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
A71209	The opinion of the Roman jvdges touching imprisonment and the liberty of the subject, or, A sermon preached at the Abby at Westminster, at a late publique fast, Jan. 25, 1642 by J.V. Prisoner.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1643 (1643)	Wing V320; ESTC R4189	14,314	27

custody of y sixteen souldiers but observe his end the people cryed The voice of a God not of a man and he became wormes meat How can you please God that seek honour one of another The second blemish in the Roman is bribery not expressed in the text but implyed he desired to doe the Iewes a pleasure it was hot for nothing And of Felix his predecessour it is said he hoped that money should have been given to him by St. Paul Act. 24. 26. The Romans were covetous therefore bitter was the Sarcasme of Methridate upon them that the Founders of Rome Romulus and Remus were nursed by z a hungry wolfe and therefore the posterity were so greedy of wealth that Tertullian saith he not a onely hoped but privately dealt for bribes The third fault in this Romane was obloquy Acts 26. 24. b out of wrath and fury when St. Paul made his Apology Festus exclaimed Thou art mad much learning hath made thee mad so the limbes of Antichrist Ieroboams and Micah's Priests cry out of learned men that they are mad because themselves cannot understand them If they be mad it is for Christ and oppression oft times makes a wise man mad but indeed they are not mad but speak forth the words of truth and sobernesse c They have not the spirit of bondage or feare but of a sound mind Let us eschew bribery popularity and obliquv loquy for who shall dwell in Gods Tabernacle First He that backbitoth not with his tongue that makes not his tongue z his foot to trample the reputation of his neighbour in the mire Secondly In whose eyes a vile person is contemned therefore he is no man-pleaser Thirdly That takes no reward against the Innocent yea saith Solomo Jarchi that takes no reward to do justice therefore he is no briber He that doth these things shall never fall Psal. 15. 1 2 3 4. c. Thus I have described a Roman spirit and compared the Romans and Antichristians together who are the greater persecutors which may be first a premonition to us in these last dayes to expect perilous times for three yeares and a halfe Revel 11. 7. worse then those of Jewes Turkes and Infidels even the times of Hypocriticall Antichristian Heretickes 2. Tim. 3. 1. Secondly an exhortation to patience for he that kills with the sword shall be killed with the sword he that now leads into captivity shall be led he that robbs shall be robbed here is the patience g of the Saints h Returne to the strong hold yee prisoners of Hope this day I declare unto you that I will restore double to you And as I have preached for Love and Peace so let us conclude with a Prayer for the peace of God that passeth all understanding to guide our hearts and mindes in the knowledge and love of our Lord Jesus Christ to whom with the Father and Holy spirit be honour and glory throughout all ages Amen The prayer before SERMON O Eternall the high and only a Potentate the King of Kings and Lord of Lords before whom thousands of b Angels doe minister and ten thousand times ten Thousand doe stand before thee who makest thy Angels Spirits and thy Ministers a flame of fire who ridest on the wings of the wind and makest the cloud thy c Pavillion and art clothed with glory and Majesty At the foot-stoole of thy Throne are we prostrate sinfull dust and ashes beseeching the d God of heaven to have mercy upon us miserable sinners Have mercy on us O Lord and according to the e multitude of thy mercies blot out our offences in thought word and deed and thou that hast proclaimed the name of the Lord the Lord God f mercifull and gracious long-suffering abundant in kindnesse and truth for giving iniquity transgression and sinne and shewing mercy to thousands shew mercy to us the chiefe of sinners forgive our g originall sinne wherein we were borne our actuall sinnes the sinnes of our youth Remember not how h ignorant we have been of thy truth i Lord who can understand his errours who knowes how often he hath offended Then clense us from our secret sinnes forgive our presumptuous sinnes perpetrated with a k high hand and our rebellions wherin we have warred with the Almighty and keepe backe thy servants from the like iniquity so shall we be innocent and avoid the great transgression and though we sin of weaknesse or ignorance l for no man lives on earth that sinneth not yet restrainus by thy grace from sins of stubbornnesse which is as Idolatry and from the m irremissible sin against the spirit of grace n Holy Father we desire not only remission of sins but the sanctification of the Holy Ghost though sin tyrannize and dwell in us o so that we cannot do the things we would yet let not sin p reigne in our mortall bodies that we should obey it in the lusts thereof that we who are dead to sin may live no longer therein but q as Christ is risen from the dead so we may rise to newnesse of life and as wee have yeelded our members servants to iniquity so to yeeld them weapons of righteousnesse unto holinesse the end whereof may be everlasting happinesse and as we rise so help us to ascend with Christ to heaven minding heavenly things r where Christ sits at Gods right hand teach and enable us to doe justly to love mercy s and walke humbly with our God denying ungodlinesse and worldly lusts and walking holily righteously and soberly in this present evill world waiting for the t appearing of the glorious Judge to Judgement Wee believe O Lord the way of man is not in himselfe neither is it in man to guide his steps it is not in him that willeth nor that runneth but in God that sheweth mercy who hath mercy on whom he will have mercy and whom he will he hardeneth Give therefore grace O heavenly Father for Christs sake In whose name wee pray not onely for our selves but for the whole estate of Christs Church on earth distressed and dispersed The Spouse of * Christ sits as a widow that is desolate her haire hanging downe rivers of teares falling from her eyes without intermission and it is nothing to all them that passe by the way u no sorrow is like to her sorrow yet none of her sons doth comfort her none doth turne out of the way to aske how shee doth x the breach is like the wide sea who can heale it there is no balme in Gilead there is no Physitian there y O thou sword of the Lord when wilt thou bee quiet when wilt thou returne into the sheath and bee at rest When O Father of mercies and Lord of hoasts wilt thou turne the edge thereof against the Heathen that know thee not and call not on thy Name