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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03540	A guide to devotion: or, The penitent souls dayly practice. Containing, godly prayers for several occasions; with heavenly meditations, and graces before and after meat. : Together with a short catechism for the better instruction in the Christian religion. Also the holy sayings of several of the ancient fathers of the primitive church. : Very profitable for all people, and useful for families.		1682-1700? (1700)	Wing G2184C; ESTC R177729	8,768	29

A Guide to DEVOTION OR THE Penitent Souls Dayly Practice CONTAINING Godly Prayers for several Occasions With Heavenly Meditations and Graces before and after Meat Together with a short Catechism for the better Instruction in the Christian Religion Also the Holy Sayings of several of the Ancient Fathers of the Primitive Church Very profitable for all people and useful for Families Licensed and Entred according to Order Printed for I. Back at the Black-Boy on London Bridge A Guide to DEVOTION OR The Penitent Souls daily Practice c. Psal 5. ver 2. O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling my King and my God for unto thee will I make my Prayer Directions for a Religious and Holy Life and what Prayer is WHosoever thou art that readest this Book give me leave to set down how necessary Prayer is in order to a Holy and Religious Life by the consideration of our manifold wants our Soul are lifted up unto God in Prayer to beg pardon and forgiveness for all our Sins and Transgressions which we have committed e●ther in thought word or deed and sin e our sins are more in number then the hairs of our Head the ●tars in the Firmament or the Sand on the Sea●hore we ought to imitate the Prophet David who says thus In the Evening and Morning and at Noon-day shall I pray and that instantly and he will hear my voice Psal 55. ver 17. the Meditation of our own sins doth sufficiently show that we have of our selves no manner of Grace ●r Spiritual Goodness for Solomon asks the question in Proverbs 20. ver 9. Who can say I have made my heart clean I am pure from Sin Moreover seeing that we are daily assaulted with sundry Temptations we have just cause to pray daily for the contempt of all Earthly things for the denial of our own sinful Aff●ctions for tranquility of Mind and comfort in Adversi●y for Heavenly Wisdom to direct us in the various accidents that we meet with in this present World therefore create in us clean Hearts and renew right Spirits within us that we may all obtain the end of our hopes even the forgiveness of our Sins and the salvation of our immortal● Souls A Prayer for Sunday Morning O Most Holy Lord God I humbly beseech thee pardon and and forgive all my transgressions and grant me thy Grace that I ma● set my affections on things in Heaven and no● on things on Earth mortifie in me the lov● of this World that the love of thee ma● increase preserve me by the aid of thy holy Spirit and grant that I may always submit unto thy Will and keep thy Commandments O Lord make me a Child of the light and of the day that I may walk soberly chastly and Honestly preserve me this day from all evil O Lord I beseech thee keep my Soul keep me from falling and present me faultless before thy great and terrible Tribunal at the last day for into thy merciful hands I recommend my Spirit my Soul my Body thou hast Created them O Lord thou God of Truth grant that whatsoever I shall hear this day with my outward Ears may be so grafted in my Heart that it may bring forth inwardly the fruit of good living through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour Amen A Prayer for Sun●y Night O Lord my Heavenly Father Almighty and Everlasting God by whose providence both the day and the night are governed vouchsafe I beseech thee as thou hast this day preserved me by thy goodness so ●his night shaddow me under the blessed Wings of thy most mighty protection and co●er me with thy Heavenly Mercy that neither the Prince of darkness may have power over me nor the works of darkness overwhelm me pardon I beseech thee my manifold Sins committed against thee especially my neglect of keeping holy this day past defend me from Satan that roaring Lyon that seeks day and night to devour me arm me with thy defence that I may be preserved from all adversities which may happen to my Body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and defile my Soul protect me this night from all dangers when I lay me down in peace to take my rest for it is thou Lord only that makest me to dwell in safety grant my Petition for th● Merit of my dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen A Prayer for every Morning in the Week O Eternal and ever-blessed Lord God Creator of Heaven and Earth thou turnest the shadow of Death into the morning and renewest the face of the Earth thou dost dispel the darkness by the presence of the light and separatest the night and bringest in the day O Lord blot out for thy mercies sake all my iniquities and scatter thy transgressions as a morning cloud vouchsafe to keep me this day without sin uphold me when I am falling and lift me up when I am down let me do nothing that shall make my heart to ake or be a scandal unto me but let my doi●gs be such that they may never hurt either my self or Neighbours preserve my going out and coming in from this time forth and for evermore and prosper me thy Servant this day and grant me mercy in the sight of all I shall meet with for the sake of my blessed Saviour a●d Redeemer Jesus Christ my Lord Amen Another Morning Prayer for every day in the Week O Eternal God Father of Mercies and God of all Comfort with the Eyes of compassion look down upon me thy poor afflicted Servant laden with sin and iniquity and pressed down with the sense of thy Wrath who comes not in my own name or merits to prostrate my self before thee but in the name and merits of ●hy dear Son our blessed Lord and Saviour in whom thou art well pleased for his sake O most merciful Father pardon all my sins that are past and keep me this day from committing any sin or provoking thy divine Majesty in thought word or deed but so guide and direct me that all my doings may tend to thy honour and glory to the peace and welfare of my own Soul for the sake of thy Son and my only Saviour who with thee and thy Holy Spirit liveth a●d reigneth one God World without end Amen A Prayer for every Night in the Week O Most glorious Lord God whose dwelling is in the highest Heavens and yet beholdest the lowl● and humble upon Earth look down I hum●ly bes●ech thee upon me a miserable sinner who prostrate my self at the Footstool of thy Mercy confessing my manifo d sins and transgressions that am by nature a● Child of Wrath and deserve to be plunged into e●erlasting Torments but great is thy mercy O Lord and therefore I sue unto thee for pardon and forgiveness my sins are many in number more then the hairs of my Head the Stars in the Firmament or the Sands on the Sea shore but thy mercies are without number let me O Lord. be