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	way_n	4,954	5	4.7237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60717	A sober letter, touching predestination and obduration Sent to a minister in the city of Bristol.		1679 (1679)	Wing S4411; ESTC R219110	8,859	14

influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n from_o they_o for_o a_o moment_n to_o try_v and_o humble_v they_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o corruption_n yet_o with_o everlasting_a kindness_n he_o will_v embrace_v they_o isa_n 54.8_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v in_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n and_o order_v and_o dispose_v even_a man_n evil_a action_n to_o that_o end_n which_o he_o have_v propound_v to_o himself_o and_o in_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o the_o corruption_n and_o malignity_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o nature_n pervert_v to_o his_o own_o destruction_n thus_o god_n in_o his_o wise_a providence_n order_v and_o over-ruleth_a the_o action_n of_o harden_v but_o man_n himself_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o obliquity_n and_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o action_n in_o scripture_n we_o find_v that_o god_n harden_v satan_n harden_v and_o man_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n man_n as_o the_o instrument_n satan_n as_o the_o worker_n and_o efficient_a god_n as_o the_o supreme_a judge_n overrule_a every_o action_n and_o dispose_v of_o it_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n either_o in_o a_o way_n of_o mercy_n or_o justice_n as_o in_o a_o ship_n man_n be_v as_o the_o mariner_n that_o work_v satan_n the_o evil_a spirit_n as_o the_o wind_n and_o wether_n that_o tempt_v and_o move_v and_o god_n as_o the_o steersman_n that_o direct_v and_o govern_v all_o like_a as_o then_o the_o sun_n harden_v the_o clay_n and_o the_o rain_n bring_v forth_o weed_n not_o of_o itself_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n which_o it_o influence_v so_o by_o the_o providence_n and_o operation_n of_o god_n after_o a_o most_o secret_a yet_o just_a and_o holy_a manner_n the_o heart_n of_o wicked_a man_n come_v to_o be_v harden_v more_o and_o more_o but_o the_o only_a culpable_a cause_n thereof_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o not_o in_o god._n sect._n 10._o hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v either_o natural_a and_o inbred_a which_o we_o bring_v with_o we_o into_o the_o world_n or_o else_o it_o be_v acquire_v and_o voluntary_a and_o this_o be_v a_o extinguish_n of_o that_o common_a light_n and_o knowledge_n and_o ingenuity_n which_o be_v in_o man_n whereby_o they_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o hard_o as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n and_o wilful_o estrange_v themselves_o from_o god_n or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o additional_a hardness_n inflict_v by_o the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o as_o a_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n thus_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o other_o give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n and_o the_o vile_a lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n rom._n 1.24_o 28._o again_o hardness_n of_o heart_n be_v either_o feel_v or_o not_o feel_v the_o reprobate_n who_o be_v give_v up_o to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o searedness_n of_o conscience_n be_v not_o sensible_a of_o that_o dreadful_a spiritual_a judgement_n which_o he_o lie_v under_o nor_o do_v he_o bewail_v it_o but_o hardness_n feel_v when_o a_o man_n see_v and_o feel_v with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n the_o deadness_n and_o hardness_n and_o benummedness_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o do_v not_o relent_v as_o it_o shall_v do_v at_o the_o threaten_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o thaw_v and_o melt_v with_o the_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n such_o a_o sensible_a hardness_n be_v incident_a to_o god_n own_o child_n who_o often_o complain_v of_o it_o and_o groan_v under_o it_o as_o a_o great_a and_o heavy_a burden_n o_o lord_n say_v they_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v we_o to_o err_v from_o thy_o way_n and_o harden_v our_o heart_n from_o thy_o fear_n isa_n 63.17_o sect._n 11._o be_v we_o sensible_a of_o the_o hardness_n and_o stonyness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o will_v we_o be_v cure_v of_o this_o great_a evil_n then_o 1._o let_v we_o diligent_o search_v and_o examine_v whether_o we_o do_v not_o indulge_v ourselves_o in_o some_o secret_a sin_n or_o other_o which_o be_v unrepented_a of_o will_v 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