of_o the_o church_n solemnity_n there_o be_v therefore_o one_o part_n of_o the_o context_n of_o my_o text_n luke_o 5._o 30._o which_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v ever_o to_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o pharisee_n murmur_v against_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o jew_n this_o to_o oppose_v but_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o paschal_n fast_o before_o the_o pasch_fw-mi of_o the_o jew_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o we_o know_v there_o be_v authority_n sufficient_a in_o and_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o add_v this_o observance_n our_o lord_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o additament_n of_o a_o new_a garment_n i_o have_v show_v you_o the_o substance_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o duty_n here_o prescribe_v i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o the_o fast_n of_o john_n and_o his_o disciple_n of_o christ_n our_o lord_n and_o his_o disciple_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n also_o with_o their_o disciple_n which_o be_v all_o the_o person_n that_o en●…red_v the_o drame_n of_o this_o text_n i_o have_v caution_v you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o we_o fast_v not_o in_o hypocrisy_n like_a unto_o the_o pharisee_n but_o i_o know_v none_o excuse_v from_o the_o duty_n itself_o but_o such_o only_a who_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n may_v in_o some_o sense_n reach_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v fast_v of_o all_o other_o good_a christian_n he_o have_v say_v in_o those_o day_n they_o shall_v fast_o they_o will_v fast_o he_o say_v it_o i_o say_v who_o both_o can_v command_v they_o what_o shall_v be_v their_o duty_n to_o do_v and_o can_v foresee_v what_o faithful_o and_o certain_o they_o will_v do_v those_o day_n what_o 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from_o god_n in_o his_o first_o fall_n by_o a_o rebellion_n in_o both_o those_o br●…king_v his_o first_o express_a command_n both_o to_o gratify_v his_o own_o bodily_a appetite_n and_o sense_n and_o his_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o be_v make_v wise_a to_o know_v good_a and_o evil_a as_o it_o be_v write_v gen._n 3._o 6._o and_o when_o the_o woman_n see_v that_o the_o tree_n be_v good_a for_o food_n and_o that_o it_o be_v pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o a_o tree_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o wise_a she_o take_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o do_v eat_v and_o give_v also_o unto_o her_o husband_n with_o she_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v and_o as_o in_o man_n personal_a acquire_v corruption_n man_n far_o depart_v from_o god_n by_o please_v obey_v and_o fulfil_v both_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o flesh_n lust_a against_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o own_o blind_a fleshly_a and_o corrupt_a mind_n there_o through_o bo●…h_n bear_v enmity_n with_o god_n by_o 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or_o some_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a good_a thing_n seek_v but_o these_o religious_a fast_n be_v either_o private_a of_o private_a christian_n devotion_n or_o the_o joint_a public_a fast_n of_o the_o church_n again_o those_o religious_a private_a fast_n be_v either_o such_o as_o particular_a christian_n indict_v to_o themselves_o for_o the_o end_n above_o mention_v or_o such_o as_o to_o particular_a person_n be_v either_o enjoin_v from_o their_o bishop_n or_o advise_v and_o direct_v they_o by_o the_o priest_n upon_o their_o private_a confession_n those_o fast_n which_o they_o indict_v and_o choose_v unto_o themselves_o be_v either_o such_o as_o by_o the_o bond_n of_o a_o vow_n or_o promise_v to_o god_n they_o have_v bind_v upon_o their_o soul_n or_o otherwise_o such_o as_o they_o purpose_v and_o perform_v in_o all_o freedom_n every_o vow_n and_o every_o bind_a oath_n to_o afflict_v the_o soul_n if_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o the_o thing_n in_o their_o power_n 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