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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86504	A sermon, preached before the Right Honourable, Thomas Foote, Lord Maior, and the right worshipfull the aldermen, sheriffs, and severall companies of the City of London. Vpon the generall day of thanksgiving, October the 8. 1650. at Christ-Church, London. / By Doctor Nathanael Homes, teacher of the Church at Mary Staynings, London.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2576; Thomason E614_4; ESTC R202565	34,476	51

or convinced by spirituall meanes to comply with the Holy people is not a judgement punishment or vengeance according to the language of the Text but an high mercy Sixthly Add to all that God hath already not onely of late but anciently fulfilled this Text literally to make his Holy people subdue Kings Nobles and Nations 1 Chron. 16.21 Psal 105. with many instances in the Old Testament and promises yea Prophesies hee will doe likewise for future of which the Revelation is full as we shall hint by and by From all with all care thus explained this Doctrinall observation naturally springs up Doct. The Lord Jehovah performing his promise of honouring his Holy people to be instrumentall in the overthrow of Kings Nobles and Nations their enemies commands those his holy people reciprocally to praise him For illation and inference t is so eeven to the Text that he that sees the one sees the other And agreeably to the Text the Doctrine sounds of a holy people armed as well as the Text. For confirmation you cannot but see by this time that the Doctrine is the absolute quintessence of the Text and the inmost minde of the very soule thereof and that the Psalme it selfe if looked on but Narratively is in the head and heel thereof the Saints duty of praise and in the middle the heart and liver that minister good blood and life spirits to nourish that praise is The dignities of victories and vengeance and judgements of equity on opposing princes and peoples that the Saints shall attain unto But if this Psalme be looked upon prophetically according to the proper nature idiom and very minde thereof we shall finde it to have a long prospect terminated with nothing but the full salvation and settlement of Jews and Gentiles into a most glorious Church So that if in part it be fulfilled in any eminent atchievements afore that they are but types one greater then another of some greatest thing to come at last They are but as panelia severall Images of the Sun formed in the upper elements the weaker or dimmer next us whereby we look to the next which is brighter and so at last to the Sun it selfe They are but severall marches of the Holy Army of the Lord of Hosts severall Forlorne Hopes and Parties skirmishing and conquering before the whole Field be won in a set Battalio Therefore Israel new delivered from Pharaoh in AEgypt now marching in the Wildernesse towards Canaan praying and fighting against Amaleck assaulting them utterly overthrowing Amaleck in a pitcht Battell Exod. 17. 't is written in tables Exod. 20. I am the Lord thy God that brought thee out of the Land of AEgipt which they carried with them as their Motto in a Standard to presignifie to them what God would in future do for them and by them against the Kings and Nations in their way towards and in Canaan and therefore they should obey his Commandements Accordingly God againe appearing for them inabling them to conquer severall Kings and their Nations as they marched on towards Canaan to wit Sihon King of the Amorites and Og the King of Bashan Numb 21. as after the Kings and Nations in Canaan as we have it in the Book of Joshuah 't is put upon record and turned into a Divine Act or Law still in force unrepealed Psalm 136. to command all Saints in the present Tense in their severall generations then in present being three times together in the beginning of that Psalme Hodu Hodu Hodu that is O now give thanks O now give thanks O now give thanks unto the Lord c. descanting the wherefore the causes Viz. the Victories aforesayd in parts to wit Vers 18. c. O give thanks to him which smote great Kings for his mercy endures for ever And slew famous Kings for his mercy endures for ever which conveniently comprehend the Kings in Canaan having spoken of the overthrow of Pharaoh King of AEgypt afore Vers 15. And then nameth the Kings whom Israel overthrew afore they came into Canaan He slew Sihon the King of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for ever And Og the King of Bashan for his mercy endures for ever And gave their Land for an heritage for his mercy endureth for ever Even an heritage to Israel for his mercy endures for ever Who remembred us in our Low estate for his mercy endures for ever And hath Redeemed us from our Enemies for his mercy endures for ever As if the Psalmist should say These performances are pledges that Gods mercy endureth for ever to make his people doe the like exploytes in future Ages Which very thing of the Israelites Conquests unto the attaining of Canaan the Apostle extends as the true intent thereof downe to all Ages till the Saints or Holy people attaine the Great rest of all Epistle to the Hebrewes Chap. 4. Vers 4 5 6 7 8 9. Where evidently the Apostles designe is to prove that to that day wherein he wrote to the Hebrewes there remained yet a Rest for them c. that were the people of God How doth the Apostle prove it With what premises Marke he layes downe two First because God instituted a rest for his people from the creation But that was but weekly Viz. the seventh day Vers 4. For hee spake in a certaine place of the seventh day on this wise and God did rest the seventh day from all his workes Secondly Because God did give them a certain rest in Canaan for some hundreds of years by Joshua v. 8. by Jesus that is Joshua so in your margin in your Bibles But that rest also was but for a time and since all this God speaks of another rest saith the Apostle v. 5 6 7. namely by David in Psal 95. that people should not harden their hearts to hinder them from entering into his rest From all which premises the Apostle solemnly concludes v. 9. THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A REST TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD. As if the Apostle should have said for they that have their eyes open and acute can make no less of it that the former RESTS and in particular that in Ganaan were but types of a greater Rest on earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 For the Apostle cannot mean by Rest or SABBATISM as he calls it in the Greek the state of supernal glory as we have demonstrated in another Treatise but to adde one word now he calling this Rest THE WORLD TO COME names it in the Greek with great emphasis * Heb. 2.5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That INHABITED WORLD that is to come I speak short in this because I have been large in another Treatise which I hope the world shall see ere long And this name of the world when the Apostle speaks of the world to come is the name used to signifie the world when 't is said all the world was to be taxed Luk. 2.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So that 't is the same world wherein the

diexris Say a man is unthankful and say he is any thing 'T is a paunch of vices Therefore by the Canon of contraries Thankfullness is comprehensive of many Vertues The best Spirits are most praysefull prayse being the common work of Angels Luke 2. and the acclamations of the Seraphims Isai 5. To whose pattrn we are to conform as is hinted to us in the Lords prayer Mat. 6.10 Thy will be done on earth as t is in Heaven David the Saint that above all others hath the stile of being a man after Gods own heart 1 Sam. 13.14 is called the sweet Psalmist of Israel 2 Sam. 23.1 And was the maine Author of the book of Psalmes which in the Hebrew as we sayd are called Prayses And therefore men cannot I should think refuse to prayse out of much Conscience but by reason of a defect in Conscience 1. As if the Conscience be either a dark Conscience which seekes light onely of the Hemisphere of Night-starrs and of the same elevation and magnitude with it self not of morning-starrs which promise more light in the case that is put 2. Or a made Conscience not native and genuine but formed by borrowed debates agreement and example of others 3. Or an engaged Conscience praise not consisting with its interest and designe 4. Or an ill principled Conscience that disownes the Commanders as well as the Command of prayse and therefore cannot speak the language of prayse in Scotish or Irish Surely with much sorrow we may speak it that if it be possible that some Saints cannot see the least cause to praise in great deliverances they are Saints under great temptations and not with a little offence given to the generality of Saints The tongue of a holy man is called his Glory Psal 16.9 because as 't is the glory of members so more in the mouthes of Saints and most in the act of prayse A Non-praysing Saint to ordinary Divine reason are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a contradiction in the adject whiles such For Saint or Holy people is 2. A word of Obligation Saints or Holy-people signifies that such are bound over by grace to the duty of praise Psal 30.4 Psal 52.9 Psal 89.5.132 9 16. Psal 145.10 Psal 33.1 Psal 118.1 2 3. because holy Therfore the Psalmist oft sets them this ditty and song Sing unto the Lord O YE SAINTS OF HIS Prayse is good before thy SAINTS Thy faithfulnesse shall be praysed in the Congregatìon of SAINTS Let thy SAINTS shout for joy Saints shall shout aloud for joy Thy SAINTS shall blesse thee Prayse is comely for the UPRIGHT Praise the Lord O YE SERVANTS of the Lord. O give thankes unto the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Let ISRAEL now say that his mercy endureth for ever Let the house of AARON now say that his mercy endureth for ever Let them that FEARE the Lord say that his mercy endureth for ever If Gods people praise the holy Ministry must not be divided from them in that duty Wee heard afore that when the four Brigades of the Camp of God in Revel praysed the four and twenty Elders did also Saints have as more divine reason wherefore so more wherewith to prayse Holynesse implies that Saints are partakers of a holy God in and through an holy Christ by holy grace and so are partakers of all and of him that is more then all Rom. 8.32.1 Cor. 3. the three last verses So that all yea all adverse things work together for their good Rom. 8. well therefore might the Apostle say 1 Thess 5. In EVERY thing give thankes But if two Armies meet in the field upon the Case of Nationall wrongs the wrong-doer refuseth to make satisfaction when desired they are both resolved to try it out by the sword to Conquer or be Conquered no middle of participation between the wronged party is set upon by the wrong-doer once againe and a third time the wronged party still beating them to at last a total rout and full victory can any gratious heart chuse but see the the righteous hand of God in this against the wrong-doer Can any English man having any true English blood running in his Veines choose but prayse God for this delivernnce of the Nation Surely the case thus put truely as 't was by the two Armies then resolved to win all or loose all we must either say it was a mercy that England conquered or else it had been a mercy if Scotland had conquered And if any were of that monstrous minde they might have considered that they might have bequeathed good will and kindness to the Scots at a cheaper rate then to set their own houses on fire to rost their neighbours egges that is to loose the English nation to pleasure the Scotish But of this more anon though I even faint to think on some among us not the worst of men Quibus non suaseris etiamsi persuaseris who though they are convicted yet will not be converted in their opinions and judgment touching this thing Saint Redeas ad teipsum return to thy self and to thy duty If thou art a Saint thou hast all matter and mercies of prayse Yea all things to thee are mercies upon every thing thou hast 't is written as upon a deveut mans house in every corner Ergo landes therefore praise If Saints have personall mercies none so injoys them as he A Stranger sayth Solomon intermeddles not with his joy And his name saith S. Iohn in his white stone none knowes but he If Oeconomicall mercies The fire-stickes and fuell of comfort is layd closer together to set his joy on flame then others If Nationall none shares in such mereies so much as the Saints The preservation of this nation is the preservation of their choyse delights namely piety and liberty which the Almost-Christians and Semi-religious slavish spirits deem not Therefore if some mens spirits be discomposed to prayse shall the generality of Saints be uncomposed If miscomplexioned mindes not prizing the Donation prayse not the Donor shall not the Common Chore of Holy people sing and say Hallelujah praysed be Iehovah the Army is safe and the Parliament sits our Nation is in peace this City in prosperity Religion is preserved and our Liberty secure Psal 107.1 2. O give thankes unto the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom he hath REDEEMED from the HAND of the enemy The Case of Deborahs praysing when other Tribes would not Deborah and her Army of holy people namely the Tribes of Ephraim of Benjamin of Zebulon of Naphthali and Issachar will fight and conquering will praise Judg. 5. though the Tribe of Reuben be divided in his spirit and practice abiding among the sheepfolds Gilead is beyond Jordan Dan is in ships Asher is on the sea-shore See here is wicked tyrannical Jabin and Sisera as bad enemies to Israel as the Irish rebels to us

extoll'd by Book-polititians for Majestie and likeness to the rule of God But it hath so long degenerated into Arrogancie and Tyranny that it is now disgracing it self out of the world Democracie hath been sometimes despised where and while it hath been eclipsed by the seeming-splendor of Lord-ensnaring and people-vassal ging Royalty But what it wants in Majesty is richly made up in true Liberty and secure Safety The people loving the Governmen of the People as before described love themselves But Kings loving themselves and their Court-creatures they drained and suck'd out the life and blood and spirits of the State The Peoples misery and poverty as was their Maxime was their security to do what they list The time is now at hand to dethrone Monarchie and to raise Democracie according to our Text of the Honour to be given to the Holy-people compared with Dan. 7.27 Read it wisely The KINGDOM and DOMINION and the GREATNESSE of the Kingdom UNDER the WHOLE HEAVEN shall be given to the PEOPLE of the SAINTS You see then our Text and that of Daniel speakes fairely for a Democracie that is holy and our Times begin to ecchoe distinctly to it as we shall see more after in the Antitypicall consideration of the termes of our Doctrine and Text. 3 Word is Praise ye the Lord or as 't is in the Hebrew HALLELU-JAH which is as I may say the Heavenly prick-song of the times signified in the Revelation to our present time and downward When had we cause more to praise Jah or Jehovah then now When did he more manifest himself as such then now by that time we have reckoned up the many things of this daies memorial And the duty is like the desert It doth not onely sound of what we must do but savours of much sweetness in the doing and so a motive as well as a Command to praise For Praise is a preparation to prayer He that is not in tune to pray let him first play the praludium of praise he shall soon finde his heart before bed-ridden sick spiritually to come to his life and strength So it appeares by Davids Psalmes often For praise is a great heart-melter a Convincer of sin in regard of the unkindness of it and so an admirer of divine mercy as Jacob Lord I am lesse then the least of all thy mercies For Praise is an owning of the returnes of our prayers We know our prayers againe when we see them acted and effected and make us Eccho to God acts as David Away from me ye workers of iniquity the Lord hath heard me Psal 6 What shall I render to the Lord Psal 116 for all his benefit Therefore praise also is a quieter of discontent a composer of our spirits an allayer of the mutinies of the affections Psal 73. Psal 77. It is the intent and event of Gods deliverances and the acceptable glorifying of him Psal 50. v. 15. v. 23. And t is a great tryer of the actions that is in judgment and Conscience well done for which a Saint can cordially give praise Therefore praise we for the thing done for eyes to see cause of praise and for hearts willing to give thankes And whiles we praise we loose no time to procure at the Throne of Grace Praise is as well a potencie and prevayling to get as a pledge we have received As well a Petition as an accquittance So in the story of Iehosaphat who whiles he praised 2 Chron. 20.22 c. obtained the victory of an Army of enemies Therefore doubt not but that this daies praise shall have the fruit of Petitions Therefore to all these seven let the foot of the song be Therefore praise therefore praise c. 4 Word is Performance Psal 136.3 c. O give thankes unto the Lord of HOSTS who alone doth GREAT WONDERS for his mercy indures for ever c. Who remembred us in our LOW ESTATE for his mercy indureth for ever And REDEEMED us from our ENEMIES for his mercy indureth for ever Need I speak to this Text The day is a plain and compleat commentary 5 Word is according to his Promise Not onely great things are done for us but with the great seale of Gods truth that he heares when we do pray and doth as he speaks So that in what we have heard and seen and injoy being the issue of promises all is not done till THIS world be done Gods Promises are of an unknown worth a rich improvement and of endless incomes of Reversions Promises are like the sunne that casts its beames at first rising from East to West Yea they are like to fountainous streames the further they runne the more they are augmented till they disburded themselves into the Ocean This is a great mystery I had the first hint of it many yeeres since from learned and religious Calvin Promises have never an end of all in them till Saints attaine the perfect end of all So that as all the promises and performances of the Old Testament did first devolve themselves on the great period of Christs incarnation so next they reach to and rest upon Christs exaltation of his Kingdome on earth among his Holy-people as they are anewly promised or commented upon in the New Men may not yet say of the grand promises of the generall good of the Holy-people Now such a promise is fullfilled and now such a promise is fullfilled unless they mean fullfilled so as not yet fully fullfilled What ever is done till the full perfection of all things come is but an Epocha Intervall or Stage of the progresse of promises and their severall Gesses Promises in their effectuall movings are like the movings of the Sea the latter wave is the greater and the outwarder circle the wider We now wonder at the greatness of mercies present But he is immense that acts Now are but dawnings to the sunne hereafter rising 2 Pet. 1.19 The Holy-people are now honoured But shall be more and more So it followes in the two words behinde namely Honour and such honour with addition to ALL his Saints 6 Word is honour God will honour them whom the world all along till now have most vilified He will make them glorious before men whom as Paul faith men have made the off-scowring of all things Now it is not onely a matter of conscience towards God but of credit among men to be a Saint And shall not such praise Yea they must they do they will Rev. 5.9 c The four Beasts and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb c. And they sung a NEW song saying Thou art worthy c. for thou wast stain and hast redeemed us c out of every nation and hast made us unto our God Kings and Priests and we shall REIGN on the EARTH And I beheld and heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand