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	sin_n	transgression_n	3,082	5	10.1157	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68150	A briefe discourse of the scriptures Declaring the seuerall stories, liues, and deaths, of the fathers, from the Creation of Adam, vnto the death of Ioseph: very necessarie to be read and practised, for easie vnderstanding of the Scriptures in a short time.	Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645, attributed name. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 12975; ESTC S115174	75,069	130

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election_n the_o last_o be_v true_a holiness_n that_o this_o election_n or_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o be_v of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o not_o draw_v from_o he_o by_o force_n by_o help_n of_o saint_n or_o as_o be_v by_o work_n meritorious_a of_o the_o same_o it_o may_v appear_v isaiah_n 63.16_o abraham_n know_v we_o not_o neither_o be_v israel_n acquaint_v with_o we_o but_o thou_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n and_o redeemer_n and_o of_o very_a love_a kindness_n thou_o have_v redeem_v we_o thy_o name_n be_v euerlaistng_a rom._n 8.34_o it_o be_v christ_n only_a that_o make_v intercession_n for_o us._n isaiah_n 43.25_o i_o be_o he_o only_a which_o for_o my_o own_o self_n sake_n do_v away_o thy_o offence_n and_o forget_v thy_o sin_n for_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o make_v thou_o righteous_a with_o thy_o first_o father_n offend_v sore_o and_o thy_o ruler_n have_v sin_v against_o i_o thou_o be_v like_o a_o thing_n of_o naught_o thy_o time_n pass_v away_o like_o a_o shadow_n jer._n i_o love_v thou_o with_o a_o everlasting_a love_n therefore_o by_o my_o mercy_n have_v i_o draw_v thou_o to_o i_o and_o john_n 6.44_o no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o as_o it_o be_v write_v isaiah_n 54.13_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o god_n isaiah_n 26.12_o lord_n thou_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n phil._n 2.13_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o you_o both_o the_o will_n and_o also_o the_o deed_n even_o of_o his_o good_a will_n 2._o cor._n 3.5_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o if_o we_o be_v able_a the_o same_o come_v of_o god_n which_o make_v we_o able_a isaiah_n 51.12_o yea_o i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n give_v you_o consolation_n psal_n 130.7_o for_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n 1._o pet._n 1.2_o we_o be_v elect_v according_a to_o the_o foreknowledge_n of_o god_n the_o father_n through_o the_o sanctify_a of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o obedience_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n psal_n 90.2_o before_o the_o mountain_n be_v bring_v forth_o or_o ever_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o world_n be_v make_v thou_o be_v our_o god_n from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a thou_o turn_v man_n unto_o dust_n and_o say_v return_v you_o son_n of_o adam_n rom._n 9.11_o before_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n may_v stand_v not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o the_o caller_n it_o be_v say_v the_o great_a shall_v serve_v the_o lesser_a as_o it_o be_v write_v mala._n 1.2.3_o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v esau_n have_v i_o hate_v john_n 13.18_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v choose_v psal_n 135.6_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n please_v that_o do_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n &_o in_o all_o deep_a place_n rom._n 11.5.6_o there_o be_v a_o remnant_n leave_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v not_o now_o of_o work_n for_o then_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n but_o if_o it_o be_v of_o work_n than_o it_o be_v now_o no_o grace_n what_o then_o israel_n have_v not_o obtain_v that_o which_o he_o seek_v but_o the_o election_n have_v obtain_v it_o 2._o these_o 2.13_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v thanks_n always_o to_o god_n because_o that_o god_n have_v from_o the_o beginning_n choose_v we_o to_o salvation_n through_o sanctify_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o through_o believe_v of_o the_o truth_n to_o obtain_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n rom._n 8.30_o moreover_o who_o he_o appoint_v before_o they_o also_o he_o call_v and_o who_o he_o have_v call_v they_o also_o he_o justify_v and_o who_o he_o justify_v they_o he_o also_o glorify_v now_o follow_v the_o effect_n of_o election_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o elect_n or_o reject_v and_o first_o for_o the_o elect._n the_o elect_n who_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n have_v save_v for_o his_o righteousness_n sake_n and_o not_o for_o their_o desert_n he_o guide_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n as_o rom._n 8.14_o as_o many_o as_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n they_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n isaiah_n 43.7_o all_o those_o that_o be_v call_v by_o my_o name_n i_o have_v create_v fashion_a and_o make_v for_o my_o honour_n yet_o he_o leave_v they_o sometime_o unto_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v the_o weakness_n of_o their_o own_o nature_n as_o noah_n lot_n jacob_n david_n solomon_n peter_n and_o other_o but_o never_o suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v quite_o away_o as_o appear_v isaiah_n 54.8_o a_o little_a while_n have_v i_o forsake_v thou_o but_o with_o great_a mercy_n will_v i_o take_v thou_o up_o unto_o i_o when_o i_o be_v angry_a with_o thou_o i_o hide_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o for_o a_o little_a season_n but_o through_o everlasting_a mercy_n have_v i_o redeem_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n the_o mountain_n shall_v move_v and_o the_o hill_n shall_v fall_v down_o but_o my_o love_v kindness_n shall_v not_o move_v and_o the_o bond_n of_o my_o peace_n shall_v not_o fall_v down_o from_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o merciful_a lover_n psalm_n 37.23_o the_o lord_n order_v a_o good_a man_n go_v and_o make_v his_o way_n acceptable_a unto_o himself_o though_o he_o fall_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o for_o the_o lord_n uphold_v he_o with_o his_o hand_n psal_n 103.10_o he_o deal_v not_o with_o they_o after_o their_o sin_n nor_o reward_v they_o according_a to_o their_o wickedness_n but_o look_v how_o the_o heaven_n be_v in_o comparison_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o great_a be_v his_o mercy_n towards_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o for_o he_o know_v whereof_o they_o be_v make_v and_o he_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v but_o dust_n he_o save_v their_o life_n from_o destruction_n and_o crown_v they_o with_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n isaiah_n 54.17_o loe_o this_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o lord_n servant_n and_o their_o righteousness_n come_v of_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o reject_v he_o leave_v to_o their_o own_o self_n harden_v their_o own_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v have_v occasion_n of_o judgement_n against_o they_o isaiah_n 57.20_o they_o be_v like_a to_o the_o rage_a sea_n that_o can_v not_o rest_v who_o water_n foam_v with_o the_o mire_n and_o gravel_n for_o they_o have_v no_o peace_n with_o god_n the_o wind_n shall_v blow_v they_o forth_o and_o vanity_n shall_v take_v they_o all_o away_o they_o be_v like_a to_o dust_n before_o the_o wind_n and_o like_a to_o the_o chaff_n in_o a_o summer_n floor_n psal_n 73.4_o the_o lord_n suffer_v they_o to_o come_v in_o no_o peril_n of_o death_n but_o they_o be_v lusty_a and_o strong_a they_o come_v in_o no_o danger_n like_o other_o folk_n neither_o be_v they_o plague_v like_o other_o man_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v so_o hold_v with_o pride_n and_o overwhelm_v with_o cruelty_n their_o eye_n swell_v with_o fatness_n and_o they_o do_v even_o what_o they_o lust_n they_o corrupt_v other_o and_o speak_v wicked_a blasphemy_n their_o talk_n be_v against_o the_o most_o high_a tush_o say_v they_o how_o shall_v god_n perceive_v it_o be_v there_o knowledge_n in_o the_o most_o high_a loe_o these_o be_v the_o ungodly_a and_o these_o have_v riches_n in_o possession_n such_o be_v kaine_n the_o wicked_a mocker_n before_o the_o flood_n cham_n the_o builder_n of_o babel_n the_o unclean_a city_n ishmael_n esau_n pharaoh_n moab_n ammon_n the_o wicked_a oppresser_n saul_n absalon_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n antiochus_n the_o vild_a herod_n pilate_n and_o judas_n the_o traitor_n and_o many_o other_o who_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o just_a cause_n of_o eternal_a condemnation_n psa_fw-la 73.18_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v they_o in_o slippery_a place_n and_o cast_v they_o down_o and_o destroy_v they_o oh_o how_o sudden_o do_v they_o consume_v and_o perish_v and_o come_v to_o a_o fearful_a end_n yea_o even_o like_a as_o a_o dream_n do_v he_o make_v their_o image_n to_o vanish_v some_o foolish_o dispute_v why_o god_n have_v not_o save_v all_o thing_n see_v he_o make_v all_o they_o be_v answer_v jer._n 12.1_o the_o lord_n be_v more_o righteous_a than_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v dispute_v with_o jer._n 18.6_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o clay_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o potter_n rom._n 9.21_o god_n make_v of_o one_o lump_n of_o clay_n one_o vessel_n to_o honour_n &_o another_o to_o dishonour_n what_o if_o