Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	eye_n	lord_n	wait_v	2,901	5	9.3473	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04164	The raging tempest stilled The historie of Christ his passage, with his disciples, over the Sea of Galilee, and the memorable and miraculous occurrents therein. Opened and explaned in weekly lectures (and the doctrines and vses fitly applied to these times, for the direction and comfort of all such as feare Gods iudgements) in the cathedrall and metropoliticall Church of Christ, Canterb.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.	1623 (1623)	STC 14305; ESTC S107445	230,620	359

cease they shall arive at the haven where they would be and enjoy many comforts but if the ship sinke they drowne and then farewell life and all earthly good this maketh them come to Christ and in this needfull time so importunately awaken him Secondly observe in Christ awakened opportunitie in helping though he slept soundly and long yet he awakeneth in good time to rebuke winds seas though he suffer great danger to be threatned and his disciples are exceedingly afraid yet he suffereth no hurt to be done in good time he awaketh and all is well Which teacheth us that howsoever it pleaseth God many times to turne the deafe eare to the prayers of his children and to delay and deferre to helpe them and let things come into desperate extremitie for the triall and exercise of their faith hope patience and godlinesse and that his blessings when they doe come may be the more welcome and thankfully received and he the more honoured and his glory seene yet he never failed nor will faile in his good time to awake heare and helpe He was on sleepe when his people were in such distresse at the Red-sea banke that they thought on nothing but graves and where to be buried but hee was awake when hee looked on the hoast of the Egyptians out of the fiery and cloudy pillar when the waters returned and drowned them all there was not one of them le●t and then his people praised God on the drie land He was asleepe when Samaria was besieged and there was so great a famine that an As●es head was sold for fourescore peeces of silver but he was awake when he strucke the Syrians with feare and made them flie and crie and leave such plentie in their campe that a measure of fine flower was sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel then said the Lepers This is a day of good tidings and doe we hold our peace God was asleepe when Ierusalem was besieged and Rabshekah so railed on the living God and those that trusted in him but he was awake when he sent an Angell who i● one night destroyed an hundred fourescore and five thousand of them He was on sleepe when there came such a multitude against Iehoshaphat and Iudah that he confessed We have no ●●●●t against this great companie neither know we what to doe But he was awake when they destroyed one another and Gods people in the valley of Berachah blessed God saying Praise yee the Lord for his mercy endureth for ever He was asleepe when Haman obtained a Decree that all the Iewes should be destroyed oh then was Shus●an in perplexitie but he was awake when by meanes of Queene Hester that Decree was made void Haman and his sons hanged many of the people of the Land became Iews and they celebrated daies of feasting and joy Oh then let Gods people in all their distresses so plie God with their prayers as yet with patience to wait his good leasure for deliverance all times and seasons are in his hands and hee knoweth best when to helpe only be assured hee will not oversleepe himselfe but awake as one out of sleep and as a Gyant refreshed with wine he will smite his enemies in the hinder parts and put them to a perpetuall shame Psal 78. 65. Never any trusted and waited on him and were ashamed O Lord say his people wee have waited for thee in the way of thy judgements And marke the issue Loe this is our God wee have waited for him and hee hath saved us Oh then wait wait on God Even as the eyes of servants and hand-maids wait upon the hands of their masters and mistresses so in all distresses let us wait upon God till he have mercie upon us For blessed are all they that wait for him And here give me leave to reprove a common fault amongst men who take upon them to prescribe the Lord when he shall helpe and if they be not heard by and by and their hastie desires be not satisfied they grow impatient of delay and say with the King of Israels messenger What should I wait for the Lord any longer If he will sleepe let him sleepe If they have prayed once or twice and be not heard they fling away in a cha●e make shipwrack of patience forfeit their confidence in God rely upon other meanes yea seeke to the Devil and his instruments Yea even Gods owne children do sometimes grow impatient and doe wonderfully bewray their infirmitie in this kinde not only murmuring inwardly in their soules if they lye long under some great affliction and have powred out their suits unto God for ease comfort and deliverance but also speaking unadvisedly with their lips Alas I have many times called on God and made mine humble suit unto him for comfort but I finde none the Lord seemeth to hide his face from mee to turne the deafe eare What would you have me to doe I am cleane out of heart weary of praying I feare me the Lord is angrie with me Oh let us labour to strengthen our selves against this weaknesse in patience possesse our soules The vision is for an appointed time though it tary wait for it it will surely come and will not tary Yet a little while and he that shall come will come and will not tarie Heb. 10. 37. Iacob wrestled long and was almost out of breath yea received a blow whereon hee halted all the daies of his life yet at last received a blessing The woman of Canaan received many a checke yet at last obtained her desire and ●rought a miracle by the force of her prayer saying to the eares and mouth of her Redeemer Ephata be yee opened so they were and he said Oh woman great is thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt The storme holdeth on that they are in exceeding perill and like all to be lost and perish but at last and in good time Christ awaketh I say then with David Wait on the Lord and he shall strengthen thine heart wait I say on the Lord So I proceed to the last part in the procuring of this calme viz. their prayer in these words expressed Lord save us we perish In the history of Ionah we reade that in the storme the sea by no meanes could be calmed or the Mariners safe till Ionah was cast into the sea Howsoever Ionah was a figure of Christ in his buriall yet not in his drowning As Saint Paul said of the ship-men seeking under a colour to escape Except these abide in the ship yee cannot be saved so I say Except Christ abide in the ship they cannot be saved Those Kings Princes and Governours who upon the storme goe about to cast Christ and his Golpell and those that professe it over-boord take the only course to ●uine their state Th●se Disciples were