Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	grace_n	great_a	sin_n	12,671	5	4.8839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76090	[Chrysammoi] Golden sands, or, A few short hints about the riches of grace. Part I begun to be opened from the words of the Apostle, in Eph. 2,7 ... : dedicated to the royal bud of our English hopes, Princesse Elizabeth / by John Bachiler ...	Batchiler, John, ca. 1615-1674.; Elizabeth, Princess of England, 1635-1650.	1647 (1647)	Wing B1073A; ESTC R42998	28,635	167

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to_o which_o they_o also_o for_o a_o time_n yield_v themselves_o as_o servant_n to_o obey_v it_o rom._n 6.6_o 20._o sin_n reign_n be_v like_o a_o lord_n of_o misrule_n the_o most_o princely_a offspring_n of_o heaven_n the_o most_o royal_a birth_n among_o the_o saint_n have_v know_v the_o sorrow_n of_o vassal_n under_o it_o they_o also_o till_o a_o deliverer_n come_v be_v sell_v under_o sin_n rom._n 7.14_o as_o slave_n be_v sell_v for_o a_o base_a price_n and_o to_o do_v base_a work_n and_o as_o for_o the_o devil_n with_o his_o fellow_n all_o the_o while_n the_o poor_a saint_n be_v in_o this_o kind_n of_o bondage_n under_o sin_n they_o be_v but_o the_o tyrant_n executioner_n bloody_a one_o indeed_o they_o be_v for_o beside_o the_o horrid_a threat_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n with_o which_o they_o scare_v they_o how_o sore_o do_v they_o whip_v they_o to_o all_o those_o cruel_a service_n in_o which_o they_o be_v employ_v by_o sin_n believe_v it_o they_o strike_v smart_o who_o will_v take_v 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a_o most_o exact_v creditor_n divine_a justice_n for_o whatever_o freegrace_n please_v to_o do_v in_o bear_v its_o own_o loss_n and_o forgive_a its_o own_o debt_n yet_o justice_n will_v not_o be_v so_o satisfy_v neither_o for_o itself_o nor_o for_o all_o those_o other_o attribute_n which_o have_v be_v as_o much_o wrong_v as_o ever_o grace_v itself_o be_v the_o saint_n be_v as_o much_o behind_o hand_n with_o justice_n wisdom_n faithfulness_n goodness_n patience_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n therefore_o justice_n serve_v a_o arrest_n upon_o they_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o its_o own_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o other_o creditor_n yea_o &_o it_o keep_v they_o in_o safe_a custody_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprise_n and_o to_o prison_n they_o must_v go_v there_o to_o lie_v till_o they_o have_v answer_v for_o all_o wrong_n and_o pay_v all_o debt_n even_o to_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n which_o if_o they_o can_v never_o attain_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n seize_v on_o they_o in_o pain_n unutterable_a for_o evermore_o mat._n 5.25_o 26._o in_o this_o most_o miserable_a double_a bondage_n in_o the_o state_n of_o unregeneracie_n do_v the_o poor_a saint_n lie_v and_o be_v like_a to_o continue_v so_o unless_o freegrace_n come_v in_o for_o their_o reli●se_n which_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o it_o be_v sure_a to_o do_v and_o with_o so_o powerful_a a_o hand_n too_o that_o immediate_o it_o rescu_n they_o from_o all_o these_o misery_n at_o once_o and_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o grace_n do_v this_o be_v by_o lay_v down_o a_o ransom_n even_o the_o same_o which_o before_o we_o tell_v you_o go_v for_o the_o price_n of_o a_o purchase_n also_o the_o life-blood_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v the_o great_a lord_n treasurer_n of_o heaven_n freegrace_n her_o cash_n keeper_n at_o who_o only_a appointment_n it_o be_v for_o in_o this_o business_n she_o rul'_v all_o that_o he_o come_v down_o from_o his_o glory_n with_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o he_o 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ransom_n fetter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d solvo_fw-la to_o pay_v or_o to_o loose_v as_o when_o one_o unty_n band_n or_o fetter_n answerable_a to_o the_o double_a bondage_n mention_v first_o a_o ransom_n by_o power_n whereby_o the_o captive_a with_o strong_a hand_n be_v rescue_v from_o the_o oppressor_n second_o a_o ransom_n by_o price_n whereby_o full_a satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o the_o creditor_n either_o in_o ready_a money_n or_o something_o else_o equivalent_a and_o so_o the_o prisoner_n set_v free_a both_o from_o the_o gaol_n and_o the_o debt_n too_o now_o in_o both_o these_o sense_n the_o death_n and_o bloodshed_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v become_v a_o ransom_n to_o the_o saint_n first_o it_o set_v they_o free_a from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n the_o devil_n death_n and_o hell_n by_o conquer_a and_o triumph_v over_o they_o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n tit._n 2.14_o as_o grace_v before_o deliver_v from_o sin_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o by_o forgive_a it_o and_o therein_o declare_v the_o riches_n of_o it_o as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o eph._n 1.7_o by_o who_o speak_v of_o christ_n we_o have_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o riches_n of_o grace_n so_o here_o also_o it_o deliver_n from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n even_o through_o the_o redemption_n of_o his_o blood_n as_o we_o there_o also_o have_v it_o and_o by_o the_o same_o blood_n he_o save_v from_o death_n and_o hell_n too_o yea_o and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o they_o both_o which_o be_v the_o devil_n heb._n 2.14_o through_o death_n he_o destroy_v death_n

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