Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	ghost_n	redeemer_n	2,315	5	10.2948	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14601	A looking-glasse for papists to see their owne deformities in matters of faith, and religion: and for formall protestants; to make them more carefull of the true profession of Iesus Christ: lest at any time they fall away from the sinceritie of the Gospell of Christ. With a briefe history of the Popes liues, from the first three hundred yeeres after Christ, vntill Paul the fift.	R. W., minister in Norfolk.; Woods, Richard, minister of Frettenham, attributed name.; Wrathall, Richard, attributed name.; Burges, John, 1561?-1635.	1621 (1621)	STC 24912; ESTC S119311	60,513	116

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work_n see_v exod._n chap._n 20._o 8._o i_o will_v show_v mercy_n to_o they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n if_o these_o must_v have_v mercy_n who_o can_v plead_v merit_n romans_z 6._o 23._o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n ephes_n 2._o 8._o 10._o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n &c._n &c._n roman_n 8._o 18._o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a etc._n etc._n titus_n 3._o 5._o we_o be_v save_v not_o by_o work_n which_o we_o wrought_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n merit_n have_v no_o place_n where_o mercy_n be_v require_v see_v father_n bernard_n those_o which_o we_o call_v merit_n be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o reign_v augustine_n all_o my_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o death_n of_o my_o lord_n his_o death_n be_v my_o merit_n my_o merit_n be_v the_o passion_n of_o my_o lord_n manuel_n chapter_n two_o and_o twenty_o again_o he_o crow_v thou_o because_o he_o crow_v his_o own_o gift_n not_o thy_o merit_n psalm_n 120._o again_o lord_n thou_o will_v quicken_v i_o in_o thy_o justice_n not_o in_o i_o not_o because_o i_o have_v deserve_v it_o but_o because_o thou_o have_v have_v compassion_n ps_n 142._o see_v more_o in_o the_o title_n of_o justification_n thus_o i_o cease_v to_o follow_v they_o in_o their_o idle_a discourse_n conclude_v our_o doctrine_n to_o be_v more_o ancient_a as_o from_o christ_n the_o apostle_n scripture_n and_o father_n they_o object_n place_n of_o scripture_n for_o reward_n answer_n reward_n be_v twofold_a either_o of_o merit_n or_o of_o mercy_n life_n everlasting_a be_v not_o of_o merit_n but_o of_o mercy_n second_o they_o object_n merit_n by_o covenant_n do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v solut._n no_o man_n can_v do_v this_o ergo_fw-la a_o legal_a covenant_n condemn_v all_o man_n again_o there_o be_v a_o evangelicall_a covenant_n this_o promise_n be_v make_v not_o to_o the_o work_n but_o to_o the_o person_n to_o his_o faith_n lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n believe_v and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v mark_v 16._o 16._o act_n 8._o 37._o and_o 16._o 31._o now_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n for_o doctrine_n as_o before_o of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o pope_n i_o will_v use_v the_o argument_n our_o saviour_n christ_n use_v against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n who_o say_v they_o have_v abraham_n to_o their_o father_n john_n 8._o 39_o answer_v if_o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n you_o will_v do_v the_o deed_n of_o abraham_n so_o say_v i_o if_o the_o pope_n be_v peter_n successor_n concern_v doctrine_n they_o will_v show_v it_o in_o teach_v doctrine_n agreeable_a to_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o they_o do_v not_o for_o peter_n teach_v justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n alone_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o christ_n himself_o and_o have_v leave_v the_o same_o write_v in_o scripture_n for_o our_o instruction_n and_o imitation_n see_v title_n of_o justification_n again_o peter_n christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o scripture_n teach_v only_o two_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o they_o teach_v seven_o contrary_a to_o christ_n peter_n and_o the_o apostle_n see_v title_n of_o sacrament_n the_o number_n moreover_o christ_n institute_v baptism_n the_o outward_a sign_n whereof_o be_v only_a water_n and_o the_o form_n to_o baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n peter_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n rest_v in_o this_o and_o leave_v the_o same_o write_v in_o scripture_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o papist_n use_v a_o number_n of_o idle_a ceremony_n contrary_a to_o peter_n practice_n the_o apostle_n and_o scripture_n see_v title_n of_o baptism_n again_o for_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o the_o supper_n christ_n use_v in_o the_o institution_n thereof_o 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