Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	lord_n	psal_n	4,911	5	7.4165	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02843	An antidote against the erroneous, or rather blasphemous, opinions of some people in this our corrupt age; concerning the true and real cause of man's falling into those gross and notorious sins, which do commonly prove his eternal ruine. : Made plain in a short discourse, being the substance of two sermons upon the 12, 14, 15. verses of the 1st chap. of St. James. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, &c. / By Samuel D'Assigny, a well-wisher to the Church of England's prosperity.	D'Assigny, Samuel, b. 1673 or 4	1698 (1698)	Wing D286; ESTC R171689	15,649	17

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providentiae_fw-la his_o provident_a w●●●_n whereby_o the_o lord_n do_v order_n and_o govern_v sinful_a action_n in_o apply_v they_o to_o better_a end_n than_o the_o offender_n be_v aware_a off_o for_o god_n say_v the_o prophet_n be_v of_o pure_a ●●es_n and_o can_v be●●ld_v n_o wickedness_n his_o soul_n hate_v and_o abhort_v sin_n his_o law_n to_o this_o ve●●_n day_n curse_v and_o condemn_v sin_n his_o hand_n have_v smite_v and_o scour●●●_n s●n_o he_o have_v throw_v down_o angel_n from_o leaven_n pla●●d_v m●n_z upon_z e_z ●th_o ●●●●●rted_a whe●●_n kingdom_n destroy_v whole_a ●●●ies_n and_o corporation_n and_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n christ_n jesus_n w●il●_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v drow●ed_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n already_o and_o will_v ●er_o aster_n consume_v it_o wit●_n fire_n 〈…〉_o of_o sin_n he_o have_v threaten_v tribulation_n an●●ish_a and_o d●●●●_n unto_o a●_n the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o 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error_n or_o ignorance_n in_o he_o he_o be_v goodness_n and_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a of_o sin_n which_o can_v contaminate_v or_o defile_v his_o divine_a nature_n he_o be_v good_a 〈◊〉_d &_o extrorse_n in_o himself_o and_o without_o himself_o in_o himself_o as_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o goodness_n for_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n upon_o earth_n but_o what_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o in_o which_o sense_n our_o savour_n say_v there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n he_o be_v ipsa_fw-la ●●mit●●_n goodness_n itself_o his_o nature_n be_v goodness_n and_o from_o he_o as_o from_o a_o ocean_n flow_v all_o the_o stream_n of_o goodness_n into_o the_o world_n he_o be_v exceed_o good_a without_o himself_o i_o mean_v unto_o all_o his_o creature_n in_o general_a whether_o you_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o creation_n or_o in_o his_o preservation_n of_o they_o 1._o in_o his_o creation_n there_o be_v not_o a_o work_n that_o pass_v his_o finger_n without_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o 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do_v good_a answer_v himself_o n●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d their_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n they_o neither_o take_v nor_o do_v wrong_a they_o neither_o give_v nor_o have_v mischief_n in_o they_o i_o be_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o ●●●●rmative_a part_n viz._n as_o he_o be_v in_o nature_n so_o pure_a that_o 〈…〉_o tempt_n himself_o so_o likewise_o tempt_v he_o no_o man_n 〈…〉_o do_v not_o pe●●●●de_a man_n unto_o sin_n not_o do_v ●e_v approve_v of_o it_o when_o 〈…〉_o for_o 〈◊〉_d art_n ●ot_n a_o god_n that_o 〈…〉_o say_v the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d ●_o 4_o ●eather_o shall_v 〈…〉_o with_o 〈◊〉_d t●●_n go●●sh_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o 〈◊〉_d sight_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●●st_v all_o they_o that_o 〈…〉_o if_o then_o god_n neither_o move_v man_n unto_o sin_n nor_o command_v it_o when_o it_o be_v commit_v nor_o assist_v the_o committer_n of_o it_o because_o his_o nature_n be_v so_o good_a that_o he_o can_v neither_o tempt_v nor_o he_o tempt_v unto_o evil_n in_o no_o wise_a then_o certain_o be_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n for_o ●eus_fw-la ●ui_fw-la borus_fw-la ●st_fw-la say_v p●●●●●_n mal●rum_fw-la causa_fw-la dici_fw-la non_fw-la ●●●●st_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n which_o st._n a●s●●●_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n fi●●i_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o a_o peccatis_fw-la s●●gi●●r_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la in_o peccata_fw-la decidatur_fw-la it_o can_v be_v that_o man_n shall_v ●●ll_v or_o be_v drive_v into_o sin_n by_o he_o through_o who_o they_o have_v their_o resurrection_n from_o sin_n for_o sure_o if_o he_o do_v true_o and_o proper_o throw_v they_o down_o he_o will_v never_o be_v so_o willing_a to_o raise_v they_o up_o many_o have_v be_v restrain_v and_o hold_v up_o by_o god_n grace_n that_o they_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o disparate_a 〈◊〉_d but_o none_o have_v be_v by_o he_o occasion_v to_o fall_v for_o he_o tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o ●●●l_n do_v god_n tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o evil_a why_o then_o may_z some_z say_v do_v the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o speak_v so_o plain_o to_o this_o purpose_n why_o be_v it_o say_v of_o god_n exod._n 4.21_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n be_v heart_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o exod._n 7.22_o we_o read_v that_o pharoah_n heart_n be_v harden_v neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o rom._n 1.24_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gentile_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o up_o unto_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n nay_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n charge_v god_n to_o his_o face_n in_o the_o four_o chap_n at_o the_o 10_o verse_n then_o say_v i_o ah_o lord_n god_n sure_o thou_o deceive_v this_o people_n and_o jerusalem_n say_v you_o shall_v have_v peace_n whereas_o the_o sword_n reach_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o lord_n

and_o last_o to_o have_v deliver_v the_o gentile_n unto_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n rom._n 1.24_o but_o alas_o foolish_a man_n they_o be_v deceive_v for_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o plain_o eph._n 4.6_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o lord_n and_o one_o god_n and_o father_n of_o all_o who_o be_v above_o all_o and_o through_o all_o and_o in_o you_o all_o and_o st._n james_n say_v here_o in_o the_o text_n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o can_v be_v move_v or_o tempt_v unto_o evil_a but_o i_o will_v leave_v this_o error_n of_o they_o and_o c●me_v near_o unto_o ourselves_o there_o be_v a_o great_a error_n about_o this_o point_n and_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v in_o two_o extreme_n the_o one_a be_v of_o those_o who_o malicious_o ch●r●e_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n o●_n sin_n these_o be_v the_o sensual_a libertine_n of_o our_o age_n who_o rub_v their_o filthiness_n and_o licentiousness_n upon_o god_n purity_n two_o the_o other_o be_v those_o who_o think_v 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