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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03903	An information, concerning the present state of the Jewish nation in Europe and Judea. Wherein the footsteps of Providence preparing a way for their conversion to Christ, and for their deliverance from captivity, are discovered.	Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing J692C; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 482.b.3[11]; ESTC R24655	16,492	30

some parcell of the Scripture he came unexpected among us and we thought good to read Christs Sermon upon the Mount in Matthew 5.6 7. And while we did read the Dutch translation we gave him the Hebrew translation of Munster to look into telling him that this was the Law of our Christ that he should read it and then let us know what he did judge thereof this he did and when he had read all with a great deal of ingenuity he made an acknowledgment that therein the ground and fountain of all Wisdom was contained and that whosoever should keep those Commandments would be more just then he or hi● people and he took notice of some things which he the●… 〈◊〉 were taken out of the most pure and antient Rabbins and when at that meeting we had not without Tears and much devour Contrition of mind made prayers for the Jews as well as for our selves that God would blot out our sins and theirs and remember his Mercy and restore the holy Spirit which they had lost c. These things seemed very much to move him and he made no doubt to affirm openly that if there were but ten men at Jerusalem who should thus with out heart pray for the coming of the Messiah that without all doubt he would suddenly come And being asked how he did understand the place of Malachy 3.1 Behold I will send my Messenger and he shall prepare the way for me and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his Temple c. He said by the Messenger Elias was meant and by the Lord was meant the Messiah who should come and shew himself to be seen at the Temple not of ours that is of mans building but in his own Temple which he hath built in the heavens and which he will let down from Heaven to the earth and when I asked him Whether the Jews alone were to be admitted into that Temple He answered No but that his Temple was ordained for all the people of the Gentiles who ever shall fear God in sincerity And once when we were speaking of the Promises made unto Abraham Gen. 15.19 20. He observed that God promised to cast out ten Nations out of the land of Canaan for his sake and would give their possessions to his Posterity but that since the days of Joshua no more but seven Nations have been cast out viz. The Hittites the Perizzites the Rephaims the Amorites the Canaanites the Gergasites and the Jebusites the theee first viz. The Kenites the Kenesites and the Kedmonites are reserved for the times of the Messiah which he would have to answer the ten Sephiroth whereof the seven last are called by the Cabalists simply 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Palaces but the three first taken together as one are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the Temple of the Holy of Holies Whence I by my self drew this clear Argument for the Reign of Christ on earth If the Promise made to Abraham concerning the Land of Canaan it not yet fulfilled then it must be fulfilled But it is evident that it is not yet fulfilled First these three former Nations were never yet subdued Secondly Because the three Nations yet to be subdued will constitute the Temple which shall be called the holy of holies whereas the subduing of the seven which Joshuah conquered did only constitute some Palaces or courts which might be polluted and indeed were polluted overthrown and trodden under soot When at a time he did sup with us and saw us praying with our hands joined and lifted up unto Heaven he asked us why we did pray with that gesture It was answered that it was of old the custom so to pray derived from Moses who in the mount prayed against Amaleck with his hands lifted up unto heaven whereunto the Rabbi said No doubt whosoever can lift up pure hands with Moses unto heaven he will be heard of God as Moses was but it is to be understood that then both hands are purely lifted up unto heaven and the ten fingers erected on high when one directly is settled towards God with the whole strength of his soul and hath a good conscience toward Gods ten Commandments and that the purity and sincerity of the whole man doth require that every one should be inwardly so composed as his body is outwardly constitued therefore seeing they of his Nation were not conscious to themselves of such a frame of spirit they durst not lift up both their hands unto heaven but they keep them in their bosom taking hold of the left hand by the right because the right hand doth signifie Mercy and the left Gods Justice and by that gesture they petition that God by his Mercy would restrain his Justice that it may not break out upon them miserable sinners to consume them but would first prepare and form them unto all that is good I could relate many other things of this kind which shew a truly devout and humble mind one thing I shall yet add When it was askt of him Whether he was not afraid of his life chiefly he being a Jew a people above all other Nations hated of all through which he was to go he did answer If I look upon my self I see my self altogether unworthy of any mercy at Gods hands or that he should admit of my prayers ●e speaks here ●…e a legal ●●w Rom. 10 2 3. but that which gives me some Confidence of life are the calamities and extream Straits of the poor at Jerusalem and the merits of the Fore-fathers and their Faith in God I believe that their prayers will be of weight towards the Father of the needy Here you may see in a Spirit of Humility Faith and in faith an humble and self denying Spirit What do you think Is it to be believed that Christ is far distant from a soul thus constituted or that any such thing can be formed without Christ in a man for my own part I confess I think I see Christ in his Spirit and I cannot but love him and those that are like him of which he saith many are at Jerusalem for I esteem them the true brethren of him that is our Christ and their Joseph c. Thus far Peter Serearius FRom whence we may gather this Conclusion that it is apparent the Lord by humbling their Spirits and moving them to look up unto him for the accomplishment of his Promises and letting them see that the Mysteries of divine Wisdom and the way of Righteousness are revealed more clearly to us by Jesus of Nazareth in the Gospel then ever they were to them by their Rabbi's and that there is no inconsistency but rather a Consonancy with the Promise that Jesus shall be revealed to them as Joseph was once to his Brethren and by bringing the chief of them to be acquainted with such Christians as freely love them for Christs sake and willingly help them in their straits and give