Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heaven_n	holy_a	redeemer_n	2,054	5	10.3077	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15124	A werke for housholders or for them ye haue the gydynge or gouernaunce of any company. Gadred [and] set forth by a professed brother of Syon Richard Whytforde. And newly corrected [and] prynted agayne w[ith] an addicion of policy for housholdynge, set forth also by the same brother.	Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?; Bernard Silvestris, fl. 1136. Epistola .. de bona gubernatonne familie.	1530 (1530)	STC 25422; ESTC S105123	38,157	64

due contrycyon for all my synnes And knowlege also of thy lawes wyll pleasure so that by no maner of ignoraūce or mysvnderstandynge I do at any tyme in werke or dede or in worde or thought any thynge cōtrary vnto the same And thyrdly good lorde where thou knowest also that I am ofte tymes obstynate of mȳde froward euyll wylly stubburne of stomake vnkynde of hert dull negligent slouthfull in all maner of goodnes I beseche the good lorde god holy ghost that art the spyryte wyll of the father and of the sone with them the same selfe essencyal god vnto whom is appropriate specyally appoynted all bounte all goodnes all grace good wyll that thou woldest vouchesafe to gyue me the grace of good wyll so that I neuer do saye ne thynke that shulde be contrary vnto thy wyll And hauynge vnto the euer a reuerēde drede I may loue the for thy selfe al other in the lorde for the so that accordynge vnto the spirituall strengthe and knowlege that thou hast gyuē me I may apply my wyll hooly vnto thy wyll so that I haue no wyll propre vnto my selfe but that my wyll be all thy wyl and bothe as moch as may be possible one wyll And so I may here in this lyfe ordre my loue come vnto suche perfeccion of feruēt charite that by thy grace I may atteyn vnto the fruicyon of euerlastynge charite in thy ioyful presence Amē And good lorde god father of heuē I beseche the take receyue me thus vnto thy grace haue mercy pyte vpon me all thy people And thou lorde god blessed sone of god the father sauyour redemer of the worlde haue pite mercy vpon me vpon all chrysten people And louynge lorde god holy ghost blessed spyrite of god haue mercy pite vpon me all the worlde Holy and blessed Trinite one selfe same essēcyall god haue pyte mercy vpon me all myne vpon all thy creatures Amen And than ones agayne blesse the with In noīe pr̄is as before than go forth vnto your besynesse where ye wyll Let this be for your mornyng exercyse And though you that haue great thynges to do wolde thynke this prayer mornȳge exercyse ouer lōge bycause of your besynes I a certeyne you yf it were ones by vse goten redy incorporate prynted in the herte mynde it wolde soone be sayd or thought the ꝑson shulde I byleue haue grace to spede the better in other thynges nothynge for thynke of the spendyng of the tyme but rather accounte it for great gaynes in somoche that we purpose to set forth in the ende a longer exercyse for thē that haue longer tyme to spende but now we shal go forth herein After the sayd morowe exercise I trust you wyll be well occupyed vpon your appoynted course of occupacyon For that was our coūseyle in the begȳnynge that ye shulde appoynt your selfe by a continuall course vnto some certeyne occupacion that may be ꝓfytable and euer to auoyde ydlenes the mother and nurse of all synne euyll And euer be ware of suche occupacions as bē called cōmunly pastymes that is to say all maner of vnlawful games suche dysportes as done drawe people rather to vyce than to vertue whiche more properly may be called lose tymes thā pastimes Math. xij c. For syth by the affirmacion of our sauyour we shall make account of euery ydle worde it must nedes folowe that we shall make a more strayte rekenynge of euery ydle or euyl werke Let therfore your sayd appointed occupacyon be alway good vertuous ꝓfytable Syth thā ye must nedes make a rekenȳg of euery werke worde and thought for none of these cā be hyd or kepte preuy from your auditour me thynketh it shulde be a great surety for you to make euery daye ones your sayd accounte by your selfe The cōmune ꝓuerbe is that ofte rekenynge holdeth longe felawshyp I wolde aduyse you therfore to spende some tyme thervpon at nyght after al your occupacions before your bed ther knele downe there begyn to remembre wheder ye wente what ye dyd immedyatly after your morowe exercyse in what company ye were what was there your behauyour and demeanour in werke worde or thought so go forth vnto eueri place tyme cōpany as brekefast dyner souper or drynkyng where you fynde or ꝑceyue any thynge that was good vertuous and profytable ascribe apply the vnto our lorde god gyue vnto hym all the glory laude prayse therof for he alone is the gyuer of all goodnes so ouer passe that thynge lyghtly And where ye remembre of any speciall thynge done sayd or thought amysse stycke and byde thervpon bulte it as they say turne it vp so downe try the weyght daūger therof with all the maner cyrcūstaunce of the same So may ye knowe the quantyte therof that is to say how great a synne or howly tell it is how be it none offēce can be lytell the doth offende god surely euery synne is offence done vnto god all though it seme to be done vnto man j. Ioh. ij d. For as the loue of god dothe begyn at the loue of the neyghbour For he that loueth not his neyghbour whom he may se with his bodyly eye or syght sayth saynt Iohn̄ how may he loue god whom he can not so se so in lyke maner the offence of the neyghbour is forth with the offence of god Consyder therfore vnto whom the trespace is done so the consyderacyon with the other qualytes quantites of the synne shall brynge you vnto a basshmēt therof to be sory therfore or at the leest to wyll or wysshe that ye had not so done Than mekely crye god mercy axe hym forgyuenes therof with very purpose mȳde to be cōfessed therof at due tyme to take and do penaunce therfore And I dare assure you that this maner of accoūt rekenynge though your synne were neuer so great shall saue you from the ieopardy of dampnacion whiche is no lytel grace goodnes of god Thāke hym than lowly therfore so blesse your selfe as you dyd in the mornynge your bedde also go thervnto so cōmyt your selfe all hole body soule vnto the ꝓteccyon custody kepyng of our lorde who gyue you good nyght good rest Amen ¶ It shal be ryght well also that you call vpon suche holy sayntes as you haue specyall deuocion vnto vnder this forme or some other lyke Blessed lady Mary mother of god alwaye vyrgyn I beseche the pray for me and for all christians Holy angell of god what so euer thou be that art deputed and appoynted vnto my custody I submyttynge me with most lowly obedience beseche the to praye for me for all the worlde Saynt Michael saynt Gabryell saynt Raphael with all holy angels