Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	lord_n	spare_v	2,870	5	9.3705	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53206	Warning or lanthorn to London, by the doleful destruction of faire Jerusalem whose misery and unspeakable plague doth most justly declare Gods heavy wrath and judgement for the sinns and wickedness of the people, except by repentance we call to God for mercy : to the tune of Brigandary. Of the horrible and woful destruction of Jerusalem, and the signes and tokens that were seen before it was destroyed, which destruction was after Christs ascension xlii years : to the tune of The Queens almaine		1690 (1690)	Wing O144; Wing W925A; ESTC R234966	3,719	1

Warning or Lanthorn to London by the doleful destruction Of faire Jerusalem whose misery and unspeakable Plague doth most justly declare Gods heavy wrath and judgement for the sinns and wickedness of the people except by Repentance we call to God for Mercy To the tune of B●●g●ndary WHen fair Jerusalem did stand whom God did love so dear Whom he did keep with his right hand as plainly did appear ●or when the people went awry That plagues he sent them presently With O sorrow pittifull sorrow Good Lord thy vengeance spare Although his Temple there did stand whose beauty did surpasse the onely beauty of the Land where Gods true honour was ●et when the Lord did on them ●rown the same was spoyled and thrown down with O sorrow c. And for the peoples wickednesse which in the City dwelt The Land was brought to great distresse and many plagues they ●●●t Their Enemies they did abound That they besieg'd the City round with O sorrow c. The mighty Emperour then of Rome the Lord in fury sent To bring them all to deadly doome who would not once repent When half a year he there had line The people then began to pine with O sorrow c. The vomit which one man did cast another man did eat Their very ●ung they laid not wast but made thereof their meat And through this famine long begun The Mother was glad to eat her Son with O sorrow c. The gallant Ladies of that place whose pride did late excell Full lean and withered was her fare their bones a man might tell And they that were so dainty fine Through hunger great to death did pine with O sorrow The dead men covered all the ground of fair Jerusalem Such ●es●ilence did there abound and so infecte● them That many a thousand there did dye Which still unhurted there did lye vvith O sorrow c. Yet would not they give over the Towne for all this grievous case Vntill their Enemies pull'd it down and all the Walls did race And all the Iewes that lived then They took them prisoners every one vvith O sorrow c. And those that were of Noble birth the Conquerour took away The rest the Emperour did make his hardy Souldiers prey Who then for Slaves did sell them bound Even thirty for a penny round vvith O sorrow c. For ●●…o years space before the war within the sky so bright Most like a Sword a blasing Star hung over the City right And in the skies they might see plain How men of war did fight amain With O sorrow c. Yet would they not their lifes lament in any kind of case Nor once within their hearts repent and call to God for grace Vntill his wrath on them did fall And that they were destroyed all with O sorrow c. O noble London warning take by fair Ierusalem And so the Lord thy prayers make lest thou be like to them For if he will not spare the Iewes Thinkst thou he will thy sins excuse with O sorrow c. Thy sins as greatly do abound fair London then beware Lest God in wrath do thee confound with sorrow grief and care For many signs he thee hath sent That thou mayst yet thy life lament with O sorrow c. Let not the wealthy of the Land in riches put their trust They cannot keep them from the hand of him that is most just Their Gold will do them little good If he with-hold their daily food With O sorrow c. The woman eke so fair a face and of such dainty taste Let them think on their grievous case whom Famine did so waste And not despise the poor to féed Lest they do cry when they have need vvith O sorrow c O Lord we pray for Christ his sake our grievous plagues remove And on the Land som mercy sake for ●esus Christ his love Preserve our King from casualty Whose losse would make us weep and cry vvith O sorrovv pittifull sorrow good Lord thy vengeance spare Finis Of the horrible and woful destruction of Jerusalem and the signs and tokens that were seen before it was destroyed which d●struction was after Chr●s● Ascention xlii years To the tune of The Queens Almaine AN Emperour Ves●…a●…n Sometime in Rome there was Through whom much d●●●rs then began of mortall warrs alas Within two years that he did raign He put the Iewes to mickle pain VVith fire and sword both took and slain his power so brought to passe His son Titus having no dread His Army over Iuda spread The people to the City fled hoping to have redresse Before Titus Vespatians sonne Vnto these warrs did go Was utter Ascention long forty years and 〈◊〉 O Even did the Romanes with such pride Beset the Land both far and wide And being then on every side to their great pain and wo They brought the Iewes in such a case The Prophesie to bring to passe Spoke by the Lord when he there was the Scripture so doth say That prudent Iew Iosephus sayes Who did not write in vaine That he was present in those dayes and saw this mortall pain When that Titus both bold and stout Beset Ierusalem about That none might in or issue out no way but to be stain For Titus his chief Captaine was The siege when he had brought to passe Great was the cry wo and alas the story both make plain He stopt their Pipes and Conduits all That no water might passe With famine they were in great ●●all most wofull was their case They were constrained to that need With horse and asse themselves to feed Both Dog and Cat thus do I read most ugly meat it was The hunger there it was so great Ones vomit was anothers meat There was no way for to intreat but present death alas Six months this siege it did hold on About the City great Wherein was many a Mothers sonne did starve for lack of meat The famous Ladies of that towne That were before of high renown For want of food fell in a sown there was nothing to get The story thus both specifie The Mothers most unnaturally They slew their children ruefully And roasted them to eat This Ti●u● then of high renown Mo●● valiantly 〈◊〉 bold The wails so strong he did ca●● down resistance w●red ●old The people in the streets lay dead They ha● no succour drink nor bread Much was the blood that then was shed alas lament 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Rom●●●… 〈◊〉 with such might With 〈◊〉 s●ords so bright They slew all that come in their sight no mercy they did hold The Gates that covered were with gold They threw them to the ground That famous City to behold for sinne it was confound Ele●en hundred thousand slain through hunger sword po●●●…ent paine In this the story doth not fain of many a bloody wound The stinck of Carkas in the stréet The féeble ●oules that cou'd not ●léet For faint of hunger scarce could creep full heavy was their sound Then Titus gave his sentence blive Which Romans liked well As many as you finde alive after this rate them sell As Christ was sold for thirty pence By Iudas and his false pretence So Titus makes them recompence the story thus doth tell Thirty Iewes for a penny bought As many more were sold for nought Their own confusion thus they wrought because they did rebell And many Prisoners more I wéen To AEgypt they were sent Fourscore thousand and seventéen in prison had their end And Titus and his company Took many such as were worthy And led them bound all captively to Rome with him to wend There was no help for to revok As Iosephus sayes in his Book His Chronsc●… who lists to look of truth they do depend Thirty years God gave them space That they might yet repent Their lives amend and call for grace for them Christ did lament This loving Lord oft did them call By sundry signs as here you shall Before his wrath on them did fall or anger fully bent Twelve dayes eclipsed was the Moon That they might be converted soon But they wist not what to be done but sinne did still augment Before the signe of any warre The s●●●● of all one year Over the town was soon a warre most blazing bright and clear So like a sword in ●…ape it 〈◊〉 VVhereat great grief and wonder was Yet 〈◊〉 they nor their wickednesse when these signes of appear More over in the ayre so bright In place of Maie and Armour bright ●●●re séen men ready for to ●●●ht to shew their time was neer A 〈◊〉 day in April To hallow they were dight And suddenly among them fell a marvellous strange sight So bright and clear with such a gleam Passing the Sun as it did séem But what it meant no man could déem but were all in sore fright But while the Priest did this indure To offer a ●●ise they did their cure VVhich Calfe a thing against natur brought forth a Lamb in sight Such many tokens contrary VVhich did Prognosticate And to the Iewes did signifie their wofull fall and fate Before that Titus warres began Four years of space this prove ● can How that the sonne of one rude man Ananias low of state He ran the stréets in such a rage Being a Child of tender age To call and cry he did not swage repent ere it be too late But for his paines he was well bent This had he for his hire For truth they did him evill intreat and gainst him did conspire But yet he cryed and would not l●● While he was able yet to run Saying Woe to Ierusalem for kindling of Gods ire Woe be to thee and to thy Land Thou art beset in wofull band Thy day of sorrow is at hand of famine sword and fire Now séeing that this Ierusalem As Scripture doth tell true Was plagued for the sinnes of men which Romanes overthrew VVhat shall the Lord to us expresse That do live in such excesse Of whordom pride and covetousnesse more now then did the Iew There ore is our example this Amend the thing that is amisse That we may have eternall blisse by Christ our Lord Iesu Finis London Printed for F. Goles J. VVright Tho Vere and VV. Gilbertson