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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64808	Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1653 (1653)	Wing V198; ESTC R7804	72,507	246

faith_n whereby_o he_o behold_v and_o hold_v the_o christ_n 177._o worldly_n sorrow_n break_v heart_n but_o godly_a sorrow_n heal_v break_v heart_n 178._o though_o christ_n free_v we_o from_o sin_n yet_o not_o from_o sorrow_n he_o free_v we_o from_o the_o sin_n we_o sorrow_n for_o but_o not_o from_o the_o sorrow_n for_o the_o sin_n he_o free_v we_o from_o 179._o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o belove_v matth._n 3.17_o we_o be_v belove_v and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 3.1_o 180._o if_o thou_o repent_v with_o a_o contradiction_n god_n will_v pardon_v thou_o with_o a_o contradiction_n if_o thou_o repent_v and_o not_o reform_v that_o be_v repentance_n with_o a_o contradiction_n god_n will_v pardon_v thou_o but_o send_v thou_o to_o hell_n that_o be_v a_o pardon_n with_o a_o contradiction_n oh_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v 181._o it_o be_v more_o comfortable_a doctrine_n to_o hear_v that_o some_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n teach_v then_o to_o hear_v that_o its_o uncertain_a whether_o any_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o free_a will_n teach_v 182._o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v idle_a and_o idler_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o love_v god_n 183._o a_o man_n need_v not_o fear_v nor_o doubt_n to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o partial_a hypocrisy_n in_o some_o man_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o man_n at_o some_o time_n 184._o they_o that_o fear_v not_o god_n and_o his_o greatness_n here_o will_v be_v afraid_a of_o god_n and_o his_o greatness_n hereafter_o 185._o god_n love_v they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o shall_v find_v he_o prov._n 8.17_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o who_o shall_v seek_v he_o early_o but_o that_o early_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o find_v he_o prov._n 1.28_o 186._o god_n can_v supply_v the_o absence_n of_o any_o yea_o of_o all_o creature_n but_o not_o any_o no_o not_o all_o the_o creature_n can_v supply_v the_o absence_n of_o god_n 187._o though_o we_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o god_n mercy_n yet_o he_o think_v not_o the_o best_a to_o be_v too_o good_a for_o we_o he_o neither_o spare_v to_o send_v his_o son_n nor_o spare_v his_o son_n when_o he_o send_v he_o but_o give_v he_o up_o to_o death_n yea_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o this_o be_v love_n oh_o what_o a_o manifestation_n what_o a_o commendation_n of_o love_n be_v this_o and_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o as_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n 188._o we_o may_v say_v that_o we_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v have_v so_o many_o mercy_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o mercy_n go_v not_o by_o reason_n but_o by_o grace_n and_o god_n show_v mercy_n when_o where_o and_o because_o he_o will_v and_o that_o not_o because_o the_o creature_n but_o the_o mercy_n please_v he_o 189._o child_n be_v sometime_o a_o name_n common_a to_o all_o the_o saint_n to_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o a_o babe-saint_n be_v a_o child_n and_o among_o the_o child_n and_o a_o father-saint_n be_v but_o a_o child_n and_o among_o the_o child_n but_o sometime_o the_o name_n be_v appropriate_v to_o a_o certain_a sort_n and_o size_n of_o saint_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v all_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n be_v child_n but_o all_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o god_n be_v not_o child_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v 190._o it_o be_v once_o say_v of_o one_o oh_o that_o thy_o body_n prosper_v as_o thy_o soul_n prosper_v but_o it_o may_v be_v often_o say_v of_o many_o oh_o that_o thy_o soul_n do_v prosper_v as_o thy_o body_n prosper_v 191._o there_o be_v many_o that_o make_v good_a profession_n but_o few_o that_o make_v their_o profession_n good_a or_o make_v good_a their_o profession_n 192._o if_o god_n be_v at_o man_n dispose_n what_o a_o god_n will_v he_o be_v and_o if_o man_n be_v not_o at_o god_n dispose_n what_o a_o man_n poor_a miserable_a man_n will_v he_o be_v 193._o tertullian_n say_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v so_o sup_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o pray_v they_o do_v it_o with_o such_o watchfulness_n and_o heavenly_a mindedness_n a_o good_a example_n for_o christian_n in_o our_o day_n who_o pray_v as_o if_o they_o sup_v with_o very_a supine_n and_o careless_a spirit_n 194._o if_o love_n find_v fault_n it_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o fault_n to_o be_v find_v god_n on_o this_o ground_n find_v fault_n with_o his_o people_n that_o his_o people_n may_v be_v without_o fault_n 195._o they_o be_v two_o choice_a mercy_n 1._o to_o have_v a_o break_a heart_n for_o sin_n 2._o to_o have_v the_o heart_n break_v off_o from_o sin_n 196._o how_o little_o do_v we_o make_v of_o much_o mercy_n and_o how_o much_o do_v we_o make_v of_o a_o little_a misery_n how_o little_o do_v we_o do_v for_o much_o mercy_n and_o how_o great_a and_o much_o ado_n do_v we_o make_v about_o a_o little_a misery_n a_o little_a misery_n afflict_v we_o much_o and_o much_o mercy_n affect_v we_o but_o little_o 196._o god_n have_v two_o dwell_a place_n the_o high_a heaven_n and_o the_o low_a heart_n that_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o his_o glory_n this_o of_o his_o grace_n 198._o the_o son_n of_o god_n become_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n may_v become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 199._o if_o we_o be_v just_a and_o faithful_a in_o confess_v the_o sin_n we_o will_v have_v forgive_v god_n will_v be_v just_a and_o faithful_a in_o forgive_a the_o sin_n we_o confess_v 200._o if_o man_n will_v not_o do_v what_o grace_n will_v have_v they_o do_v grace_n will_v not_o do_v what_o man_n will_v have_v it_o do_v if_o man_n will_v not_o submit_v to_o grace_n teach_v man_n shall_v never_o enjoy_v grace_n salvation_n the_o three_o century_n 201._o to_o be_v without_o many_o sin_n be_v the_o holiness_n on_o earth_n to_o be_v without_o any_o sin_n be_v the_o holiness_n of_o heaven_n 202._o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v and_o who_o will_v love_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v ever_o wheel_v he_o that_o be_v upmost_a but_o even_o now_o be_v present_o undermost_a as_o haman_n and_o he_o that_o be_v undermost_a be_v upmost_a as_o mordecai_n trust_v not_o then_o to_o greatness_n for_o no_o man_n be_v so_o fix_v but_o he_o may_v fall_v despise_v no_o man_n meanness_n for_o none_o be_v so_o low_a but_o he_o may_v rise_v 203._o when_o diogenes_n hear_v zeno_n with_o subtle_a argument_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o motion_n he_o sudden_o start_v up_o and_o walk_v zeno_n ask_v the_o cause_n thereof_o say_v diogenes_n hereby_o i_o confute_v you_o and_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v motion_n walk_v with_o god_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o confute_v they_o that_o think_v religion_n to_o be_v but_o a_o notion_n walk_v will_n prove_v motion_n 204._o when_o we_o be_v do_v god_n business_n we_o shall_v forget_v our_o own_o our_o eye_n and_o heart_n shall_v be_v fix_v only_o on_o he_o when_o we_o go_v to_o hear_v we_o shall_v not_o employ_v our_o eye_n but_o our_o ear_n o_o lord_n pardon_v the_o many_o wanton_a glance_n vain_a thought_n wander_a eye_n and_o desire_n yea_o the_o wicked_a design_n of_o many_o that_o go_v to_o sermon_n not_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n but_o to_o see_v their_o mistress_n 205._o he_o that_o be_v sure_a of_o god_n love_n to_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o god_n power_n for_o he_o what_o good_a can_v god_n do_v when_o he_o will_v and_o what_o good_a will_v he_o not_o do_v for_o they_o to_o who_o he_o bear_v good_a will_n they_o that_o know_v his_o name_n may_v well_o trust_v he_o 206._o it_o be_v not_o yet_o with_o we_o as_o well_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o though_o it_o be_v ill_a with_o we_o we_o be_v not_o content_a with_o what_o we_o be_v for_o we_o shall_v learn_v in_o all_o estate_n to_o be_v content_a 207._o if_o a_o man_n be_v not_o convert_v he_o may_v thank_v himself_o but_o if_o he_o be_v convert_v he_o must_v thank_v god_n that_o he_o be_v not_o convert_v be_v from_o man_n free_a ill-will_n that_o he_o be_v convert_v be_v from_o god_n free_a good_a will_n 208._o religion_n allow_v none_o to_o be_v idle_a he_o that_o will_v not_o labour_v must_v not_o eat_v in_o religion_n as_o well_o as_o any_o call_n else_o we_o must_v work_v for_o our_o live_n god_n have_v not_o promise_v to_o work_v for_o they_o that_o play_n he_o be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v save_v that_o do_v not_o like_a to_o work_v out_o his_o salvation_n he_o that_o be_v find_v a_o

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nothing_o and_o he_o that_o deny_v himself_o and_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n on_o what_o he_o have_v forsake_v his_o all_o though_o he_o keep_v it_o all_o 105._o the_o best_a way_n to_o enjoy_v one_o will_n be_v to_o deny_v one_o will_n not_o to_o own_o our_o will_n when_o our_o will_n do_v not_o own_o god_n and_o then_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v that_o will_v do_v but_o what_o he_o may_v 106._o many_o man_n know_v the_o good_a they_o be_v to_o do_v but_o do_v not_o do_v the_o good_a they_o know_v to_o they_o it_o be_v sin_n jam._n 4.17_o other_o do_v they_o know_v not_o what_o these_o may_v do_v good_a but_o the_o good_a they_o do_v can_v be_v well_o do_v other_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v to_o do_v but_o this_o will_v not_o excuse_v they_o from_o do_v for_o every_o man_n shall_v learn_v what_o he_o be_v to_o practice_n and_o then_o practice_n what_o he_o have_v learn_v practise_v without_o knowledge_n be_v like_o leah_n fruitful_a but_o blear-eyed_a 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servant_n 110._o good_a lord_n into_o how_o many_o evil_n shall_v we_o fall_v do_v not_o thou_o keep_v we_o from_o they_o and_o how_o many_o evil_n will_v fall_v on_o we_o do_v not_o thou_o keep_v they_o from_o we_o 111._o as_o nothing_o will_v more_o disquiet_v we_o as_o to_o public_a affair_n than_o the_o consideration_n of_o man_n disorderly_a act_n so_o nothing_o will_v more_o quiet_v we_o than_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n order_v man_n act_n for_o god_n never_o so_o leave_v the_o reins_o on_o man_n neck_n but_o that_o he_o keep_v they_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n 112._o inordinate_a affection_n bring_v extraordinary_a affliction_n 113._o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o have_v any_o good_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n what_o a_o mercy_n than_o be_v it_o to_o have_v many_o good_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n but_o what_o a_o misery_n be_v it_o to_o have_v all_o our_o good_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n 114._o the_o old_a saint_n or_o the_o saint_n of_o old_a time_n live_v new_a 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meeting_n be_v then_o for_o the_o better_a when_o we_o be_v the_o better_a for_o our_o meeting_n 122._o the_o image_n of_o the_o first_o creation_n make_v man_n excel_v other_o creature_n but_o the_o image_n of_o the_o second_o creation_n make_v man_n to_o excel_v man_n 123._o he_o that_o beg_v of_o god_n for_o daily_a bread_n beg_v food_n for_o his_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o his_o body_n for_o either_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o take_v more_o care_n than_o need_v because_o god_n know_v we_o have_v need_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o do_v give_v we_o rich_o to_o

the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n when_o man_n come_v not_o with_o excellency_n of_o speech_n or_o entice_a word_n to_o evidence_n and_o demonstrate_v their_o learning_n but_o in_o the_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o evince_v god_n teach_v for_o then_o the_o faith_n of_o man_n will_v stand_v not_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 145._o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n and_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n may_v dwell_v together_o but_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o a_o form_n of_o sin_n can_v dwell_v together_o much_o less_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n and_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n 146._o a_o gracious_a heart_n can_v true_o say_v though_o i_o be_o not_o what_o i_o will_v be_v yet_o i_o will_v be_v what_o i_o shall_v be_v 147._o who_o god_n predestinate_v they_o he_o justify_v and_o not_o one_o more_o and_o who_o he_o justify_v and_o glorify_v he_o do_v predestinate_a and_o not_o one_o less_o 148._o though_o god_n give_v we_o never_o so_o much_o he_o have_v never_o the_o less_o and_o how_o much_o soever_o we_o give_v he_o he_o have_v never_o the_o more_o 149._o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v it_o be_v not_o only_a god_n design_n but_o god_n work_n it_o be_v not_o only_a his_o will_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o but_o it_o be_v his_o work_n that_o it_o be_v so_o he_o do_v not_o only_a will_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o do_v save_v we_o he_o do_v not_o only_a will_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v justify_v but_o he_o do_v justify_v we_o 150._o at_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o man_n that_o offer_v jesus_n christ_n to_o god_n but_o god_n that_o offer_v jesus_n christ_n to_o man_n and_o therefore_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n man_n shall_v offer_v up_o himself_o too_o god_n 151._o do_v we_o account_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o thing_n that_o we_o must_v account_v for_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v we_o shall_v use_v they_o if_o 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not_o be_v serve_v as_o we_o serve_v he_o we_o will_v have_v god_n give_v we_o the_o best_a and_o we_o alas_o we_o give_v he_o the_o worst_a how_o unjust_a be_v this_o lord_n i_o have_v nothing_o good_a enough_o for_o thou_o my_o best_a be_v too_o bad_a my_o all_o be_v too_o little_a such_o as_o i_o be_o and_o have_v i_o give_v unto_o thou_o the_o lord_n accept_v it_o 156._o it_o be_v little_a less_o than_o a_o wonder_n how_o some_o person_n can_v be_v so_o wicked_a in_o good_a family_n and_o how_o other_o can_v be_v so_o good_a in_o wicked_a family_n 157._o when_o a_o saint_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o change_n and_o a_o change_n fit_a for_o a_o saint_n whether_o it_o relate_v to_o place_n condition_n or_o employment_n it_o shall_v then_o be_v and_o who_o will_v have_v it_o before_o 158._o there_o be_v many_o person_n of_o good_a quality_n who_o yet_o the_o more_o be_v the_o pity_n be_v person_n of_o bad_a very_o bad_a quality_n 159._o if_o many_o that_o seek_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a what_o will_v become_v of_o they_o that_o do_v not_o seek_v not_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v enter_v if_o seek_v will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n strive_v then_o to_o enter_v put_v all_o your_o strength_n to_o it_o for_o straight_o very_o straight_o be_v the_o gate_n and_o narrow_a very_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n luke_n 13.24_o compare_v with_o matth._n 7.14_o 160._o if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o it_o matter_n not_o who_o be_v against_o we_o it_o will_v go_v well_o but_o if_o god_n be_v against_o we_o it_o matter_n not_o who_o be_v with_o we_o it_o will_v go_v ill_a 161._o man_n many_o time_n will_v give_v no_o more_o because_o they_o have_v give_v something_o already_o but_o god_n make_v his_o have_v once_o give_v a_o argument_n to_o give_v again_o he_o show_v mercy_n because_o he_o have_v show_v mercy_n and_o do_v good_a because_o he_o have_v do_v good_a heretofore-mercy_n be_v to_o saint_n good_a ground_n of_o hope_n for_o hereafter-mercy_n 162._o he_o that_o lose_v a_o hundred_o pound_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o get_v a_o thousand_o pound_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o gainer_n by_o his_o loss_n who_o will_v not_o change_v for_o the_o better_a who_o will_v not_o become_v a_o fool_n that_o he_o may_v be_v wise_a who_o will_v not_o become_v poor_a to_o enrich_v himself_o if_o a_o man_n lose_v any_o thing_n for_o christ_n he_o shall_v lose_v nothing_o by_o christ_n he_o shall_v be_v repay_v in_o kind_n or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o nay_o which_o be_v better_o in_o kindness_n 163._o our_o superfluity_n shall_v give_v way_n to_o our_o brother_n convenience_n and_o our_o convenience_n to_o our_o brother_n necessity_n yea_o even_o our_o necessity_n shall_v give_v way_n to_o their_o extremity_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o they_o 164._o a_o babe_n in_o christ_n be_v a_o small_a thing_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o small_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o babe_n though_o but_o a_o babe_n in_o christ_n 165._o man_n shall_v not_o glory_v in_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v but_o give_v glory_n for_o what_o they_o have_v receive_v not_o only_o the_o talon_n but_o the_o improvement_n of_o the_o talon_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n lord_n thy_o pound_n have_v gain_v ten_o pound_n luke_n 19.16_o not_o only_a faith_n to_o work_v but_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n not_o only_o grace_v but_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o the_o power_n or_o praise_v of_o man_n 166._o to_o be_v evil_a at_o good_a be_v bad_a but_o to_o be_v good_a at_o evil_n be_v worse_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n 167._o while_o we_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o give_v and_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v forgive_v we_o shall_v be_v willing_o charitable_a 168._o adversity_n indeed_o be_v the_o more_o grievous_a but_o prosperity_n be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a condition_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 169._o some_o speak_v but_o little_a to_o the_o purpose_n other_o speak_v but_o to_o little_a purpose_n now_o as_o the_o proverb_n say_v as_o good_a not_o at_o all_o as_o to_o no_o purpose_n or_o not_o to_o the_o purpose_n 170._o god_n speak_v much_o in_o a_o little_a and_o man_n speak_v but_o a_o little_a in_o much_o 171._o christ_n be_v deliver_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o our_o sin_n 172._o a_o saint_n pray_v that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o god_n will_v not_o and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v unwilling_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o willing_a to_o do_v every_o thing_n which_o god_n will_v 173._o sorrow_n lie_v heavy_a than_o sin_n on_o the_o wicked_a but_o on_o the_o godly_a sin_n lie_v heavy_a than_o sorrow_n 174._o a_o saint_n be_v more_o sorry_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v discontent_v at_o any_o disappointment_n then_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v disappoint_v of_o any_o contentment_n or_o that_o which_o we_o call_v so_o for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n 175._o many_o man_n act_v grace_n when_o yet_o grace_n be_v not_o act_v they_o act_n humility_n and_o self-denial_n when_o humility_n and_o self-deniall_n be_v not_o act_v they_o do_v like_o stage-player_n appear_v and_o make_v show_v of_o another_o thing_n than_o they_o be_v this_o be_v the_o art_n of_o grace_n rather_o than_o the_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o such_o person_n be_v but_o artificial_a christian_n 176._o a_o believer_n be_v behold_v to_o god_n for_o the_o christ_n which_o he_o behold_v and_o hold_v by_o faith_n and_o for_o the_o