Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	lord_n	praise_n	6,095	5	8.0007	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40097	A sermon preached before the House of Lords in the Abby-Church at Westminster, upon Thursday the sixteenth of April, 1696 being a day of publick thanksgiving to Almighty God for the most happy discovery and disappointment of a horrid design to assasinate His sacred Majesty, and for our deliverance from a French invasion / by Edward Lord Bishop of Gloucester.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1696 (1696)	Wing F1724; ESTC R887	16,520	42

the_o bishop_n of_o gloucester_n thanksgiving_n sermon_n before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n at_o westminster-abby_n april_n 16_o the_o 1696._o die_fw-la veneris_fw-la 17_o o_fw-la aprilis_fw-la 1696._o it_o be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o thanks_o of_o this_o house_n shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n for_o his_o sermon_n preach_v yesterday_o before_o this_o house_n in_o the_o abby-church_n at_o westminster_n and_o he_o be_v hereby_o desire_v to_o print_v and_o publish_v the_o same_o matt._n johnson_n cler_n '_o parliament_z '_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o the_o abby-church_n at_o westminster_n upon_o thursday_n the_o sixteen_o of_o april_n 1696._o be_v a_o day_n of_o public_a thanksgiving_n to_o almighty_a god_n for_o the_o most_o happy_a discovery_n and_o disappointment_n of_o a_o horrid_a design_n to_o assassinate_n his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o for_o our_o deliverance_n from_o a_o french_a invasion_n by_o edward_z lord_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n london_n print_v for_o b._n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n near_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1696._o psal._n lxxxvi_o 12_o 13._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v glorify_v thy_o name_n for_o evermore_o for_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o and_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o low_a hell_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n from_o the_o grave_a it_o be_v not_o worth_a our_o while_n to_o inquire_v what_o particular_a deliverance_n from_o a_o extraordinary_a danger_n that_o be_v which_o king_n david_n here_o express_v in_o very_o vigorous_a and_o emphatical_a word_n his_o thankful_a sense_n of_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o observe_v to_o you_o that_o it_o be_v from_o a_o design_n of_o uillain_n upon_o his_o life_n this_o the_o next_o verse_n show_v o_o god_n the_o proud_a be_v rise_v up_o against_o i_o and_o the_o assembly_n of_o violent_a man_n have_v seek_v after_o my_o soul_n and_o have_v not_o set_v thou_o before_o they_o and_o the_o deliverance_n we_o be_v now_o meet_v to_o commemorate_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n it_o be_v from_o a_o horrible_a conspiracy_n of_o bloodthirsty_a people_n both_o foreigner_n and_o our_o own_o countryman_n against_o our_o king_n and_o his_o kingdom_n his_o majesty_n from_o a_o barbarous_a assassmation_n and_o all_o his_o good_a subject_n not_o only_o from_o the_o loss_n of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o very_a breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n but_o also_o from_o a_o most_o formidable_a invasion_n ready_a to_o follow_v it_o i_o say_v this_o be_v the_o deliverance_n which_o god_n almighty_a in_o his_o undeserved_a and_o infinite_a goodness_n have_v now_o send_v we_o i_o take_v the_o word_n i_o have_v read_v to_o you_o to_o be_v a_o subject_a very_o proper_a to_o employ_v our_o thought_n on_o upon_o this_o joyful_a occasion_n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v glorify_v thy_o name_n for_o evermore_o for_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o and_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n or_o life_n from_o the_o grave_a or_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o in_o deliver_v my_o life_n from_o the_o grave_a the_o return_v which_o this_o pious_a king_n here_o make_v to_o his_o great_a deliverer_n be_v the_o engage_v himself_o to_o praise_n he_o for_o his_o deliverance_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o to_o glorify_v his_o name_n for_o evermore_o and_o the_o example_n of_o this_o as_o good_a as_o great_a man_n be_v we_o bind_v to_o follow_v though_o we_o need_v no_o example_n to_o excite_v we_o to_o make_v the_o same_o return_n for_o our_o deliverance_n which_o be_v as_o great_a a_o one_o as_o his_o can_v be_v it_o be_v a_o most_o necessary_a and_o indispensable_a duty_n thus_o to_o express_v our_o gratitude_n for_o far_o less_o expression_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n and_o favour_n in_o the_o handle_n of_o these_o word_n i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o show_v i._n what_o be_v imply_v in_o praise_v god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o glorify_v his_o name_n ii_o that_o we_o be_v under_o the_o most_o necessary_a obligation_n thus_o to_o do_v for_o our_o deliverance_n and_o consequent_o for_o our_o other_o blessing_n 1._o what_o be_v imply_v in_o praise_v god_n the_o lord_n our_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o glorify_v his_o name_n i_o join_v these_o two_o together_o because_o they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o god_n himself_o say_v psal._n 50._o 23._o whoso_o offer_v praise_n glorifi_v i_o and_o glorify_v god_n name_n be_v express_v by_o sing_v forth_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n and_o make_v his_o praise_n glorious_a psal._n 66._o 2._o i_o need_v not_o inform_v those_o who_o be_v not_o gross_o ignorant_a of_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v any_o 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god_n willing_a to_o be_v glorify_v by_o we_o be_v these_o two_o 1._o thus_o to_o do_v be_v the_o most_o comely_a the_o most_o fit_a just_a and_o good_a thing_n in_o itself_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o most_o beneficial_a and_o good_a thing_n for_o we_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o most_o comely_a the_o most_o fit_a just_a and_o good_a thing_n in_o itself_o praise_n be_v comely_a say_v the_o psalmist_n psa._n 147._o 1._o and_o praise_n be_v comely_a for_o the_o upright_a ps._n 33._o 1._o gratitude_n be_v high_o become_v meet_v fit_a and_o good_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n without_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o instance_n of_o obedience_n and_o we_o have_v every_o whit_n as_o lovely_a a_o idea_n of_o gratitude_n as_o we_o have_v of_o obedience_n not_o to_o say_v a_o more_o lovely_a gratitude_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o most_o lovely_a obedience_n it_o be_v as_o disbecoming_a and_o unjust_a on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o be_v ungrateful_a as_o to_o be_v disobedient_a i_o mean_v the_o notion_n of_o 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