Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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Great salvation by Jesus Christ tenderd to the greatest of sinners and in particular to such as have been refusers of it, if God shall now at last make them willing to receive it / by Richard Eedes ...
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Eedes, Richard, d. 1686.
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glorious_a justice_n go_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n mat._n 25.41_o 5_o reason_n because_o it_o have_v a_o great_a and_o a_o long_a reach_n 1._o it_o reach_v to_o the_o soul_n 2._o and_o it_o reach_v to_o eternity_n 1_o it_o reach_v unto_o the_o soul_n other_o sentence_n reach_v but_o to_o the_o body_n name_n estate_n family_n relation_n liberty_n life_n as_o be_v before_o hint_v but_o this_o reach_v the_o soul_n fear_v not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v that_o have_v no_o more_o that_o they_o can_v do_v but_o fear_v he_o who_o when_o he_o have_v kill_v be_v able_a to_o cast_v into_o hell_n yea_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o fear_v he_o luke_n 12_o 4._o how_o do_v malefactor_n that_o be_v arraign_v for_o some_o capital_a offence_n tremble_v before_o a_o earthly_a judge_n when_o he_o be_v pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o they_o but_o how_o will_v corrupt_v judge_n themselves_o 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more_o than_o light_n that_o mercy_n be_v offer_v and_o wrath_n be_v choose_v that_o salvation_n be_v tender_v and_o damnation_n be_v take_v man_n deal_v so_o jewish_o with_o christ_n that_o they_o prefer_v barrabbas_n a_o murderer_n before_o he_o and_o this_o be_v right_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o damnation_n 2._o it_o be_v comparative_o great_a than_o other_o condemnation_n we_o prove_v gospel-salvation_n to_o be_v great_a than_o other_o salvation_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o gospel-refusing_a to_o be_v great_a than_o other_o sin_n and_o now_o be_v to_o show_v that_o this_o damnation_n be_v great_a than_o other_o condemnation_n 1._o great_a than_o condemnation_n by_o man_n law_n sentence_n in_o court_n of_o humane_a judicature_n reach_v but_o 1._o either_o to_o the_o estate_n as_o fine_v or_o confiscation_n 2._o or_o to_o the_o body_n as_o imprisonment_n and_o scourge_v 3._o or_o to_o the_o name_n as_o stigmatise_v or_o burn_v in_o the_o hand_n or_o forehead_n 4._o or_o 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