Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	iniquity_n	lord_n	transgression_n	3,081	5	9.7813	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55308	Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either practically exemplified in Jesus Christ, set forth in the Gospel, or may be reasonably deduced from thence / by Edward Polhill ..., Esq.	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1678 (1678)	Wing P2757; ESTC R4756	269,279	440

to_o have_v it_o here_o the_o consequence_n must_v needs_o be_v sure_a and_o infallible_a upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n it_o appear_v that_o no_o tolerable_a account_n can_v be_v give_v of_o christ_n suffering_n unless_o justice_n be_v satisfy_v and_o declare_v therein_o but_o to_o explicate_v this_o more_o distinct_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a consider_v three_o thing_n 1._o god_n the_o great_a rector_n who_o inflict_v those_o suffering_n on_o christ_n 2._o christ_n the_o patient_n who_o bear_v they_o 3._o the_o suffering_n in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o fruit_n 1._o god_n the_o righteous_a rector_n who_o inflict_v they_o be_v one_o of_o infinite_a mercy_n mercy_n in_o man_n though_o but_o finite_a be_v sometime_o a_o remora_fw-la to_o punishment_n joseph_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o just_a that_o be_v as_o the_o word_n there_o must_v be_v take_v a_o merciful_a man_n will_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v mary_n a_o public_a spectacle_n of_o justice_n matth._n 1.19_o but_o though_o god_n be_v one_o of_o infinite_a mercy_n and_o that_o not_o mere_o resident_a in_o his_o nature_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o motion_n triumphant_o go_v forth_o in_o a_o most_o compassionate_a design_n towards_o mankind_n yet_o he_o will_v have_v justice_n satisfy_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o his_o son_n to_o declare_v i_o say_v at_o this_o time_n his_o righteousness_n say_v the_o apostle_n rom._n 3.26_o observe_v it_o be_v at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v then_o a_o day_n of_o salvation_n a_o jubilee_n of_o redemption_n to_o mankind_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o justice_n must_v have_v its_o due_a and_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n but_o here_o the_o socinian_o object_n that_o infinite_a justice_n and_o infinite_a mercy_n be_v opposite_n and_o can_v both_o be_v together_o in_o god_n or_o if_o they_o be_v god_n who_o can_v act_v contrary_a to_o any_o thing_n in_o his_o nature_n can_v neither_o punish_v because_o of_o his_o mercy_n nor_o yet_o pardon_v because_o of_o his_o justice_n but_o i_o answer_v mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v not_o opposite_n in_o man._n after_o the_o idolatry_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o molten_n calf_n moses_n will_v in_o justice_n have_v every_o one_o slay_v his_o brother_n yet_o in_o a_o high_a excess_n of_o mercy_n and_o charity_n he_o will_v pray_v forgive_v their_o sin_n if_o not_o blot_v i_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n exod._n 32.27_o &_o 32._o neither_o be_v they_o opposite_n in_o god_n when_o he_o proclaim_v his_o name_n in_o those_o stately_a title_n the_o lord_n merciful_a gracious_a long-suffering_a abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o sin_n he_o yet_o add_v in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o that_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a exod._n 34.6_o 7._o mercy_n and_o justice_n in_o god_n have_v different_a object_n the_o penitent_n who_o partake_v of_o mercy_n be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o 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which_o have_v sin_v the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o suffer_v in_o it_o as_o a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o we_o notable_a be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n all_o their_o wickedness_n be_v in_o gilgal_n there_o i_o hate_v they_o hos_n 9.15_o sin_n be_v find_v in_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o there_o it_o must_v be_v punish_v take_v he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n justice_n appear_v in_o that_o so_o great_a so_o dear_a a_o person_n suffer_v for_o we_o david_n spare_v joab_n because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a a_o potent_a man_n in_o the_o army_n and_o absolom_n because_o he_o be_v a_o dear_o belove_a son_n in_o the_o former_a he_o say_v the_o son_n of_o zerviah_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o i_o and_o in_o the_o latter_a deal_v gentle_o with_o the_o young_a man_n but_o though_o jesus_n christ_n be_v very_o great_a god_n and_o god_n fellow_n one_o who_o think_v it_o no_o robbery_n to_o be_v equal_a with_o god_n though_o he_o be_v very_o dear_a a_o son_n and_o a_o only_o 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