Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	ghost_n	holy_a	sinner_n	7,089	5	9.1918	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63552	The faith of the Chvrch of England concerning Gods work on mans will pvblikely confirmed by the svbscriptions of all the famous martyrs, and divines thereof : faithfully gathered out of the authenticke records of the Chvrch / by Francis Tayler ...	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1641 (1641)	Wing T276; ESTC R10772	33,137	62

as to think a good thought We are all by originall corruption of our nature Now. Cat. quest 69. of such blindnesse wickednesse and frowardnesse that we can neither understand nor are able or willing to do our dutie required by the law We by nature are so unwary to foresee Now. Cat. quest 224. and so weak to resist temptations that we cannot but be overcome unlesse God do assist us with his grace and arme us with his strength The corrupt inclination of man was so much given to follow his own fantasie Sermon of good works Part. 2. that all the admonitions exhortations benefits and threatnings of God could not keep him from his inventions Neither could the notablenesse of the place being the beginning of Gods law make us to marke it Hom. against perill of idolatry Part. 1. nor the plain declaration by recounting of all kinde of similitudes cause us to understand it nor the oft repeating and reporting of it in divers and sundry places the oft reading and hearing of it could cause us to remember it nor the dread of the horrible penaltie to our selves our children and posteritie after us feare us from transgressing of it nor the greatnesse of the reward to us and our children after us move us any thing to obedience and the observing of the Lords great Law against idolatry So that if either the multitude or plainnesse of the places might make us to understand In the same Hom. or Gods earnest charge that God giveth in them move us to regard or the horrible plagues threatned to idolaters might ingender any feare in our hearts we would forsake this wickednesse When God leaveth us to our own wit will Sermon of falling from God Part. 1. Part. 2. and strength then he begins to forsake us When God gives us over he suffers us to bring forth such fruits as we will all naughtinesse and vice and that so abundantly that they shall cleane overgrow us choke strangle and utterly destroy us They that live not after God perceive not this great wrath of God towards them Part. 2. that he doth let them alone to themselves When thou art called to repentance Hom. of Repentance Part. 3. neglect not the good occasion that is ministred to thee least when thou wouldst repent thou hast not the grace to do it Sermon for Rogat week Part. 1. Hom. of information of them that take offence at some places of Script Part. 2. For to repent is a good gift of God In the power and vertue of the holy Ghost we are made meet and able to receive Gods gifts and graces Godly men when they fall into sin through Gods great grace and infinite mercy rise again and fight against sinne CHAP. II. Of Gods Omnipotency shewed in our Conversion THis Argument is one of the strongest for if God use his omnipotency in converting of a sinner then there is no question but God doth more then perswade and that the work must needs be effectuall unlesse any mans will can resist Gods omnipotency Let us therefore heare the books pronounce sentence and agree to it God which declarest thy Almightie power most chiefly in shewing mercy and pitie Collect. 11. Sunday after Trinity give unto us abundantly thy grace that we returning to thy promises may be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure through Jesus Christ our Lord. From Satans rage and filthy band Lords prayer By D. Coxe Serm. of Sacrament Part. 1. Hom. for Whitsunday Part. 1. In the same place Defend us with thy mightie hand We are marvellously incorporated into Christ by the operation of the holy Ghost It is the office of the holy Ghost to sanctifie and regenerate Which work the more it is hid from our understanding the more it ought to move all men to wonder at the secret and mighty working of Gods holy Spirit which is within us Did not Gods Spirit miraculously work in David Matthew Peter and Paul Such is the power of the holy Ghost to regenerate men and as it were to bring them forth a new so that they shall be nothing like the men that they were before The Apostles rejoyced In the same place that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ This was the mighty worke of the Holy Ghost who because he giveth patience and joyfulnesse of heart in temptation and affliction hath therefore worthily obtained this name in holy Scripture to be called a Comforter Let us humbly beseech God so to worke in our hearts by the power of his holy Spirit In the same place that we being regenerate and newly borne againe in all goodnes righteousnesse sobriety and truth may in the end obtaine eternall life To new create a man from a wicked person to a righteous man is a greater act saith S. Augustin then to make such a new Heaven and Earth Serm. for Rogat week Part. 1. as is already made God is able to doe abundantly beyond our desires and thoughts according to the power working in us Part. 3. Almighty God give us grace that we may cast away the works of darknesse Coll. 1. Sunday in Advent and put upon us the armour of light Lord of all power and might graffe in our hearts the love of thy name Coll. 7. Sunday after Trin. Coll. on All Saints day Song before Even prayer Almighty God which hast knit together thy elect in one communion and fellowship in the mysticall body of thy Sonne Christ our Lord. Praise yee the Lord which gives all grace for he is a Lord of great might CHAP. III. Of Gods speciall grace THe doctrine of Gods speciall grace overthroweth the foolish conceit of some common grace wrought in all those that heare the Gospel whereby they may beleeve if they will yet often doe not It is a speciall and effectuall grace that workes in our regeneration that workes not in others that are not regenerate Heare therefore the words of the bookes BY thy speciall grace preventing us thou dost put into our hearts good desires Coll. on Easterday Exhort to such as come negligently to the Communion Article 10. These things if ye earnestly consider ye shall by Gods grace return to a better minde for the obtaining whereof we shall make our humble petitions while we shall receive the holy Communion The condition of man after the fall of Adam is such that he cannot turne and prepare himselfe by his owne naturall strength and good works to faith and calling upon God wherefore we have no power to doe good works pleasant acceptable to God without the grace of God preventing us that we may have a good will and working with us when we have that good will Adversaries unto this truth Mr. Rogers commentary on it Prop. 2. ere such as hold that men beleeve not but of their owne free-will and that it is in a mans free-will to beleeve or not to beleeve to obey or