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
A82752	A declaration of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England for a time of publique thanksgiving, upon the five and twentieth of this instant August, for the great victory lately vouchsafed to their fleet at sea.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Wing E1510; Thomason 669.f.17[47]; ESTC R211684	1,068	1

A DECLARATION OF THE Parliament of the Commonwealth of ENGLAND for a time of Publique Thanksgiving upon the Five and twentieth of this instant August for the great Victory lately vouchsafed to their Fleet at SEA IT having pleased the Lord after those many signal Tokens of his presence with his People in this Nation in the several Straights and Changes through which he hath by a mighty Hand and an out-stretched Arm led them hitherto Yet again to manifest his wonted power and goodness to them in that late and great Success of our Fleet at Sea when it pleased the Lord at the end of July last so to bless the Forces of this Commonwealth engaged by the Dutch who by Advantages not a few to humane Appearances were likely to have prevailed as that after a most sharp and doubtful encounter he Crowned us with Victory and made our Enemies to feel the Stroak of his Righteous Hand against them who have abundantly manifested it to be in their Intentions to have made us wearied by a long Intesttine War a spoil to their Avarice and Ambition by their first unjust Invasion of us and their earnest prosecuting since of a War against us notwithstanding all the endeavors used on our part to compose so sad and to us so unwelcome a Breach between the two Nations We being desirous to be deeply sensible hereof before the Lord and bearing also in minde what cause we have at all times to make mention of his Name in this Nation with all humble and thankful Acknowledgements but especially when he hath thus seasonably made bare his Holy Arm in this late Mercy before the eyes of all the Nations round about us Have thought it requisite at a particular time and in an especial maner to acknowledge the Hand and Goodness of our God to us in this great Work which he hath wrought for us And we have therefore set apart Thursday the Five and twentieth of this present August for the end aforesaid And in regard the Mercy is general and we hope will be of great advantage to this whole Commonwealth and to all that fear God in it We do earnestly desire them to contribute their help in this great Work of Thankfulness to the Lord and to suffer us to call upon them to sing together with us unto the Lord a new Song He hath dealt bountifully with us for his mercy endureth for ever and that as the Lord shall move and direct them they would seriously set themselves in his presence and praise him together with us that so we may all with one Heart and Voice offer up a free Sacrifice of Prayer and of Praise and all of us endeavor in our several Stations to improve so great a Deliverance to the alone Glory of our great God and the good of his People throughout the World Friday the Twelfth of August 1653. ORdered by the Parliament That this Declaration be forthwith printed and published Hen Scobell Clerk of the Parliament London Printed by John Field Printer to the Parliament of England 1653.