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	lord_n	praise_v	8,721	5	10.1829	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19531	The mother and the child A short catechisme or briefe summe of religion, gathered out of Mr. Cragges Catechisme, for the fitting of little children, for the publick ministery. With short, very comfortable and fruitfull meditations on the Lords Prayer. Together with other briefe and profitable meditations on the seuen penitentiall psalmes.	Craig, John, 1512?-1600.; Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.	1611 (1611)	STC 5961.5; ESTC S116725	44,088	216

thou_o 10_o my_o heart_n pant_v my_o strength_n fail_v i_o and_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o eye_n be_v go_v from_o i_o 11_o my_o lover_n and_o my_o neighbour_n do_v stand_v look_v upon_o my_o trouble_n and_o my_o kinsman_n stand_v a_o far_o off_o 12_o they_o also_o that_o seek_v after_o my_o life_n lay_v snare_n for_o i_o &_o they_o that_o go_v about_o to_o do_v i_o evil_n talk_v of_o wickedness_n and_o imagiced_a deceit_n all_o the_o day_n long_o 13_o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_v like_o a_o deaf_a man_n and_o hear_v not_o and_o as_o one_o that_o be_v dumb_a that_o do_v not_o open_a his_o mouth_n 14_o and_o i_o be_o as_o a_o man_n that_o hear_v not_o and_o in_o who_o mouth_n be_v find_v no_o reproof_n 15_o for_o in_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n thou_o shall_v answer_v for_o for_o i_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n 16_o i_o have_v require_v that_o they_o even_o my_o enemy_n shall_v not_o triumph_v over_o i_o for_o when_o my_o foot_n slip_v they_o rejoice_v great_o against_o i_o 17_o and_o sure_o i_o be_o set_v in_o the_o plague_n and_o my_o heaviness_n be_v ever_o in_o my_o sight_n 18_o for_o i_o will_v confess_v my_o wickedness_n and_o be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n 19_o but_o my_o enemy_n live_v and_o be_v mighty_a &_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o wrongful_o be_v many_o in_o number_n 20_o they_o also_o that_o reward_n evil_a for_o good_a be_v against_o i_o because_o i_o follow_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a 21_o forsake_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n be_v not_o thou_o far_o from_o i_o 22_o haste_v thou_o to_o help_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o salvation_n 1_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o lord_n after_o thy_o great_a goodness_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n do_v away_o my_o offence_n 2_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o wickedness_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n 3_o for_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o fault_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o 4_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o clear_v when_o thou_o be_v judge_v 5_o behold_v i_o be_v shape_v in_o wickedness_n and_o in_o sin_n my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o 6_o but_o lo_o thou_o require_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o shall_v make_v i_o understand_v wisdom_n secret_o 7_o thou_o shall_v purge_v i_o with_o hyssop_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v clean_o thou_o shall_v wash_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v white_a than_o snow_n 8_o thou_o shall_v make_v i_o hear_v of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o the_o bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v 9_o turn_v thy_o face_n from_o my_o sin_n and_o blot_n out_o all_o my_o misdeed_n 10_o make_v i_o a_o clean_a hart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o 11_o cast_v i_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o 12_o o_o give_v i_o the_o comfort_n of_o thy_o help_n again_o and_o establish_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n 13_o then_o shall_v i_o teach_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o wicked_a and_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o 14_o deliver_v i_o from_o bloud-thirstiness_a o_o god_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o health_n and_o my_o tongue_n shall_v sing_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n 15_o thou_o shall_v open_v my_o lip_n o_o lord_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o praise_n 16_o for_o thou_o desire_v no_o sacrifice_n else_o will_v i_o give_v it_o thou_o but_o thou_o delight_v not_o in_o burn_a offering_n 17_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o trouble_a spirit_n and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n o_o lord_n shall_v thou_o not_o despise_v 18_o o_o be_v favourable_a and_o gracious_a unto_o zion_n build_v thou_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n 19_o then_o shall_v thou_o be_v please_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n with_o the_o burn_a offering_n and_o oblation_n then_o shall_v they_o offer_v young_a bullock_n upon_o thy_o altar_n 1_o hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n and_o let_v my_o cry_v come_v unto_o thou_o 2_o hide_v not_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n incline_v thy_o ear_n unto_o i_o when_o i_o call_v o_o hear_v i_o and_o that_o right_a soon_o 3_o for_o my_o day_n be_v consume_v away_o like_o a_o smoke_n &_o my_o bone_n be_v burn_v up_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o firebrand_n 4_o my_o heart_n be_v smite_v down_o and_o wither_v like_o grass_n so_o that_o i_o forget_v to_o eat_v my_o bread_n 5_o for_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o groan_v my_o bone_n will_v scarce_o cleave_v to_o my_o flesh_n 6_o i_o be_o become_v like_o a_o pelican_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o like_o a_o owl_n that_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n 7_o i_o have_v watch_v and_o be_o even_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sparrow_n that_o sit_v alone_o upon_o the_o house_n top_n 8_o my_o enemy_n revile_v i_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o they_o that_o be_v mad_a upon_o i_o be_v swear_v together_o against_o i_o 9_o for_o i_o have_v eat_v ash_n as_o it_o be_v bread_n and_o mingle_v my_o drink_n with_o weep_v 10_o and_o that_o because_o of_o thy_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n for_o thou_o have_v take_v i_o up_o and_o cast_v i_o down_o 11_o my_o day_n be_v go_v like_o a_o shadow_n and_o i_o be_o wither_v like_o grass_n 12_o but_o thou_o o_o lord_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o and_o thy_o remembrance_n throughout_o all_o generation_n 13_o thou_o shall_v arise_v and_o have_v pity_n upon_o zion_n for_o it_o be_v time_n that_o thou_o have_v mercy_n upon_o she_o yea_o the_o time_n be_v come_v 14_o and_o why_o thy_o seruamts_n think_v upon_o her_o stone_n and_o it_o pity_v they_o to_o see_v she_o in_o the_o dust_n 15_o the_o heathen_a shall_v fear_v thy_o name_n o_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n thy_o majesty_n 16_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v build_v up_o zion_n and_o when_o his_o glory_n shall_v appear_v 18_o this_o shall_v be_v write_v for_o they_o that_o come_v after_o and_o the_o people_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v shall_v praise_v the_o lord_n 19_o for_o he_o have_v look_v down_o from_o his_o sanctuary_n out_o of_o the_o heaven_n do_v the_o lord_n behold_v the_o earth_n 20_o that_o he_o may_v hear_v the_o mourning_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o captivity_n and_o deliver_v the_o child_n appoint_v unto_o death_n 21_o that_o they_o may_v declare_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o zion_n and_o his_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n 22_o when_o the_o people_n be_v gather_v together_o &_o the_o kingdom_n also_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n 23_o he_o bring_v down_o my_o strength_n in_o my_o journey_n and_o shorten_v my_o day_n 24_o but_o i_o say_v o_o my_o god_n take_v i_o not_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o age_n as_o for_o thy_o year_n they_o endure_v throughout_o all_o generation_n 25_o thou_o lord_n in_o the_o begin_n have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 26_o they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o shall_v endure_v they_o shall_v all_o wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n and_o as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v 27_o but_o thou_o be_v the_o same_o and_o thy_o year_n shall_v not_o fail_v 28_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o servant_n shall_v continue_v and_o their_o seed_n shall_v stand_v fast_o in_o thy_o sight_n 1_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a have_v i_o call_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n lord_n hear_v my_o voice_n 2_o o_o let_v thy_o ear_n consider_v well_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o complaint_n 3_o if_o thou_o lord_n will_v be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o oh_o lord_n who_o may_v abide_v it_o 4_o for_o the●●_n mercy_n wi●●_n thou_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o be_v fear_v 5_o i_o look_v for_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n do_v wait_v for_o he_o in_o his_o word_n be_v my_o trust_n 6_o my_o soul_n fly_v unto_o the_o lord_n before_o the_o morning_n watch_n i_o say_v before_o the_o morning_n watch_n 7_o o_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o there_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n 8_o and_o he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o sin_n 1_o hear_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n and_o consider_v my_o desire_n harken_v unto_o i_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n sake_n 2_o and_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v 3_o for_o the_o enemy_n have_v persecute_v my_o soul_n he_o have_v smite_v my_o life_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n he_o have_v lay_v i_o in_o the_o darkness_n as_o one_o that_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a 4_o therefore_o be_v my_o spirit_n vex_v within_o i_o and_o my_o heart_n within_o i_o be_v desolate_a 5_o yet_o do_v i_o remember_v the_o time_n past_a i_o muse_v upon_o all_o thy_o work_n yea_o i_o exercise_v myself_o in_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 6_o i_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o thou_o my_o soul_n gasp_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o thirsty_a land_n 7_o hear_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o that_o soon_o for_o my_o spirit_n wax_v faint_a hide_v not_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v like_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n 8_o o_o let_v i_o hear_v of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n for_o in_o thou_o be_v my_o trust_n show_v i_o then_o the_o way_n that_o i_o shall_v walk_v in_o for_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n unto_o thou_o 9_o deliver_v i_o o_o lord_n from_o my_o enemy_n for_o i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o to_o hide_v i_o 10_o teach_v i_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o please_v thou_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n let_v thy_o love_a spirit_n lead_v i_o forth_o into_o the_o land_n of_o righteousness_n 11_o quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n and_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n sake_n bring_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o trouble_n 12_o and_o of_o thy_o goodness_n slay_v my_o enemy_n and_o destroy_v all_o they_o that_o vex_v my_o soul_n for_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n

lord_n generation_n at_o the_o first_o or_o second_o turn_n of_o the_o spindle_n and_o take_v i_o not_o away_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o my_o course_n let_v i_o live_v o_o my_o god_n until_o the_o time_n come_v wherein_o thou_o shall_v open_v the_o treasure_n of_o thy_o grace_n to_o bestow_v among_o man_n the_o largesse_n of_o salvation_n or_o at_o least_o if_o thou_o have_v so_o determine_v of_o my_o end_n that_o my_o life_n may_v not_o continue_v till_o then_o remember_v my_o posterity_n and_o let_v he_o spring_v of_o my_o race_n that_o by_o his_o come_n shall_v redeem_v and_o sanctify_v the_o earth_n i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v from_o the_o beginning_n fashion_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n hand_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v good_a and_o excellent_a in_o the_o world_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n but_o all_o the_o universal_a shall_v wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n they_o vanish_v away_o and_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v find_v it_o have_v be_v 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in_o the_o family_n of_o thy_o servant_n david_n psalm_n 130._o de_fw-fr profundis_fw-la voice_n out_o of_o the_o deep_a bottom_n of_o the_o depth_n i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o my_o god_n lose_v &_o cover_v in_o the_o fearful_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n harken_v unto_o my_o voice_n give_v ear_n unto_o my_o prayer_n for_o all_o hope_n of_o succour_n be_v go_v i_o look_v about_o i_o and_o behold_v nothing_o but_o horror_n and_o fearfulness_n yet_o have_v i_o not_o lose_v courage_n but_o wait_v for_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o all_o those_o who_o live_v in_o fear_n of_o thy_o name_n and_o be_v obedient_a to_o thy_o commandment_n bow_v down_o then_o o_o lord_n complaint_n a_o favourable_a ear_n to_o my_o complaint_n if_o sin_n have_v interpose_v itself_o between_o thou_o and_o i_o to_o exasperate_v thou_o against_o my_o offence_n and_o to_o move_v thou_o against_o my_o prayer_n which_o i_o make_v unto_o thou_o drive_v it_o out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n of_o mercy_n or_o rather_o o_o lord_n close_o for_o a_o while_o thy_o eye_n of_o justice_n until_o the_o ear_n of_o thy_o clemency_n have_v receive_v my_o confession_n &_o the_o humble_a request_n which_o i_o make_v unto_o thou_o for_o i_o come_v not_o to_o stand_v upon_o my_o own_o justification_n but_o upon_o thy_o gentleness_n and_o bounty_n it_o if_o thou_o shall_v keep_v a_o register_n of_o our_o fault_n and_o call_v we_o to_o a_o strict_a account_n for_o they_o who_o can_v endure_v o_o lord_n the_o rigour_n of_o thy_o judgement_n what_o day_n be_v there_o of_o my_o whole_a life_n that_o deserve_v not_o a_o whole_a age_n of_o torment_n thou_o may_v bring_v upon_o i_o all_o the_o punishment_n of_o hell_n and_o yet_o the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o sin_n remain_v unpunished_a but_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v to_o mercy_n the_o sinner_n that_o come_v to_o thou_o with_o confession_n in_o the_o mouth_n fear_v and_o contrition_n in_o the_o heart_n no_o 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