Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	faith_n	justify_v	work_n	4,699	5	6.6604	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19037	The parable of the vncleane spirit pithily opened, and plainly applied; wherein is shewed Sathans possession, his dispossession, and repossession. A worke needfull for these secure times, in which the most neglect the meanes oftheir salvation. Preached, and now published, by Edmund Cobbes minister of the Word of God.	Cobbes, Edmund, b. 1592 or 3.	1633 (1633)	STC 5454; ESTC S116664	66,367	214

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time_n these_o with_o many_o other_o sin_n he_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o which_o thou_o may_v conclude_v that_o god_n in_o mercy_n have_v free_v thou_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o this_o tyrant_n have_v christ_n by_o the_o powerful_a work_n of_o his_o spirit_n cast_v this_o unclean_a spirit_n out_o of_o thou_o use_v 2_o then_o be_v exhort_v all_o you_o that_o fear_v god_n to_o submit_v yourselves_o unto_o christ_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o word_n for_o he_o be_v able_a to_o 18_o 2_o tim_n 1_o 22_o rom._n 14._o 18_o keep_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v you_o shall_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o approve_a of_o man_n else_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o revolt_v and_o then_o we_o may_v see_v our_o 21_o 2_o pet_n 2_o 21_o fearful_a case_n and_o condition_n therefore_o have_v receive_v so_o great_a a_o benefit_n let_v we_o be_v sure_a to_o give_v god_n the_o 10_o revel_v 12_o 10_o praise_n of_o his_o mercy_n for_o 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table_n be_v make_v a_o snare_n and_o that_o 22_o psal_n 69_o 22_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v for_o thy_o welfare_n 9_o rom._n 11._o 9_o be_v become_v a_o trap_n yea_o christ_n himself_o which_o be_v unto_o the_o godly_a a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n of_o life_n be_v unto_o thou_o a_o stumble_a stone_n and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n 23_o rom._n 9_o 23_o cross_n and_o affliction_n which_o god_n use_v to_o purge_v out_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o child_n these_o work_n in_o thou_o hatred_n against_o god_n &_o stir_v up_o thy_o corruption_n to_o murmur_v &_o to_o be_v impatient_a and_o still_o to_o shun_v the_o gracious_a presence_n of_o god_n and_o to_o hate_v the_o mean_n of_o salvation_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o all_o those_o which_o be_v under_o satan_n bondage_n how_o miserable_a they_o be_v in_o this_o life_n and_o how_o miserable_a they_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o alas_o how_o may_v we_o lament_v the_o desperate_a estate_n of_o many_o in_o our_o age_n who_o though_o they_o remain_v in_o so_o fearful_a a_o estate_n yet_o they_o be_v unwilling_a to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o tell_v the_o drunkard_n that_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o he_o else_o he_o shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o he_o will_v for_o your_o pain_n give_v you_o a_o squib_n or_o watch_v opportunity_n to_o do_v you_o a_o mischief_n tell_v the_o profaner_n of_o the_o lord_n sabbath_n and_o the_o filthy_a liver_n of_o our_o time_n that_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n must_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o they_o and_o you_o shall_v hear_v they_o roar_v like_o the_o devil_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v torment_v before_o their_o time_n oh_o what_o a_o lamentation_n may_v we_o take_v up_o for_o the_o desperate_a sin_n of_o our_o time_n which_o furious_o march_v to_o hell_n under_o satan_n colour_n and_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v god_n have_v offer_v they_o the_o mean_n and_o have_v show_v they_o 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so_o that_o at_o the_o last_o he_o have_v so_o far_o infatuate_v their_o understanding_n that_o they_o also_o worship_v cat_n serpent_n and_o other_o filthy_a creature_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o divers_a historian_n hesiod_n as_o eusebius_n observe_v say_v there_o be_v worship_v upon_o the_o earth_n 30._o thousand_o god_n in_o which_o idolatry_n the_o gentile_n continue_v until_o the_o lord_n jesus_n preach_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o gospel_n among_o they_o which_o glad_a tiding_n they_o embrace_v and_o forsake_v their_o former_a error_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o when_o they_o see_v his_o miracle_n they_o speak_v very_o honourable_o of_o he_o and_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v