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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28292	Sermons preached on several occasions shewing 1. the saints relief in time of exigency, 2. The admirableness of divine providence, 3. A prisoner at liberty, and his judge in bonds, 4. The most remarkable man upon earth, or, the true portraicture of a saint / by Samuel Blackerby ....; Sermons. Selections	Blackerby, Samuel.	1674 (1674)	Wing B3070; ESTC R23157	148,255	274

that_o believe_v be_v justify_v now_o if_o god_n justify_v who_o can_v condemn_v rom._n 8.33_o 34._o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o who_o be_v even_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n who_o also_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o now_o if_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v then_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o thou_o can_v possible_o fear_v will_v prevent_v thy_o relief_n and_o therefore_o be_v persuade_v to_o set_v faith_n on_o work_n in_o jesus_n christ_n go_v out_o of_o thyself_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o and_o believe_v that_o with_o god_n there_o be_v still_o mercy_n for_o thou_o and_o plenteous_a redemption_n thus_o do_v david_n fetch_v in_o comfort_n against_o a_o time_n of_o need_n psal_n 130.3_o 4._o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v but_o there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v i_o wait_v for_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n do_v wait_v and_o in_o his_o word_n do_v i_o hope_v i_o e._n if_o god_n eye_n shall_v be_v whole_o fix_v upon_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o upon_o christ_n righteousness_n we_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v we_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o if_o our_o eye_n be_v only_o fix_v upon_o our_o sin_n and_o not_o upon_o god_n mercy_n in_o christ_n we_o shall_v never_o attain_v to_o any_o confidence_n in_o god_n for_o relief_n in_o time_n of_o need_n i_o but_o now_o say_v david_n upon_o this_o ground_n i_o can_v wait_v for_o the_o lord_n and_o hope_v in_o his_o word_n yea_o upon_o this_o very_a ground_n he_o exhort_v other_o to_o hope_v v._o 7._o let_v israel_n hope_n in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n still_o there_o be_v mercy_n though_o we_o have_v live_v upon_o this_o stock_n of_o 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