Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hear_v	lord_n	merciful_a	2,985	5	9.4011	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B11418	The complaint or dialogue, betvvixt the soule and the bodie of a damned man Each laying the fault vpon the other. Supposed to be written by S. Bernard from a nightly vision of his, and now published out of an ancient manuscript copie. By William Crashaw.; Noctis sub silentio tempore brumali. English and Latin.	Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153, attributed name.; Fulbert, Saint, Bishop of Chartres, ca. 960-1028, attributed name.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626. Manuale Catholicorum. aut	1622 (1622)	STC 1909.3; ESTC S105114	31,120	195

which thou diddest vouchsafe to redeeme me miserable man and to purchase heauen for mee euen with the price of thy precious bloud I beseech thee therefore by the most blessed and bitter passion which thou sustainedst on the Crosse for mee especially in that houre when thy blessed soule did leaue thy body that thou wouldest haue mercy on my poore soule at the time of my departure Then let him lift vp his heart with ioy and thankesgiuing and say Lord thou hast broken my bonds therfore I will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise After if his weakenesse grow so that he lose the vse of his speech let some of the by-standers say these Prayers following ouer him or more if he l●ue so long MErcifull God and Father we beseech thee for the multitude of thy mercies looke fauourably vpon this thy seruant our deare brother who with true and hearty confession seekes pardon for all his sinnes at the hand of thy mercies O Lord heare vs for him and wee beseech thee for him most holy Father to renue in his heart whatsoeuer is corrupted by the frailty of his flesh and restore that grace which the wily and malicious enemie the Diuell hath stolne out of his soule O Lord recall him to the vnity of thy Church ingraft him into the body of thy Sonne O Lord take pittie of the sighes and sobs of his soule and grones of his heart O Lord look vpon his teares gather them into thy bottle and be good to him who hath no hope com●ort nor confidence but in ●hy mercy seale vp the assu●ance of his recōciliation with ●hee O most holy father we humbly commend the soule of this thy seruant and our brother into the hands of thy vnmeasurable mercies humbly beseeching thee according to the greatnesse of that loue in which the blessed soule of thy Sonne did commend it selfe into thy hands that for the worthinesse of that infinit loue of thine in which thou diddest receiue that holy soule vnto thy selfe thou wouldest vouchsafe in this our brothers last houre to receiue his poore soule also and make it partaker of the same loue And thou most sweete Sauiour and most merciful Lord Iesus thou that dying on the Crosse wast so pressed with anguish and torments for vs as made thee sound out that pitiful voyce vnto thy Father My God my God why hast thou forsaken mee we beseech thee estrange not thy selfe and turne not away thy face from thy seruant our brother now in the houre of his soules affliction when his strength faileth and his spirits are so spent that he cannot cal vpon thee heare vs ô Lord heare vs for him and for that thy glorious victory in which thou diddest triumph on the Crosse and for thy precious passion and bitter death think of him the thoughts of mercy and not of iustice shed thy mercies in his soule and speak comfortably to his conscience deliuer his soule out of all spirituall diseases saue him from the torments due vnto his deseruings and bring him for thine owne merits sake to eternall rest O Lord Iesus Christ which didst redeeme vs with thy precious blood write with thine owne blood in the soule and ingraue thy wounds in the heart of this thy seruant that in them hee may see and reade thy dolefull sufferings and thy sweete loue thy sufferings that they may be effectuall to ransome him from those sorrowes and torments which he hath merited by his sin thy loue that it may vnite his heart to thee in indiuisible and inseperable bonds so as he may neuer bee separated from thee nor thy Saints for euer and euer And Lord Iesus Christ we beseech thee make his soule partaker of all the merits of thy most sacred incarnation passion resurrection and ascension make him partaker of the vertue of thy most blessed Sacraments and all thy holy mysteries make him partaker of all the prayers and good deeds done in thy whole Church make him partaker of all thy blessings graces and comforts of all thy elect and grant that with them all hee may liue in thy presence for euermore O Lord which powredst out thy prayers for vs on the Mount Oliuer and sweatst water and blood wee beseech thee let that precious bloud of thine which thou diddest so aboundantly powre out for our saluation let it be presented and offered to thy Father to stand against the multitude of the sinnes of this thy seruant our brother Lord be with him at his last houre and then deliuer him from the anguish and torments which for his sinnes hee may iustly feare Graciously receiue his soule in the houre of his departure open the gate of heauen vnto him and giue him a portion with thy Saints in glory for thy owne most glorious merit O Lord Iesus Christ who with God the Father and the holy Ghost liuest and raignest one God for euermore Amen And when the sicke mans strength begins to faile and the soule is ready to depart then let the soule be commended to God by one of the by standers on this manner The commendation of the Soule to be said at a mans death I Here commend thee to Almighty God most deare Brother and I doe commit thee to him whose creature thou art goe forth therefore O Christian soule get thee gone out of this filthy world goe forth in the name of the Almighty Father who created thee In the name of Iesus Christ who dyed for thee In the name of the holy Ghost who hath beene powred out vpon thee And when thou happy soule art deliuered out of the prison of the body the glorious Quire of heauenly Angels meete thee and the company of all holy Saints entertaine thee the louing countenance and cheerefull grace of Iesus Christ shine vpon thee a mercifull Iudge be he vnto thee that thou maist haue sentence to sit for euer amongst his Saints on his right hand thy dwelling bee in peace and thy habitation in the heauenly Ierusalem for euermore farre be it from thee euer to feele or know how horrible the darkenesse how terrible the flame and how intolerable the torments of hell are Sathan and all his hellish guard bee they confounded at thy presence and if he dare set vpon thee victory triumph be on thy side shame and trembling fall vpon him from the presence of Gods Angels be he banished into the blacke mists and confused Chaos of eternall darkenesse But let the Lord arise and let his enemies bee scattered as the smoake vanisheth so let them flye away But let the iust be exalted and reioyce in the presence of the Lord let the infernall legions not dare to touch thee nor presume to hinder thee and hee who disdained not to dye for thee be hee thy Sauiour and deliuerer from all spirituall vexation Be the gates of Paradise open vnto thee and thy Christ giue thee thy place and mansion in the same And he that is the true Pastor and great Shepherd of the

me bless● me saue me preserue and keepe me for thy deare mercy sake Amen Or thus further with Dauid thou maist pray I Will lay mee downe and rest in peace in thy mercy for it is thou Lord onely that makest me dwell in safety Euening Prayer to be said either before or after thy going into bed O Eternall God and omnipotent Father which art the Lord of heauen and earth of Angels and men principalities and powers light and darknesse day and night in whose hands i● contained that ouerflow o● goodnesse that filleth al● the empty and indigent creatures in the world who ordainest times and seasons successions and descents old age and childhood a beginning and an ending a rest and labour a perpetuall motion and change ouer all things in the world the liuely witnesse whereof is this day which not many houres since broke out of darknesse and cleared the world with her light and the Sunne arose as a Bridegrome out of his Chamber and reioycing as a Gyant to runne his course whose beames are now steeped in darknesse the true resemblance of all earthly glory and transitorie pleasures and delights which haue their increase their height and sudden decrease againe being no continuance in any thing vnder the Sunne and by this motion and change the time is now come that thou hast appointed for rest which O Lord so giue vnto vs wee pray thee that thereby we may bee inabled to walke more carefully in those duties and callings thou hast appointed vs. And further we beseech thee that as the night darkneth and shadoweth al things that they are vnseene so for thy deare Christs sake thou wilt hide all our sinnes from thy sight that they neuer be brought to iudgement with vs euer so remembring vs that we neuer forget that fearfull and finall account that must bee rendered vnto thee at the day of thy appearing that as our bodies hauing the rest of sleepe this night so our mindes through thy mercy in Iesus Christ may inioy the rest of a quiet conscience for euer and to that end let thy mercy and prouidence so watch ouer vs that as our actions in the day so our thoughts nor our imaginations neither watching nor sleeping this night may be such as may displease thee but that all may tend to the good of our soules and bodies and the honour and glory of thy great name and that for Christ Iesus sake Amen In whose most blessed name we conclude this our imperfect Prayer in that absolute forme of Prayer that thy blessed Son hath taught vs to honour thee saying Our Father c. A godly Prayer to bee said at all times O Lord my God what may I render vnto thee as an acceptable sacrifice for all the benefits thou hast bestowed vpon mee for my Election Redemption Sanctification and Preseruation from my youth vnto this present day and houre that thou hast indued mee with health strength knowledge continency when so many more worthy then I in mine owne eyes are denied of these thy good fauours for all which I can giue no reason for but thy good pleasure and if thou shouldest take all backe againe I haue nothing to say but that thou art iust yet O Lord to these many I entreate thee adde this more that I may keepe a heart that may truly acknowledge them and a tongue that may thankfully praise thee for them all the dayes of my life and to that end I beseech thee protect mee from all euill that may hurt mee from all sinne that may offend thee be thou assistant to all my good in deuors purposes intentions and let thy good Spirit so rule my heart that all that I shall doe thinke or speake may be to thy glory and the good of all men giue me O Lord a charitable heart to relieue thee in thy members a compassionate heart to make other mens infirmities mine owne a beleeuing heart that thy promises are yea and Amen And so blinde me not O Lord with the carnall man that though I beleeue thou wilt one day raise my body from the bed of darknesse when thou shalt say to the sea Giue and to the earth Restore my sons and daughters when no creature shall bee able to keepe backe one bone that it hath receiued that I should despaire in thee for a crust of bread in temporall maintenance and endeuour Bee neere O Lord vnto all such as faithfully call vpon thy name comfort all such as be sicke or comfortlesse and by daily and hourely presidents of death and mortalitie before mine eyes teach mee to bee mindfull of mine owne end and to make my preparation by faith and repentance thereafter that whether I liue or die I may rest with thee in thy eternall glory through Iesus Christ my onely Sauiour and Redeemer Amen Agurs prayer for content O Lord giue mee neither ●●●erty nor riches feed me with food conuenient lest I be too full and deny thee and say who is the Lord or lest I be poore and steale and so take the name of my God in vaine and if I aske any thing which is euill deny my ignorance if I aske any thing which is good remember thy promise S. Augustines Prayer Miserere mei Domine indigna facientis digna patientis English BE mercifull vnto me O God doing vnworthily vnto thee and yet receiuing that from thee that more worthy then I are denied at thy hands O Lord continue this mercy and let not my ilnesse weary out thy goodnesse for thy tender patient mercies sake Amen A Thanksgiuing vnto God the Father LEt all true Christians say and acknowledge with one heart and mouth say also with them O my soule say in this mortall body without this mortall body Glory honour and praise bee vnto thee most mercifull God throughout all ages and generations of the world which hast not spared thine onelie Sonne but offered him vp a bleeding sacrifice for the sins of thy people giuen him to death euen to the death of the Crosse for most wretched mankinde to that end that through him we might bee saued and deliuered from destruction and brought into the liberty of euerlasting life grant vnto vs by thy Spirit that we may perfect and continue in this thy grace and fauour for euer and euer Amen Another short eiaculatory praier English and Latine ODeus omnium miserationum Pater te praecor vt abissus misericordiae tuae absorbeat abissum peccatorū meorum O Father of goodnesse and mercy I humbly intreat thee that the depth of thy mercy may swallow vp the depth of my sinnes Martin Luthers Prayer COnfirme in vs O God that which thou hast wrought and finish the worke thou hast begun in vs to the glory of thy name and the sauing of our soules at the dreadfull day of thy visitation for thy deare mercies sake Amen A few short remembrances or most materiall rules of good life for the practice of euery true Christian here