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	verse_n	5,169	5	7.6397	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19485	The brazen serpent: or, the copie of a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Decemb. 31. 1620. By Iohn Andrevves, priest and preacher of the VVord of God at Saint Iames Clerkenwell in Middlesex	Andrewes, John, fl. 1615.	1621 (1621)	STC 591; ESTC S122344	23,076	64

the_o brazen_a serpent_n or_o the_o copy_n of_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o paul_n cross_n decemb._n 31._o 1620._o by_o john_n andrewes_n priest_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n at_o saint_n james_n clerkenwell_n in_o middlesex_n martial_a lib._n 13._o ep._n 2._o ne_fw-fr perdas_fw-la operam_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la mirantur_fw-la in_o illos_fw-la virus_n habe_fw-la nos_fw-la haec_fw-la novimus_fw-la esse_fw-la nihil_fw-la noli_fw-la altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la london_n print_v by_o g._n p._n for_o thomas_n thorp_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v near_o christ-church_n gate_n by_o ed._n wright_n 1621._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a john_n earl_n of_o houldernesse_n viscount_n haddington_n and_o baron_n of_o kingston_n upon_o thames_n etc._n etc._n my_o singular_a good_a lord_n and_o patron_n right_o hon_n and_o my_o very_a good_a lord_n since_o i_o first_o understand_v that_o it_o please_v god_n of_o his_o gracious_a mercy_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o your_o right_a hand_n to_o be_v the_o happy_a instrument_n by_o which_o he_o think_v it_o meet_v to_o make_v this_o kingdom_n of_o great_a britain_n happy_a in_o rescue_v the_o life_n of_o his_o anoint_v our_o gracious_a and_o dread_a sovereign_n from_o the_o malignant_a sword_n of_o bloodthirsty_a conspirator_n i_o do_v ever_o magnify_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o you_o for_o not_o i_o only_o but_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o kingdom_n at_o least_o so_o many_o as_o love_v the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o prosperity_n of_o zion_n be_v bind_v to_o honour_v you_o and_o to_o praise_n god_n for_o you_o see_v that_o by_o your_o mean_n in_o preserve_v our_o sovereign_n from_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o treacherous_a he_o preserve_v for_o we_o the_o matchless_a perfection_n of_o many_o prince_n in_o one_o for_o in_o he_o we_o enjoy_v a_o augustus_n a_o commodus_n a_o probus_n a_o pius_n a_o constantinus_n and_o a_o solomon_n a_o king_n of_o peace_n without_o which_o neither_o religion_n nor_o piety_n nor_o probity_n nor_o commodity_n nor_o majesty_n can_v have_v their_o perfect_a lustre_n for_o his_o majesty_n be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peaceable_a in_o himself_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o peace-bringer_n to_o we_o in_o this_o land_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o peacemaker_n among_o foreign_a nation_n round_o about_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n high_o honour_v and_o devout_o pray_v for_o by_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n even_o beyond_o the_o sea_n as_o be_v one_o who_o they_o hope_v god_n have_v ordain_v to_o be_v a_o principal_a mean_n to_o heal_v the_o fresh-bleeding_a wound_n and_o to_o staunch_v the_o bloudy-issue_n of_o christendom_n so_o that_o all_o christendom_n for_o his_o majesty_n preservation_n next_o under_o god_n stand_v bind_v unto_o you_o my_o lord_n i_o be_o a_o plaine-brested_n man_n he_o that_o know_v i_o know_v i_o can_v flatter_v this_o with_o many_o other_o expression_n of_o goodness_n be_v that_o which_o do_v first_o not_o invite_v but_o enforce_v i_o to_o love_n and_o honour_v you_o i_o may_v bow_v to_o your_o greatness_n but_o it_o be_v your_o goodness_n that_o claim_v from_o i_o all_o love_n and_o unfeigned_a honour_n towards_o you_o and_o herein_o i_o do_v but_o imitate_v your_o lordship_n who_o have_v rather_o wear_v the_o style_n of_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o honest_a lord_n then_o of_o a_o rich_a man_n and_o a_o great_a lord_n and_o you_o herein_o do_v imitate_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o lord_n who_o albeit_o he_o be_v deus_fw-la optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a the_o best_a and_o of_o all_o that_o be_v great_a the_o great_a yet_o notwithstanding_o as_o pliny_n say_v dict_z plinius_n in_o panegyric_n traian_n dict_z he_o be_v prius_fw-la optimus_fw-la quam_fw-la maximus_fw-la he_o prefer_v his_o goodness_n before_o his_o greatness_n wherefore_o howbeit_o tantò_fw-la sim_fw-la pessimus_fw-la omnium_fw-la propheta_fw-la quantò_fw-la tu_fw-la 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by_o fiery_a serpent_n verse_n 6._o 3._o their_o repentance_n be_v in_o peccavimus_fw-la we_o have_v sinue_v in_o speak_v against_o god_n and_o thou_o verse_n 7._o 4._o their_o remedy_n be_v a_o serpent_n of_o brass_n set_v up_o for_o a_o sign_n verse_n 9_o first_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v overweary_v with_o long_a travail_n and_o tedious_a journey_n betwixt_o egypt_n and_o canaan_n through_o the_o wild_a wilderness_n of_o arabia_n the_o stony_a fall_v into_o impatiency_n and_o complain_v against_o god_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n as_o if_o god_n have_v deal_v cruel_o with_o they_o as_o if_o moses_n malicious_o and_o cunning_o have_v draw_v they_o forth_o of_o egypt_n from_o a_o sweet_a content_a state_n of_o life_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o plunge_v they_o into_o a_o depth_n of_o misery_n and_o distress_n wherefore_o the_o people_n forget_v their_o no_o less_o gracious_a then_o marvellous_a deliverance_n from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o thraldom_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v no_o less_o grievous_a to_o be_v bear_v then_o death_n itself_o do_v now_o upbraid_v the_o lord_n &_o moses_n their_o governor_n with_o it_o misconstrue_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o account_v the_o great_a happiness_n that_o ever_o nation_n receive_v to_o be_v their_o great_a curse_n and_o malediction_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o they_o grow_v so_o queazy-stomackt_a that_o they_o disdain_v manna_n the_o food_n of_o angel_n which_o god_n most_o miraculous_o shower_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o they_o for_o so_o they_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n nu._n 21._o 6._o our_o soul_n loathe_v this_o light_n bread_n which_o notwithstanding_o at_o the_o first_o they_o desire_v most_o earnest_o and_o receive_v most_o joyful_o exod._n 16._o such_o be_v the_o inconstancy_n and_o ingratitude_n of_o that_o people_n ever_o whine_v ever_o complain_v never_o content_v and_o in_o they_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n we_o may_v behold_v ourselves_o even_o to_o the_o life_n when_o the_o light_n of_o the_o 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