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
A97301	Zion's sad tears, for Nineveh's just fears. Or, Hours of mourning, for yeers of sinning; Being some few directed observations of divine mercy, & sinful returns: with an humble offering towards regulation of land and maritime affairs. By a humble seeker of truth and peace.	Humble seeker of truth and peace.	1653 (1653)	Wing Z14; Thomason E684_25; ESTC R207055	12,707	27

Zion's sad Tears FOR Ninevehs Just Fears OR Hours of Mourning FOR Yeers of Sinning Being Some few directed OBSERVATIONS OF Divine Mercy Sinful Returns With an humble Offering towards Regulation of Land and Maritime affairs By an humble Seeker of Truth and Peace Fools because of their transgressions because of their iniquities are afflicted their soul abhorreth all manner of meat and they draw neer unto the gates of death Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble he saveth them out of their distresses He sent his Word and healed them c. Psal 107.17 18 19 20. Then said I Wo is me for mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of hosts Isai 6. Read the whole for the holy seed shall be the substance thereof To sigh and mourn for what we cannot do Is to come short yet we must do it too Printed at London 1653. To the great God of wisdome and sole Essence of Power O Thou holy one of Israel and preserver of men I the worst of thy creatures all sullied with the dirt and blood of my own and the sins and Transgressions of my poor Family do here offer up to thee the sacrifice of thy beloved Son and dejection of my sinful heart begging of thee humbly but earnestly not to marke strictly what is done amiss being of purer eyes but on the former being an Oblation sufficient for the sins of the whole world O great God of wisdome and Lord of Hosts renew thy holy Spirit in me purifie me throughout and as thou hast preserved me to this teach me not onely to glorifie thy Sacred Name but also as thou hast at first faint desire upon occasion taught my hands to War and fingers to Fight so now teach my heart to indite a good matter and make my Pen the Pen of a ready Writer and whereas formerly a Petitioner to earthly gods whose breath is in their nostrils so now to thee onely that it may turne thine eyes from my sin to thy own righteousness O thou that art my onely true beloved now in the Cloud proclaim thy holy Name as in former dayes The Lord the Lord God merciful and gracious long suffering and abundant in goodness and truth keeping mercy for thousands forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin O reserve yet a good proportion of mercy for thy Israel why should they be destroyed by worse then themselves make them all O God seek and finde thy Kingdome and then administer to them all good things Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my strength and my Redeemer Thus begging of thee to hasten all that is convenient to thy poor afflicted people and thy most unworthy servant I desire to render to thy blessed Name but what is most due all honour praise glory Power and Dominion now and ever To the Right Honorable O. Cromwel Esq General of all the Land-Forces under the pay of the Parl. in England Scotland and Ireland Member of the same Parl. and Councel of Sate Sir YOu may justly challenge that impudence which from Raggs presented a great person with a Cup of cold water when the Conquer or without peradventure could have commanded choyce Liquors yet that escaped not unrewarded though another with a higher Present from a more gallant hand through a covetous end did Truly Sir I can onely say I am yet a living Monument of mercy having sometime been a small Atome of a Soldier under your happy conduct and considering our enemies pressure now at our Walles to be great as once at Haddington before that approaching glorious Deliverance and Victory I should be ingrateful to God as sometimes I am my Country and your Honour if I should not bewail the present conditon of affairs and cast my small Mite into the Publick Treasury towards support of a Christian interest though shaken and never more threatned Would my tears prevail I should desire to weep to death that so a day of Jubilee might cover the face of this place of my Nativitie now neer her extremitie wherein her Faith Patience and Meekness will not onely be tryed but must be extended The God of glory give the blessing Indeed Sir your known greatness and worth must give me leave though a low simple despised fellow to be plain with you for albeit a Raven bring you bread and flesh in the morning of this accomplished New-year and water from the Brook despise it not your former favours to me when clouded in carnality have induced me to this weak Oblation I must acknowledge it with thanks to our Creator the love of his dearly beloved Son and sacred Spirit resting in his Saints but withal confess as I have said in my heart that as he was just by afflicting me by so bad as my self though externally my Superiors so likewise in admitting some to be punish'd by worse then themselves and to shake their body Politick who first touched my Oeconomick yet since it was to call forth my slender Candle before hidden under a Bushel though lighted at a Divine Torch and the Talent which before lay buried in a dirty Napkin I cannot deny my Country-men a sight of those thoughts which may trouble us all if I am a Shimei be you a David Sir I here bring you a Brat called forth with Lazarus I hope from the grave of corruption and lay it at your feet because I am not so able as you to prefer or maintain it you may do well to take the grave cloaths off lest it stink too much and dress it in the attire you most desire to see it though it cannot prattle yet to call you Excellent or your Excellency at every word yet in time it may be blest and have occasion so to do Truly Sir I am heartily sorry I have no better New-years-gift for you that have deserved it but you if you come to me must be content with what I have not what I would have I hope the Lord of Hosts will sanctifie your heart to the advancement of his glory and defence of his Saints else Sir what shall be done to those late-rais'd Princes who continue to walk without light in these dayes in the steps of their Predecessors surely so much War as attended the gate of them must attend theirs yet is there an appointed time for Nimrod's ruine or safety I hope it was in your heart to build the Temple well it 's enough you shall live to see the materials brought together that shall do the work The Lord God of mercy incline the Pillars and Members to seek his Face whilest it may be found and the Evil day crush us not altogether be confident in your Maker and he may yet do much by you The God of wisdom and innocency inrich your heart therewith from his Fountain that the Nations about you may have occasion to bless God for and with you So prayes heartily him that is Decemb 20. 1652. 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