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Mercy to a beast A sermon preached at Saint Maries Spittle in London on Tuseday in Easter-weeke. 1612. By Iohn Rawlinson Doctor of Divinitie.
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Rawlinson, John, 1576-1630.
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the_o weal_n public_a as_o be_v the_o sider_v web_n out_o of_o her_o bowel_n but_o as_o 1._o as_o laert._n l._n 1._o solon_n once_o complain_v even_o as_o spider_n web_n indeed_o which_o every_o great_a drone_n or_o humble_v be_v will_v break_v thorough_a at_o his_o pleasure_n when_o the_o poor_a silly_a fly_n shall_v be_v catch_v and_o entangle_v in_o they_o to_o his_o overthrow_n nay_o without_o these_o two_o what_o will_v judge_n themselves_o be_v but_o as_o great_a thief_n send_v less_o thief_n to_o execution_n nay_o without_o these_o say_v 4._o say_v austin_n de_fw-fr civet_n l._n 4._o c._n 4._o austin_n quid_fw-la sunt_fw-la regna_fw-la nisi_fw-la magna_fw-la latrocinia_fw-la quia_fw-la latroâ—inia_fw-mi quid_fw-la sunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la parva_fw-la regna_fw-la what_o be_v kingdom_n themselves_o but_o as_o great_a robbery_n for_o what_o else_o be_v robbery_n but_o little_a kingdom_n magistrato_n mercy_n must_v be_v above_o justice_n in_o the_o magistrato_n howbeit_o as_o before_o i_o note_v that_o though_o god_n be_v both_o mercy_n and_o justice_n itself_o yet_o mercy_n have_v the_o predominancie_n and_o preeminence_n over_o his_o justice_n so_o i_o hold_v it_o a_o good_a caveat_n to_o all_o magistrate_n that_o decreti_fw-la that_o margarita_n decreti_fw-la rationem_fw-la praelati_fw-la tutiùs_fw-la reddent_fw-la de_fw-la miscricordiâ_fw-la quà m_fw-la de_fw-la crudelitate_fw-la when_o the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v call_v judge_n themselves_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o judgement_n more_o easy_o will_v he_o dispense_v with_o their_o overmuch_a lenity_n than_o with_o their_o overmuch_a cruelty_n for_o god_n who_o love_v mercy_n so_o well_o that_o he_o have_v make_v she_o as_o it_o be_v a_o queen_n give_v she_o the_o supremacy_n and_o sovereignty_n 145.9_o sovereignty_n psal_n 145.9_o over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145._o and_o have_v so_o insert_v and_o ingraff_v she_o within_o the_o very_a bowel_n of_o man_n that_o when_o he_o will_v speak_v to_o man_n capacity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n and_o will_v insinuate_v his_o own_o merciful_a affection_n to_o man_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o express_v it_o by_o call_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n as_o in_o that_o parable_n luc._n 14._o 14._o 14._o theophil_n in_o luc._n 14._o where_o it_o be_v say_v a_o certain_a man_n make_v a_o great_a supper_n etc._n etc._n no_o doubt_n but_o as_o himself_o be_v abundant_a in_o mercy_n so_o will_v his_o mercy_n abound_v to_o those_o that_o abound_v in_o mercy_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v judgement_n merciless_a to_o he_o that_o show_v no_o mercy_n and_o mercy_n rejoice_v against_o judgement_n as_o it_o be_v 2.13_o be_v james._n 2.13_o james_n 2._o be_v it_o then_o that_o our_o english_a law_n be_v not_o always_o write_v in_o blood_n but_o sometime_o in_o oil_n provide_v for_o some_o malefactor_n of_o better_a hope_n some_o easy_a penalty_n than_o death_n as_o the_o pylorie_n rather_o than_o the_o galowe_n or_o perhaps_o a_o note_n of_o inustion_n in_o the_o ear_n or_o in_o the_o hand_n or_o whip_v or_o slit_v of_o the_o nose_n or_o the_o like_a shall_v they_o therefore_o be_v condemn_v as_o partial_a because_o they_o will_v in_o justice_n punish_v sin_n and_o yet_o in_o mercy_n spare_v the_o sinner_n no_o no_o there_o must_v be_v that_o which_o the_o moral_a philosopher_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o equity_n that_o must_v allay_v and_o lenify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o severity_n of_o justice_n reverend_a gerson_n reverend_a joh._n gerson_n gerson_n sometime_o chancellor_n of_o paris_n call_v it_o justitiam_fw-la interpretativam_fw-la a_o justice_n that_o will_v make_v a_o favourable_a yet_o a_o conscionable_a construction_n of_o law_n respect_v that_o intent_n and_o meaning_n which_o the_o lawgiver_n have_v or_o of_o likelihood_n will_v have_v have_v in_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a case_n each_o circumstance_n thereof_o be_v due_o and_o right_o ponder_v well_o and_o wise_o therefore_o have_v it_o be_v provide_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o conscionable_a court_n of_o chancery_n to_o mitigate_v the_o rigid_a austerity_n of_o other_o court_n because_o as_o cicer._n as_o cicer._n the_o heathen_a man_n say_v summunius_fw-la summa_fw-la iniuria_fw-la extremity_n of_o right_n be_v no_o better_a than_o extremity_n of_o wrong_n and_o true_o text_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o text_n i_o shall_v do_v my_o text_n but_o right_n if_o i_o shall_v term_v it_o a_o chancery-text_n for_o to_o confess_v a_o truth_n that_o which_o cause_v i_o to_o fasten_v my_o i_n ditation_n upon_o it_o be_v this_o that_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v it_o fall_v from_o the_o lip_n of_o my_o most_o honourable_a lord_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n as_o great_a as_o grave_n as_o wise_a as_o noble_a as_o judicious_a as_o merciful_a a_o justicer_n as_o ever_o this_o kingdom_n have_v &_o that_o with_o such_o sweet_a complacency_n of_o affection_n that_o he_o have_v sometime_o profess_v that_o be_v he_o a_o preacher_n this_o shall_v be_v his_o text_n a_o righteous_a man_n be_v merciful_a to_o the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n as_o be_v the_o song_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n minister_n mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o minister_n such_o must_v also_o be_v the_o song_n of_o the_o spiritual_a magistrate_n which_o be_v the_o minister_n it_o must_v be_v a_o song_n bipartite_a of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n mercy_n in_o apply_v the_o sweet_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n &_o judgement_n in_o deliver_v the_o fearful_a threat_n of_o the_o law_n a_o thing_n not_o obscure_o signify_v unto_o we_o 2.3_o we_o act._n 2.3_o in_o those_o linguae_fw-la dispertitae_fw-la or_o cleave_a tongue_n wherein_o the_o holy_a ghost_n appear_v to_o the_o apostle_n act._n 2._o cleave_a tongue_n to_o teach_v they_o that_o their_o song_n must_v be_v both_o of_o mercy_n &_o judgement_n not_o always_o of_o mercy_n for_o fear_v of_o presumption_n nor_o yet_o always_o of_o judgement_n for_o fear_n of_o desperation_n but_o of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n both_o for_o that_o be_v good_a discretion_n because_o either_o of_o they_o without_o the_o other_o be_v like_o a_o good_a medicine_n ill_o apply_v which_o rather_o hurt_v than_o help_v the_o wound_n minister_n mercy_n above_o justice_n in_o the_o minister_n but_o o_o let_v the_o smoke_a flax_n never_o be_v quench_v so_o long_o as_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n can_v but_o send_v forth_o smoky_a sigh_n and_o sob_n for_o his_o sin_n and_o so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o light_n or_o spark_n of_o grace_n in_o he_o let_v he_o never_o want_v cherish_v but_o when_o with_o the_o sharp_a share_n of_o the_o law_n we_o have_v make_v as_o it_o be_v deep_a furrow_n of_o sorrow_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o hearer_n then_o let_v we_o sow_v the_o comfortable_a seed_n of_o the_o gospel_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o first_o say_v to_o adam_n 2.17_o adam_n gen._n 2.17_o morte_fw-la moriêris_fw-la thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n there_o be_v the_o furrow_n of_o the_o law_n &_o then_o come_v with_o 3.15_o with_o gen._n 3.15_o semen_n mulieris_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o head_n of_o the_o serpent_n there_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o must_v justice_n and_o mercy_n rest_v only_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o moses_n &_o aaron_n the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o minister_n no_o beloved_a they_o must_v be_v like_o that_o precious_a ointment_n man_n mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o be_v pour_v upon_o aaron_n head_n run_v down_o to_o his_o beard_n and_o so_o to_o the_o very_a skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n they_o must_v descend_v to_o the_o very_o low_a &_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n and_o so_o dear_a must_v they_o be_v to_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o 3.3_o that_o prov._n 3.3_o solomon_n prov._n 3._o not_o content_a to_o have_v say_v let_v not_o mercy_n &_o truth_n forsake_v thou_o add_v further_a bound_v they_o on_o thy_o neck_n or_o wear_v they_o ut_fw-la torquem_fw-la aureum_fw-la as_o a_o chain_n of_o gold_n about_o thy_o neck_n and_o write_v they_o in_o the_o table_n of_o thy_o heart_n he_o afterward_o give_v the_o reason_n 21.21_o reason_n prov._n 21.21_o prov._n 21._o he_o that_o follow_v after_o righteousness_n and_o mercy_n shall_v find_v life_n and_o glory_n hypothesis_n 2._o hypothesis_n and_o so_o from_o my_o first_o general_a part_n which_o be_v the_o thesis_n a_o just_a man_n be_v merciful_a i_o now_o descend_v to_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o hypothesis_n that_o in_o particular_a he_o be_v merciful_a to_o the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n wherein_o i_o tell_v you_o we_o be_v to_o note_v first_o how_o then_o why_o he_o be_v to_o regard_v it_o in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o because_o i_o be_o not_o to_o teach_v you_o husbandry_n but_o divinity_n i_o will_v brief_o make_v particular_a
ratione_fw-la voluntas_fw-la as_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a that_o cvius_fw-la vult_fw-la miseretur_fw-la he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n neither_o have_v he_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o extend_v his_o mercy_n to_o any_o save_v only_o his_o will_n so_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o deus_fw-la nihil_fw-la potest_fw-la facere_fw-la iniqui_fw-la dum_fw-la facit_fw-la pro_fw-la suâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la god_n can_v do_v no_o injustice_n because_o he_o ever_o work_v according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n and_o injustice_n he_o can_v will_v his_o will_n be_v justice_n itself_o &_o that_o general_a rule_n of_o justice_n which_o only_o of_o all_o other_o can_v suffer_v no_o exception_n see_v then_o both_o the_o mercy_n &_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v god_n himself_o far_o be_v it_o from_o any_o christian_a heart_n to_o seek_v to_o set_v god_n at_o odds_n with_o himself_o by_o oppose_v his_o mercy_n against_o his_o justice_n as_o if_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o can_v not_o stand_v together_o or_o to_o deny_v that_o to_o our_o jehovah_n which_o the_o heathen_a attribute_v to_o their_o jove_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o be_v optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la the_o best_a and_o the_o great_a the_o best_a for_o his_o mercy_n and_o the_o great_a for_o his_o justice_n but_o be_v these_o two_o virtue_n mercy_n and_o justice_n thus_o reconcile_v in_o the_o divine_a nature_n only_o as_o be_v essential_a unto_o it_o no_o 85.18_o no_o psal_n 85.18_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o psal_n 85._o that_o in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n consist_v of_o two_o nature_n divine_a and_o humane_a mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o christ_n mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o peace_n have_v kiss_v each_o other_o for_o 9_o for_o austin_n l._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o litter_n c._n 9_o legem_fw-la &_o misericordiam_fw-la in_o linguâ_fw-la portat_fw-la christus_fw-la legem_fw-la quâ_fw-la reos_fw-la faciat_fw-la superbos_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la iustificet_fw-la himiliatos_fw-la christ_n carry_v in_o his_o tongue_n both_o a_o law_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o gospel_n of_o mercy_n a_o law_n of_o justice_n wherewith_o to_o convince_v the_o proud_a of_o sin_n and_o a_o gospel_n of_o mercy_n whereby_o to_o justify_v those_o that_o be_v humble_v and_o 2_o and_o bernard_n de_fw-fr adven_n serm_n 2_o st_n bernard_n compare_v our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o a_o bee_n which_o fly_v into_o the_o city_n nazareth_n which_o by_o interpretation_n signify_v a_o flower_n there_o alight_v upon_o the_o sweet_a flower_n of_o virginity_n that_o ever_o the_o earth_n yield_v the_o psalmist_n say_v 101.1_o say_v psal_n 101.1_o he_o know_v well_o that_o this_o bee_n have_v mel_n &_o aculeum_fw-la honey_n and_o sting_n both_o when_o he_o say_v psal_n 101._o my_o song_n shall_v be_v of_o mercy_n and_o judgement_n unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n will_v i_o sing_v and_o 25.8_o and_o psalm_n 25.8_o again_o psal_n 25._o dulcis_fw-la &_o rectus_fw-la dominus_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v sweet_a and_o righteous_a humil_n righteous_a bernard_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr 12._o grad_v humil_n dulcis_fw-la quia_fw-la perire_fw-la non_fw-la patitur_fw-la rectus_fw-la quia_fw-la punire_fw-la non_fw-la obliviscitur_fw-la sweet_a because_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o perish_v &_o righteous_a because_o he_o do_v not_o forget_v to_o punish_v sweet_a in_o his_o first_o come_v righteous_a in_o his_o second_o sweet_a in_o his_o promise_n righteous_a in_o his_o judgement_n sweet_a in_o his_o mercy_n righteous_a in_o his_o justice_n and_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o will_v not_o taste_v of_o the_o honey_n of_o his_o mercy_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o feel_v the_o sting_n of_o his_o justice_n so_o 5.10_o so_o cant._n 5.10_o cant._n 5._o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v candidus_n &_o rubicundus_fw-la white_a and_z red_z white_a in_o his_o right_a hand_n ratione_fw-la influxuum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o misericordiae_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n and_o red_a in_o his_o left_a respectu_fw-la defluxuum_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la &_o punitionis_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o bloody_a flux_n of_o justice_n &_o vengeance_n descend_v from_o he_o and_o it_o be_v 8.3_o be_v cant._n 8.3_o the_o spouse_n wish_v cant._n 8._o that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o left_a hand_n of_o justice_n under_o her_o head_n that_o so_o remember_v his_o judgement_n she_o may_v the_o rather_o apply_v herself_o to_o divine_a thing_n and_o that_o he_o will_v embrace_v she_o with_o his_o right_a hand_n of_o mercy_n of_o which_o it_o be_v write_v ult._n write_v psalm_n 16._o v._o ult._n psal_n 16._o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o thus_o be_v mercy_n &_o justice_n well_o agree_v both_o in_o god_n &_o his_o christ_n but_o yet_o withal_o it_o will_v be_v observe_v that_o oleum_fw-la supernatat_fw-la vino_fw-la justice_n god_n mercy_n exceed_v his_o justice_n the_o oil_n of_o god_n mercy_n do_v swim_v abone_n the_o wine_n of_o his_o justice_n a_o man_n will_v have_v think_v that_o if_o ever_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n shall_v have_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o his_o mercy_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o triumph_n over_o those_o cruel_a persecutor_n that_o so_o grievous_o torment_v christ_n at_o his_o passion_n yet_o christ_n not_o only_o pray_v for_o they_o but_o as_o poenit_fw-la as_o austin_n de_fw-fr utilit_fw-la poenit_fw-la s._n augustin_n sweet_o speak_v his_o mercy_n leave_v they_o not_o quousque_fw-la eius_fw-la iam_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la nôssent_fw-la bibere_fw-la credentes_fw-la quem_fw-la fuderant_fw-la saevientes_fw-la till_o they_o know_v how_o to_o drink_v that_o blood_n of_o his_o as_o believer_n which_o they_o have_v spill_v as_o bloody_a persecutor_n just_o then_o may_v it_o be_v question_v what_o the_o psalmist_n may_v mean_v psal_n 150._o when_o he_o say_v 150.2_o say_v psal_n 150.2_o laudate_fw-la dominum_fw-la secundùm_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la eius_fw-la praise_v you_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o greatness_n the_o multitude_n of_o his_o greatness_n what_o be_v that_o sure_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n if_o we_o consider_v he_o according_a to_o his_o divine_a essence_n be_v the_o number_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n which_o be_v finite_a because_o but_o three_o but_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n be_v not_o finite_a but_o infinite_a wherefore_o david_n will_v we_o to_o praise_n god_n not_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o multitude_n that_o be_v somuch_o as_o his_o greatness_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v for_o that_o be_v impossible_a but_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o greatness_n even_o the_o multitude_n of_o three_o person_n in_o the_o divine_a greatness_n which_o be_v but_o one_o for_o that_o joan._n c_o 1_o &_o tractar_n 31._o in_o joan._n we_o both_o may_v and_o must_v do_v but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o multitude_n &_o magnitude_n of_o god_n according_a to_o his_o attribute_n of_o goodness_n sweetness_n and_o mercy_n then_o impossible_a it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v praise_v he_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o greatness_n for_o both_o his_o 147.5_o his_o psal_n 147.5_o multitude_n be_v without_o number_n psal_n 147._o and_o 145.3_o and_o psal_n 145.3_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o his_o greatness_n psal_n 145._o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n such_o that_o no_o arithmetic_n can_v number_v they_o the_o magnitude_n such_o that_o no_o geometry_n can_v measure_v they_o both_o of_o they_o such_o that_o 31.21_o that_o psal_n 31.21_o david_n can_v but_o admire_v they_o ps_n 31._o quà m_fw-la magna_fw-la multitudo_fw-la dulcedinis_fw-la tuus_fw-la domine_fw-la ohox_o great_a be_v the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o goodness_n o_o lord_n which_o thou_o have_v lay_v up_o for_o they_o that_o fear_v thou_o and_o this_o admiration_n he_o afterward_o turn_v into_o 51.1_o into_o psal_n 51.1_o a_o petition_n psal_n 51._o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o o_o god_n secundùm_fw-la magnam_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la tuam_fw-la after_o thy_o great_a mercy_n et_fw-la secundùm_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la miserationum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la and_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n do_v away_o my_o offence_n wherefore_o o_o thou_o droop_a and_o soul_n sick_a sinner_n perplex_v and_o affright_v with_o the_o dread_n and_o horror_n of_o thy_o sin_n thy_o many_o application_n application_n and_o great_a sin_n still_o threaten_v thou_o a_o present_a precipitation_n into_o that_o dangerous_a down_o fall_n of_o despair_n o_o taste_n and_o see_v how_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v if_o thou_o have_v the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o sin_n to_o amate_v thou_o behold_v here_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o recomfort_v thou_o or_o if_o thou_o have_v the_o magnitude_n of_o thy_o sin_n to_o apal_a thou_o behold_v here_o the_o magnitude_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o refresh_v thou_o so_o that_o now_o thou_o may_v safe_o resolve_v with_o 129._o with_o hilar._n in_o ps_n 129._o s._n hilary_n ad_fw-la spem_fw-la