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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	lord_n	see_v	9,072	5	3.5745	3	true

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A73066	The remors of conscyence Here begynneth certayne demonstracyons by our lorde to all synfull persones with ye remors of mann[es] conscynce to the regarde o[f] the bounte of our lorde.		1515 (1515)	STC 20881.7; ESTC S124837	4,304	16

The remors of conscyence ¶ Here begynneth certayne demonstracyons by our lorde to all synfull persones with the Remors of mann●● conscyence to the regarde o● the bounte of our lorde Deus OVr gracyous god moost in magnyfycēce His mercyfull eyen casteth frō heue on hy Seynge his creatures in deedly vyolēce Hymselfe complayneth by pyte full ruthfully Saynge o man deuoyde of intellygence Open thyn eeres vnto my call and cry And tell me yf I haue done to the offence That thou forsakest my wyllyngly Man suche a loue to the I dyde take This worlde in seuen dayes whan I it wrought Thou was the laste thynge that I dyde make Bycause I wolde thou wanted nought What thynge the myght helpe dyde not lake That at thy nede yf it were sought Fowle fysshe all thynge for thy sake For thy comforte all was forth brought More ouer I gaue the that dygnyte All beestes to bowe the vntyll I made the also lyke vnto me And gaue the connynge and free wyll Me to serue that thou sholde se To chose the good and leue the yll I aske nothynge agayne of the But loue thy souerayne as it is skyll But vnto this takest thou none entente Thou tournest fro me full vnkyndly On loues vnlefull thy loue is lente Thy herte beholdeth not heuen so hye For all the goodes I haue the sente The lysteth not ones to saye gramercye In tyme to come or thou repente Man make amendes or that thou dye Remors of conscy A crysten soule conceyued in synne Receyued in conscyence thus complanynge He fell dowue flatte with delefull dynne And sayd lorde mercy souerayne kynge I moost vnkynde wretche of man kynne I knowe I am thy traytour vntrue in my lyuynge This wycked lyfe that I lyue in I may it nought hyde frome thy knowynge I want wordes and also wytte Of thy kyndnesse to speke a cause That I haue thou gaue me it Of thy goodnes withouten cause Though I haue greued the and do yet Thy benefaytes thou nought withdrawse I haue deserued to haue hell pytte So haue I lyued ayenst thy lawse But lorde thou knowest mannes feblenesse How frayle it is and hath ben aye For thought the soule haue thy lykenesse Man is but fulsome erthe and clayne In synne conceyued and wretchednesse And to the soule rebell alwaye Fyrst a man groweth as dooth gresse And he wasteth after as floures or haye Syth man is than so frayle a thynge And thy power so grete in kynde This worlde is but a twynkelynge Thou mayst destroye the myght of the fende With thy ryght lordemercy mynge And to my sore salue thou sende Sore merepenteth of my myslyuynge Mercy lorde I wyll amende Man yf thou amendes wylte make Gyue thyn almesse of thyn owne goodes And se thou werkes no man to wrake To venge ony other mennes modes If thou vntruly from ony take And therwith fynde forty theyr fodes Suche sacrefyce I forsake They be to me as soure as worme wode The poore people thou doo oppresse With sleyghtes and wyles many one Thou makest chyrches and do synge messe Thou mendest wayes where men ouer gone And some men curse and some men blesse Whiche shall I here of these two I thou wylte haue grace as I gesse Let all falsnes be fledde the fro The mothes that thy clothes ete And thou lettest poore men go bare Thy drynke soureth and mouleth thy mete Wherwith the poore man myght well fare The rust that thy syluer dooth frete Thy goodes that euyll goten are They crye on the vengeaunce grete The for to spyll but yet I spare With hodest here ayenst the ryght Frome thy seruauntes vpon the crye Man oftentymes thou hast me hygth Thou wolde amende and leue foly Thou spekest full fayre bothe daye nyght Thou brekest my cōmaūdemētes cōtynually yet is me lothe with the to fyght But make amendes or that thou dye Swete lorde I may not agaynst saye I haue not holden that I the hyght I greue the gretely euery daye I do not as I had the plyght In wolde do well but welawaye With enemyes I am euer beset Whan my soule fayne wolde the paye My flesshe is fyrst that wyll me let And euer the fader that I it fede Euer the fressher it is my foo yet bere it aboute I must nede Full feble it is it wyll me sloo The worlde / the fende / the flesshe they bede Some with well and some with woo What may I do with a wycked wede To fyght ayenst thre enemyes soo Whan I enforce me other whyles And thynke I wyll lyue a true lyue And forsake all batayles and gyles The worlde byddeth me batayle belyue And but I wyll vse wrethes and wyles The comym voyce is I shall not tryue Some me scorneth and at me smyles And counte me but a kynde caytyue But now I thynke withstondynge this To forsake falsnes withouten ende And restore that I toke amys And paye my dettes fayre and hende And to rewarde eche man his As reason is than wyll I spende And gyue myn almesse there nede is Mercy Ihesu I wyll amende Man I haue sente the kyndly syght And vndestandynge skyll and wytte To rule thy selfe by reason ryght As reherseth holy wrytte That clerely sheweth the godly lyght How thou sholde deedly synne forsake And on that maner thou please me myght What ayleth the thus fro me to shake Worlde rychesse ryall repayre In welth and thynges of Iolyte Fysshes / beestes / and byrdes of the ayre These thynketh me semely for to se That thynge that peryssheth dooth appayre Vnto thy syght thus pleasynge be Well mayst thou wytte I am full fayre Of whome eche thynge hath this beaute But man as thou wytlesse were Thou lokest aye downwarde as a beest It behoueth the of me to here Foule spekynge is to the a feest I comforte the I make the chere And thou in wardly louest me leest I call the to me yere by yere Thou wylte not come at my reqest As fro thy foo thou fro me feles I folowe the fast and on the crye Thou wrappest the with all vanytes And thynke my speche to the but folye And a thynge that noutght is thou wylte lese My Ioye that lasteth endleslye Man yet vyce leue and vertue chese And make amendes or that thou dye Swete Ihesu none answere I can But ofte crye mercy with herte stable Alas for woo why is a man Worse than a beest vnreasonable All beestes sytheathe worlde began In kyndely werkynge ben durable Saue onely I of wyll wan That do full many dedes dampnable I was made to knowe my maker And to loue hym ouer all thynge And I a sleper and neuer waker To take kynde knowynge of my kynge To tryfles haue I ben a grete hede taker A songe of sorowe maye I synge For had I ben of synne a forsaker Of cryste sholde I haue had some knowynge My ghoostly eyen ben full of luste Cursed couetyse hath blynded me They ben blode shotten with fleshely

luste That heuenly kynge may I not se But lorde though I haue ben vniuste Thorough helpe of thy benygnyte I hope to rube awaye the ruste With repentaunce and grace of the And where that I haue afore this My wyll in worlde thynge haue spende From hens forwarde my purpose is Thy lawe to lerne to my lyues ende Thy. x. commaundementes truly I wys Them to kepe I wyll me mende bende And there as I haue done amys Mercy Ihesu I wyll amende Man yf thou wylte my mercy gete Thrugh my passyon of moost vertue Why ceasest thou not me for to bete Eche daye on the crosse doost me newe With deedly synne on morowe at mete As tourmentours to me vntrue And namely with thy othes grete To swere thou wylte no thynge eschew No lymme of me / nor thou derest Why sayest thou euyll ayenst good By my soule ofte tyme thou swerest By my body and by my blode With thy tonge thou me all to terest Whan thou arte wrothe and almoost wo Man with thyn vnkyndnes thou me d● re●t More than they rente me on the rode Thou hast more pyte of thy too If it be hurte and a lytell blede And all that euer that I dyde doo I suffred it for thy mysdede Whan thou arte taught that thou sholde do Of swerynge but whan it were nede Thou scornest them that sayeth so Thou takest to my byddynge no hede Loude lesynges on me thou makest Somtyme to wynne an halfe peny Whan to wytnesse thou me takest And yet for swerest the wylfully Byenge and sellynge thou not forsakest But vayne and fals to swere me by Whan thou doost thus thy bale thou takest Man make amendes or that thou dye Remors of conscy Swete Iesu how sholde I agayne saye But that I am a caytyfe and more curste That dooth on the curse euery daye With grete othes and werkes worste And moche more the greueth than they On caluary that flewe fyrste For had they knowen the for god veray ●o do the to deth they had not durste ●ut I knowe after my byleue That thou arte god omnypotent ●●d I seace not the to greue Well worthy I am to be shente How mayst thou lorde suffre to meue Of the traytours that the tourment Meruayle it is I do not myscheue Or am not kylled / drownet / or brent The erthe opened and swalowed quycke Sathan and abyron for theyr synne And as I wene they were neuer so wycke As moost certyfefull mankynne Indeedly synne men dye now thycke Dysease full grete now dooth begynne Yet in my synne I stande and stycke Euyll custome is full harde to blynne I wolde be wanton and do euyll But I wolde none me reprehende But let me lyue after my wyll This was lefull somtyme I wende But now I se that it is skyll ●uche lyght lorde thou haste me sende ●●t I leue synne it wyll me spyll ●ercy lorde I wyll amende Man do penaunce whyle thou mor Leest sodeynly I take vengeaunce Bydd● I the not daye by daye For cause I wolde thou dyde penaunce Man I am more redy alwaye To forgyue thy mysgouernaunce Whan thou of all thy frendes haste made assaye Thou shalte fynde none like to me Thou wylte amende oftetymes thou sa●●●… Agayne amendes no man may●e Do true penaunce and I am payed From endles payne to make the fre For thy loue my lyfe I layed What frende sholde haue done so for the With sorowfull herte thy synne thou shryue And make amendes to thyn enemy If thou thus leue thy wycked lyue I wyll be therof gladde truly Thynke oftentymes of lothes wyne And tourne not to thy synne agayne Let no dyspayre downe the dryue Thynke on Peter and Magdalayne Man wype awaye thy wyckednesse And kepe my byddynge by and by And thou shalte haue in my palesse Worshyp withouten vylany No pouerte but all rychenesse Helth / strength / wysdome truly Thou shalte be full of all swetnesse And than to lyue and neuermore dye Graunte mercy Ihesu croppe and rote Of all frendshyp for in none fayles Ayen●…●he I wy●… not mote But as ofte as me euyll ayles I wyll fall downe flatte to thy fote To helpe me in ghoostly batayles Now wote I where I shall me hyde Whan I am styred to ony synne In the grete wounde of thy ryght syde And be hertely hydde therin As in a toure there may I abyde For ought ye fynde can me ymagyn For all this worlde that is so wyde Therin is souerayne medecyn There may no wanhope make me care That haue of they aungeiles so good To kepe me that I not mysfare And thy moder myldest of mode Lorde shende vs thy woundes then And than of mercy we may not mysse And than to helpe crysten men Now Ihesu lorde thou vs wysse That we with the may byde to blysse In Ioye and blysse withouten ende That to thy people ordeyned is That leue synne and them amende AMEN