Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n
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A36172
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Divine meditations written by an honourable person ; whereto is adjoyned a determination of the question, whether men ought to keele at the receipt of the holy communion ; and an essay of friends.
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Wing D1723; ESTC R32791
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more_o will_v he_o fear_v to_o displease_v he_o also_o thanks_o must_v be_v oral_a and_o real_a also_o all_o that_o god_n require_v be_v a_o cordial_a recognition_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o mercy_n my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n prov._n 23.26_o our_o whole_a duty_n be_v summary_o comprehend_v in_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o love_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o might_n and_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o by_o this_o may_v we_o know_v whether_o we_o love_v god_n if_o we_o love_v our_o neighbour_n for_o how_o can_v he_o love_v god_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v if_o he_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o have_v see_v say_v saint_n john_n 4.20_o 1_o joh._n 4.20_o who_o as_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v style_v the_o disciple_n who_o jesus_n love_v so_o do_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v appropriate_v to_o himself_o the_o preach_v and_o teach_v this_o doctrine_n of_o love_a god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n above_o all_o the_o other_o apostle_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o his_o divine_a epistle_n i_o will_v set_v he_o up_o say_v the_o psalm_n because_o he_o have_v know_v my_o name_n that_o be_v because_o he_o have_v call_v upon_o i_o and_o worship_v i_o as_o may_v be_v collect_v out_o of_o the_o 76_o psalm_n 1.2_o in_o jury_n be_v god_n know_v his_o name_n be_v great_a in_o israel_n at_o salem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n which_o be_v the_o appoint_a place_n of_o his_o worship_n if_o then_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v and_o to_o be_v set_v up_o out_o of_o gun-shot_n as_o here_o be_v promise_v we_o must_v not_o only_o love_v he_o and_o our_o neighbour_n for_o his_o sake_n but_o worship_v he_o also_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o have_v prescribe_v in_o his_o most_o sacred_a word_n these_o religious_a duty_n be_v necessary_o require_v of_o all_o those_o which_o expect_v the_o comfort_n which_o this_o psalm_n exhibite_v for_o all_o the_o assistance_n and_o protection_n promise_v from_o the_o first_o word_n throughout_o the_o psalm_n have_v a_o connexion_n with_o this_o present_a clause_n because_o he_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o i_o because_o he_o have_v know_v my_o name_n and_o a_o conditional_a reference_n thereto_o so_o that_o whosoever_o love_v not_o god_n legal_o god_n that_o be_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n evangelical_o not_o legal_o perfect_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o nor_o worship_v he_o true_o 13._o *_o see_v zech_n 7.12_o 13._o deceive_v himself_o if_o he_o think_v he_o dwell_v under_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o most_o high_a or_o that_o he_o have_v any_o part_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n here_o specify_v because_o they_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o godly_a who_o be_v assist_v with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v call_v upon_o he_o so_o effectual_o and_o knock_v at_o heaven_n gate_n so_o powerful_o that_o he_o shall_v hear_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o yea_o and_o satisfy_v they_o with_o long_a life_n which_o be_v more_o than_o solomon_n desire_v when_o god_n give_v he_o carta_n vianca_fw-la and_o show_v they_o his_o salvation_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o any_o man_n can_v wish_v i_o confess_v sickness_n poverty_n and_o all_o other_o temporal_a mortification_n render_v man_n contemptible_a and_o despicable_a to_o the_o wicked_a b._n n._n b._n and_o make_v they_o undervalue_v 8._o undervalue_v see_v james_n 2.2_o to_o 8._o by_o ordinary_a christian_n who_o pass_v their_o judgement_n of_o man_n according_o as_o they_o weigh_v after_o the_o world_n opinion_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o honour_n reputation_n and_o wealth_n but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v promise_v here_o not_o only_o a_o preservative_n against_o all_o danger_n so_o far_o and_o so_o long_o as_o god_n shall_v judge_v expedient_a for_o he_o but_o also_o a_o restorative_n when_o he_o have_v be_v afflict_v and_o humble_v for_o if_o his_o enemy_n have_v mark_v he_o out_o as_o their_o custom_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o humiliation_n for_o one_o who_o god_n look_v not_o after_o nor_o care_v for_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n here_o to_o be_v advance_v to_o honour_n and_o which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o all_o temporal_a blessing_n to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o long_a life_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v over-live_a his_o enemy_n and_o be_v honour_v by_o those_o that_o despise_v he_o when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o let_v ahaziah_n then_o send_v to_o baalzebub_n the_o god_n of_o ekron_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n to_o inquire_v whether_o he_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v be_v it_o not_o because_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_z 2_o king_n 1._o let_v gouty_a asa_n trust_v in_o his_o physician_n 2_o chronicle_n 16._o let_v the_o superstitious_a papaline_n in_o his_o sickness_n dishonour_v the_o bless_a virgin_n by_o vow_v himself_o to_o she_o quum_fw-la nulla_fw-la amplius_fw-la in_o medicis_n spes_fw-la erat_fw-la salutis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la magna_fw-la as_o he_o blasphemous_o say_v in_o deo_fw-la let_v they_o vain_o trust_v to_o the_o oil_n of_o the_o lamp_n plague_n lamp_n dignus_fw-la morte_fw-la perit_fw-la qui_fw-la mortua_fw-la vivus_fw-la adorat_fw-la a_o experiment_n of_o papist_n vain_a confidence_n in_o relic_n against_o the_o plague_n of_o saint_n carlo_n borromeo_n the_o dispensation_n whereof_o i_o have_v see_v with_o my_o eye_n and_o my_o soul_n have_v grieve_v to_o see_v ignorant_a people_n abuse_v by_o more_o ignorant_a erier_n in_o jurea_n the_o trust_n to_o that_o imposture_n cost_v the_o life_n of_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o city_n and_o milan_n whence_o it_o be_v bring_v have_v suffer_v beyond_o belief_n there_o have_v die_v in_o that_o state_n near_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o soul_n not_o without_o cause_n say_v the_o prophet_n o_o be_v thou_o my_o help_n in_o trouble_n for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n psalm_n 60.11_o and_o psalm_n 77.1_o in_o time_n of_o danger_n i_o will_v cry_v unto_o god_n yea_o to_o god_n will_v i_o cry_v and_o he_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o i_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o physical_a antidote_n and_o precaution_n may_v be_v use_v as_o secundary_a mean_n but_o they_o must_v be_v use_v with_o prayer_n to_o god_n to_o bless_v they_o and_o our_o immediate_a trust_n must_v be_v whole_o in_o he_o and_o his_o protection_n for_o except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n vain_a be_v their_o labour_n that_o build_v it_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 127.1.2_o and_o therefore_o 130.7_o therefore_o psal_n 130.7_o o_o israel_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o with_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o with_o he_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n object_n against_o the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o this_o psalm_n and_o the_o main_a scope_n thereof_o there_o be_v a_o objection_n not_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o in_o silence_n for_o whereas_o david_n here_o promise_v great_a matter_n to_o the_o godly_a assure_v they_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o further_o that_o with_o their_o eye_n they_o shall_v see_v the_o reward_n of_o the_o ungodly_a experience_v daily_o show_v the_o contrary_a and_o have_v so_o do_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n innocent_a abel_n lose_v his_o life_n for_o serve_a god_n true_o and_o for_o god_n acceptance_n of_o his_o service_n and_o our_o saviour_n epitomize_v the_o scripture_n in_o this_o point_n threaten_v the_o jew_n that_o upon_o they_o shall_v come_v all_o the_o righteous_a blood_n shed_v on_o the_o earth_n from_o righteous_a abel_n to_o zacharias_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 23.35_o the_o church_n of_o god_n here_o on_o earth_n be_v therefore_o call_v militant_a because_o it_o never_o have_v peace_n but_o perpetual_a war_n affliction_n tribulation_n persecution_n the_o enemy_n thereof_o be_v mighty_a viz._n principality_n and_o power_n etc._n etc._n eph._n 6.12_o our_o saviour_n express_o command_v all_o his_o follower_n to_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n lap_n wicked_a most_o dandle_v in_o the_o world_n lap_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n we_o find_v david_n often_o complain_v of_o the_o adversity_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o 73._o psal_n he_o be_v shrewd_o startle_v at_o the_o contemplation_n of_o this_o point_n my_o foot_n be_v almost_o go_v my_o step_n well_o nigh_o slip_v and_o why_o i_o be_v grieve_v at_o the_o wicked_a i_o see_v the_o ungodly_a in_o such_o prosperity_n for_o they_o be_v in_o no_o peril_n of_o death_n in_o no_o misfortune_n nor_o plague_n as_o other_o be_v but_o lusty_a and_o strong_a etc._n etc._n contrary_o of_o the_o godly_a he_o say_v thou_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n of_o tear_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 80.5_o and_o which_o be_v more_o for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o this_o difficulty_n be_v soon_o resolve_v solution_n