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	miserable_a	sinner_n	7,000	5	10.1398	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13192	Godly meditations vpon the most holy sacrament of the Lordes Supper With manie thinges apperteininge to the highe reuerenee [sic] of soe greate a mysterie. In the end. De Eucharistiæ controuersia, admonitio breuis.	Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.	1601 (1601)	STC 23491; ESTC S117947	70,901	378

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have_v aught_o against_o any_o man_n that_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n may_v forgive_v you_o your_o trespass_n by_o both_o which_o testimony_n of_o holy_a scripture_n we_o learn_v y_fw-mi ●_o all_o our_o oblation_n and_o prayer_n otherwise_o in_o themselves_o among_o the_o best_a action_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n be_v in_o no_o case_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n without_o our_o reconcilement_n &_o charity_n first_o have_v with_o man_n the_o wiseman_n eccl._n 28.2.3_o can_v think_v it_o unmeet_a in_o very_a reason_n to_o ask_v mercy_n when_o we_o ourselves_o deny_v mercy_n we_o may_v remember_v that_o the_o unthankful_a debtor_n that_o will_v not_o remit_v his_o f●llow_n servant_n mat._n 18.30_o for_o his_o uncompassionate_a usage_n of_o his_o fellow_n find_v himself_o the_o like_a measure_n that_o be_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n at_o his_o master_n hand_n with_o what_o countenance_n say_v one_o can_v we_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o say_v lord_n forgive_v we_o 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us._n what_o great_a love_n say_v saint_n john_n then_o for_o one_o to_o give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n yet_o great_a be_v christ_n love_n who_o give_v his_o life_n for_o we_o that_o be_v his_o enemy_n we_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o help_v the_o distress_a to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a &_o needy_a for_o the_o very_o behold_v of_o their_o necessity_n do_v often_o move_v compassion_n but_o to_o love_v our_o enemy_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n but_o only_o for_o his_o sake_n who_o have_v command_v all_o those_o who_o profess_v his_o name_n and_o expect_v his_o kingdom_n say_v diligite_fw-la inimice_n love_v your_o enemy_n we_o forgive_v and_o why_o christ_n have_v forgive_v we_o we_o show_v mercy_n and_o why_o christ_n jesus_n have_v show_v mercy_n unto_o us._n quid_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la proximus_fw-la say_v a_o ancient_a father_n shall_v we_o see_v what_o our_o neighbour_n have_v do_v against_o we_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o see_v what_o christ_n have_v 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shall_v i_o not_o from_o ●y_a heart_n forgive_v you_o my_o brethren_n i_o do_v i_o do_v wherefore_o one_o say_v qualem_fw-la erga_fw-la te_fw-la deum_fw-la habere_fw-la vis_fw-la talem_fw-la te_fw-la erga_fw-la proximum_fw-la ostendas_fw-la as_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n be_v unto_o thou_o so_o be_v thou_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n that_o have_v offend_v thou_o to_o move_v christian_n to_o this_o love_n christ_n our_o saviour_n go_v further_a and_o say_v forgive_v that_o you_o may_v be_v child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o cause_v the_o sun_n to_o arise_v on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a it_o be_v a_o token_n that_o david_n be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o jesse_n when_o he_o will_v not_o only_o not_o hu●t_a king_n saul_n his_o enemy_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a but_o will_v even_o show_v mercy_n unto_o his_o offspring_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a they_o give_v testimony_n that_o that_o they_o be_v his_o follower_n who_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n father_n forgive_v they_o who_o show_v themselves_o ready_a to_o remit_v and_o can_v find_v in_o their_o heart_n to_o forgive_v offence_n offer_v s._n am●rose_n tell_v a_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o world_n how_o christian_n do_v avenge_v themselves_o our_o weapon_n say_v he_o be_v our_o prayer_n &_o our_o tear_n we_o weep_v for_o our_o persecutor_n we_o pray_v for_o they_o neither_o shall_v our_o forgive_a go_v away_o empty_a for_o this_o active_a mercy_n show_v unto_o man_n shall_v be_v reward_v with_o passive_a mercy_n by_o he_o who_o have_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o our_o enemy_n may_v do_v we_o as_o much_o good_a as_o the_o best_a friend_n we_o have_v in_o the_o world_n whereas_o in_o forgive_a they_o we_o receive_v forgiveness_n of_o god_n but_o for_o one_o drop_n of_o water_n give_v we_o receive_v by_o a_o gainful_a interest_n a_o whole_a ocean_n sea_n for_o our_o two_o mite_n the_o whole_a 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