Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	endure_v	king_n	verse_n	8,406	5	10.7751	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75616	Armilla catechetica. A chain of principles; or, An orderly concatenation of theological aphorismes and exercitations; wherein, the chief heads of Christian religion are asserted and improved: by John Arrowsmith, D.D. late master both of St Johns and Trinity-Colledge successively, and Regius professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. Published since his death according to his own manuscript allowed by himself in his life time under his own hand.	Arrowsmith, John, 1602-1659.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3772; Thomason E1007_1; ESTC R207935	193,137	525

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wrath_n verse_n 22_o 23._o what_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long-suffering_a the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v know_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n on_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o have_v afore_o prepare_v unto_o glory_n where_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o punctual_o observe_v that_o the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n be_v only_o say_v to_o be_v fit_v to_o destruction_n without_o name_v by_o who_o god_n satan_n or_o themselves_o whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n god_n himself_o 40._o electio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la caus●_n tantum_fw-la salutis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o o●nium_fw-la corum_fw-la quae_fw-la causae_fw-la rationem_fw-la habent_fw-la ad_fw-la salute●_n r●probatio_n u●rò_fw-la neque_fw-la damnationis_fw-la ●eque_fw-la pe●●ati_fw-la quod_fw-la meretur_fw-la dann_n ationem_fw-la est_fw-la prop●iè_fw-la causa_fw-la sed_fw-la 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gloss_n and_o strain_a paraphrase_n have_v endeavour_v to_o carry_v the_o sense_n quite_o another_o way_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o who_o endeavour_n our_o people_n may_v perhaps_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o antidote_n it_o shall_v be_v my_o care_n by_o divine_a assistance_n which_o be_v always_o needful_a especial_o in_o the_o debate_n of_o such_o mystery_n to_o present_v they_o with_o one_o and_o in_o as_o calm_v a_o way_n as_o may_v be_v without_o provoke_v however_o without_o reproach_v such_o as_o be_v contrary_a mind_v to_o demonstrate_v these_o two_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o paul_n in_o the_o nine_o to_o the_o roman_n do_v upon_o occasion_n propound_v and_o prosecute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o predestination_n and_o that_o he_o plain_o derive_v the_o decree_n of_o preterition_n from_o the_o sovereign_a greatness_n of_o god_n but_o before_o we_o enter_v upon_o so_o great_a a_o depth_n which_o i_o do_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o our_o 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