Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	israel_n	lord_n	redemption_n	2,132	5	10.1091	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57544	The disabled debtor discharged: or, Mary Magdalen pardoned Set forth in an exposition on that parable Luke 7. 40.-51. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, minister of the gospel.; Mirrour of mercy, and that on Gods part and mans. Part I	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1821A; ESTC R222102	218,172	327

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he_o there_o be_v mercy_n and_o plenteous_a redemption_n to_o be_v have_v with_o he_o be_v mercy_n 19_o exod_n 34.6_o mich._n 7.18_o 19_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n merciful_a and_o gracious_a slow_a to_o anger_n etc._n etc._n and_o who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o he_o that_o pardon_v iniquity_n and_o pass_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o heritage_n god_n be_v every_o way_n infinite_a man_n be_v a_o finite_a creature_n and_o what_o proportion_n can_v there_o be_v betwixt_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o creature_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o infinite_a creator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 1.25_o the_o weakness_n of_o god_n be_v strong_a than_o man_n be_v there_o any_o sin_n great_a than_o can_v be_v remit_v the_o weakness_n of_o man_n for_o thence_o come_v sin_n shall_v be_v strong_a than_o god_n which_o neither_o religion_n nor_o reason_n will_v admit_v of_o with_o he_o likewise_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n 130_o copiosa_fw-la dicit_fw-la ne_fw-la quisquam_fw-la despa_fw-la raret_fw-la de_fw-la venia_fw-la arbitrans_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la pervenire_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la precium_fw-la aug._n in_o ps_n 130_o the_o redemption_n that_o christ_n make_v the_o ransom_n that_o he_o pay_v be_v not_o scanty_a but_o plenteous_a enough_o and_o enough_o again_o for_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n how_o many_o and_o how_o heinous_a soever_o so_o that_o none_o need_v to_o despair_v of_o pardon_n there_o be_v redemption_n to_o be_v have_v for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o for_o any_o other_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o divine_a justice_n through_o the_o price_n of_o christ_n blood_n as_o well_o for_o talent_n as_o for_o farthing_n token_n for_o the_o great_a as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o small_a debt_n who_o then_o can_v doubt_v justice_n be_v satisfy_v but_o to_o find_v god_n as_o ready_a to_o forgive_v a_o thousand_o pound_n as_o well_o as_o one_o 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austin_n in_o this_o case_n give_v cain_n the_o lie_n i_o spare_v to_o speak_v of_o those_o ancient_a heretic_n the_o novatian_o or_o catharist_n who_o do_v maintain_v that_o some_o sin_n be_v irremissible_a as_o those_o commit_v after_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n those_o exclude_v mercy_n one_o sin_n indeed_o we_o read_v of_o to_o be_v unpardonable_a mat._n 12.31_o 32._o but_o that_o be_v not_o simple_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o greatness_n and_o heynousnesse_n thereof_o as_o if_o it_o exceed_v god_n mercy_n or_o christ_n sacrifice_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o man_n malice_n he_o either_o malicious_o despise_v the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n or_o wilful_o reject_v the_o offer_n of_o pardon_n in_o order_n of_o redemption_n god_n have_v make_v man_n fin_n pardonable_a but_o man_n by_o his_o impenitency_n make_v it_o unpardonable_a use_v 2_o let_v none_o despair_v deus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la desperantium_fw-la pater_fw-la sed_fw-la index_n such_o shall_v not_o find_v god_n a_o father_n but_o a_o judge_n it_o be_v a_o provoke_a sin_n to_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n in_o his_o mercy_n as_o well_o as_o to_o limit_v he_o in_o his_o power_n to_o say_v thus_o far_o he_o will_v go_v in_o pardon_v and_o no_o further_o he_o have_v teach_v we_o to_o forgive_v until_o seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n and_o can_v we_o think_v that_o he_o will_v we_o to_o be_v more_o merciful_a than_o himself_o will_v be_v that_o number_n amount_v to_o ten_o jubilee_n of_o pardon_n for_o so_o many_o sin_n than_o may_v we_o upon_o repentance_n expect_v pardon_n at_o h●s_a hand_n yea_o for_o as_o many_o and_o as_o many_o more_o for_o his_o mercy_n exceed_v man_n 35.5_o psal_n 35.5_o as_o the_o heaven_n do_v the_o earth_n he_o can_v more_o ready_o forgive_v seventy_o time_n seventy_o than_o man_n seven_o 55.9_o isa_n 55.9_o his_o thought_n be_v not_o as_o our_o thought_n in_o pardon_v we_o wonder_v how_o a_o man_n can_v put_v up_o such_o wrong_n and_o pass_v by_o such_o injury_n or_o do_v such_o a_o kindness_n for_o one_o who_o have_v so_o much_o abuse_v they_o but_o he_o be_v god_n and_o not_o man_n cease_v wonder_v and_o fall_v to_o blessing_n with_o david_n psal_n 103.2_o my_o soul_n bless_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n etc._n etc._n second_o we_o may_v observe_v hence_o doct._n he_o who_o owe_v lest_o stand_v as_o well_o in_o need_n of_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n as_o he_o who_o owe_v most_o david_n desire_v god_n to_o forgive_v he_o the_o error_n of_o his_o life_n his_o secret_a fault_n as_o well_o as_o his_o presumptuous_a sin_n psal_n 19.12_o 13._o and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n he_o beg_v pardon_n for_o psal_n 25.7_o as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o ripe_a year_n reason_n no_o sin_n be_v small_a in_o themselves_o simple_o consider_v for_o that_o they_o be_v commit_v against_o a_o infinite_a majesty_n 3.4_o psal_n 51.4_o 1_o joh._n 3.4_o as_o before_o be_v say_v they_o be_v against_o a_o infinite_a law_n and_o so_o merit_v infinite_a damnation_n ephes_n 5.6_o gal._n 3.10_o use_v how_o do_v popish_a doctrine_n agree_v with_o this_o truth_n deliver_v the_o rhemist_n confident_o avouch_v that_o many_o sin_n need_v no_o remission_n they_o be_v venial_a that_o be_v 14._o rhem._n annot._n in_o rom_n 1.32_o azor_n instit_fw-la mor_o part_n 1._o l._n 4._o c._n 8_o 9_o bonavent_n in_o 2._o do_v 42._o bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la amissi●●rat_fw-la c_o 14_o resp_n ad_fw-la 1._o obj_fw-la haec_fw-la venialia_fw-la non_fw-la criminalia_fw-la reputantur_fw-la excepto_fw-la cum_fw-la per_fw-la contemp●um_fw-la in_o usum_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la vertuntur_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr precept_n &_o dispen_v c._n 14._o pardonable_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n such_o as_o a_o man_n needs_o make_v no_o confession_n of_o and_o for_o which_o a_o man_n need_v not_o to_o be_v call_v a_o sinner_n they_o merit_v not_o death_n nor_o 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they_o merit_v no_o punishment_n at_o all_o or_o at_o least_o such_o as_o be_v but_o temporary_a 2._o exit_fw-la gratia_fw-la by_o god_n favour_n and_o through_o the_o church_n indulgence_n for_o so_o in_o former_a age_n they_o be_v call_v which_o pass_v not_o under_o the_o church_n censure_n thus_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v indeliberate_o and_o ignorant_o commit_v either_o through_o their_o smallnesse_n or_o daily_a incursion_n 3._o exit_fw-la eventu_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n and_o thus_o we_o acknowledge_v all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_n to_o be_v venial_a rom._n 8.1_o the_o question_n betwixt_o papist_n and_o we_o be_v whether_o any_o sin_n of_o the_o elect_a or_o reprobate_n be_v venial_a ex_fw-la suâ_fw-la na●urâ_fw-la of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o kind_n this_o we_o deny_v and_o they_o affirm_v four_o argument_n we_o bring_v to_o prove_v our_o doctrine_n first_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v that_o every_o lie_n not_o only_o the_o pernicious_a but_o the_o officious_a which_o they_o hold_v venial_a and_o every_o vain_a and_o petty_a oath_n more_o than_o yea_o in_o affirm_v and_o nay_o in_o deny_v come_v from_o the_o wicked_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v from_o the_o devil_n for_o so_o we_o find_v 1_o joh._n 3.12_o the_o same_o phrase_n use_v second_o death_n be_v threaten_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o least_o transgression_n of_o his_o righteous_a law_n deut._n 27.26_o &_o 30.19_o gal._n 3.10_o rom._n 6.23_o 1_o cor._n 15.56_o now_o do_v the_o law_n of_o god_n forbid_v those_o sin_n they_o call_v venial_a yea_o or_o no_o if_o not_o than_o they_o be_v no_o sin_n or_o else_o the_o law_n be_v not_o perfect_a in_o that_o it_o meet_v not_o with_o all_o enormity_n if_o yea_o than_o they_o be_v transgression_n and_o deserve_v death_n three_o that_o which_o have_v be_v inflict_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o man_n even_o for_o such_o transgression_n as_o they_o call_v venial_a prove_v they_o to_o be_v otherwise_o read_v gen._n 9.26_o 1_o sam._n 6.19_o 2_o sam._n 6.7_o 1_o king_n 13.24_o &_o 20.36_o act_n 5.3_o four_o the_o price_n that_o be_v pay_v for_o these_o lesser_a kind_n of_o sin_n prove_v that_o they_o be_v mortal_a and_o not_o venial_a christ_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o the_o error_n or_o ignorances_n of_o the_o people_n heb._n 9.7_o and_o this_o be_v shadow_v under_o the_o law_n levit._n 5.17_o 18._o so_o that_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v against_o that_o doctrine_n of_o they_o no_o sin_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n venial_a all_o be_v mortal_a the_o least_o as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a and_o needs_o pardon_v be_v it_o as_o papist_n will_v have_v we_o to_o bel●eve_v that_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n venial_a and_o pardonable_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n let_v they_o give_v we_o leave_v to_o inquire_v of_o they_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o such_o delinquent_n go_v into_o purgatory_n for_o they_o where_o the_o pain_n be_v so_o intolerable_a as_o they_o say_v that_o one_o have_v lyen_fw-we a_o long_a time_n there_o and_o it_o be_v put_v to_o his_o choice_n whether_o he_o will_v lie_v there_o one_o day_n long_o or_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n again_o and_o there_o for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hundred_o year_n to_o walk_v upon_o sharp_a iron_n nail_n and_o eat_v nothing_o but_o bread_n bake_v on_o the_o embers_n and_o drink_v nothing_o but_o vinegar_n mingle_v with_o gall_n and_o wear_v nothing_o but_o haircloth_n about_o his_o loin_n nor_o have_v no_o other_o but_o the_o cold_a earth_n for_o his_o bed_n and_o a_o hard_a stone_n for_o his_o pillow_n make_v choice_n to_o endure_v all_o this_o rather_o than_o to_o abide_v one_o day_n long_o in_o purgatory_n can_v they_o give_v we_o any_o reason_n why_o god_n shall_v torment_v any_o one_o so_o grievous_o in_o

carcase_n of_o man_n utter_o undo_v by_o execution_n and_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n those_o who_o be_v disable_v by_o god_n immediate_a hand_n as_o by_o fire_n water_n sickness_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o through_o their_o own_o negligence_n or_o improvidency_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o debt_n owe_v be_v to_o be_v require_v god_n himself_o have_v give_v liberty_n to_o the_o creditor_n to_o take_v a_o pledge_n for_o his_o security_n deut._n 24.10_o 11_o 12._o i_o likewise_o grant_v that_o more_o strictness_n and_o extremity_n may_v be_v use_v in_o require_v a_o debt_n of_o such_o as_o rash_o cast_v themselves_o into_o it_o though_o they_o be_v poor_a or_o pretend_v inability_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v but_o a_o pretence_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o many_o in_o these_o day_n be_v prov._n 22.26_o &_o 27.13_o but_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a the_o well_o mind_a debtor_n the_o lord_n give_v a_o other_o charge_n exod._n 22.26_o if_o thou_o shall_v receive_v to_o pawn_v the_o garment_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n restore_v it_o unto_o he_o before_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o for_o that_o only_o be_v his_o cover_n that_o be_v his_o garment_n for_o his_o skin_n wherein_o shall_v he_o sleep_v therefore_o when_o he_o cry_v to_o i_o i_o will_v hear_v he_o for_o i_o be_o merciful_a yet_o no_o debt_n whatever_o may_v be_v axact_v without_o mercy_n still_o remember_v as_o man_n in_o a_o debtor_n unto_o thou_o so_o be_v thou_o unto_o mercy_n thus_o st._n paul_n rom._n 15.27_o show_v the_o macedonian_n and_o achaian_n be_v whereupon_o st._n ambrose_n thus_o speak_v in_o tantum_fw-la nos_fw-la humanos_fw-la &_o misericordes_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la apostelus_fw-la 15._o amb._n in_o rom._n cap._n 15._o ut_fw-la &_o debitores_fw-la nos_fw-la dicat_fw-la ejus_fw-la so_o far_o do_v the_o apostle_n press_v to_o be_v merciful_a and_o courteous_a that_o he_o affirm_v we_o to_o be_v debtor_n unto_o it_o therefore_o so_o exact_v thy_o debt_n that_o god_n may_v forgive_v 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merciful_a a_o attribute_n as_o infinite_a as_o himself_o it_o suit_v with_o his_o nature_n second_o merit_n in_o christ_n by_o his_o sacrifice_n he_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n and_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 15.9_o gal._n 1.4_o ephes_n 1.7_o colos_n 1.14_o 1_o john_n 3.5_o heb._n 9_o 26._o hence_o come_v that_o sweet_a concurrence_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n speak_v of_o by_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 85.10_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n have_v kiss_v each_o other_o they_o meet_v together_o and_o that_o divers_a time_n but_o do_v never_o kiss_v till_o christ_n reconcile_v they_o when_o they_o meet_v before_o they_o meet_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o opposition_n as_o s._n bernard_n show_v in_o dialogue_n a_o great_a contention_n there_o be_v betwixt_o they_o about_o man_n redemption_n dom._n ser._n 1._o de_fw-fr annun_n dom._n mercy_n plead_v hard_a what_o have_v god_n forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a will_v he_o cast_v we_o of_o for_o ever_o and_o be_v no_o more_o entreat_v that_o by_o no_o mean_n will_v the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n justice_n step_v in_o and_o require_v that_o she_o may_v have_v her_o due_a and_o that_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_n may_v die_v have_v not_o thou_o say_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n do_v right_a thus_o the_o plea_n hang_v our_o salvation_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v a_o bleed_a we_o as_o guilty_a prisoner_n still_o stand_v at_o the_o bar_n christ_n step_v in_o gives_z justice_z satisfaction_n end_v the_o quarrel_n and_o make_v all_o kind_n kiss_v friend_n for_o in_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o man_n he_o do_v at_o once_o pay_v both_o justice_n her_o debt_n and_o obtain_v for_o mercy_n her_o desire_n use_v great_a be_v the_o comfort_n that_o poor_a sinner_n may_v have_v from_o hence_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o debt_n the_o infiniteness_n of_o the_o sum_n be_v enough_o to_o sink_v we_o but_o to_o hear_v of_o a_o possibility_n to_o procure_v a_o discharge_n to_o put_v a_o new_a life_n and_o spirit_n into_o we_o as_o it_o do_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n when_o they_o hear_v shecaniah_n tell_v they_o that_o there_o be_v hope_n in_o israel_n concern_v this_o thing_n ezra_n 10_o 2._o it_o may_v also_o encourage_v we_o to_o use_v speedy_a mean_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o a_o pardon_n see_v in_o seek_v after_o it_o we_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o be_v honourable_a and_o worth_a the_o have_v a_o mercy_n of_o all_o mercy_n it_o be_v to_o have_v our_o sin_n forgive_v there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o that_o to_o make_v we_o true_o happy_a psal_n 32.1_o rom._n 4.6_o 7._o salvation_n stand_v in_o it_o and_o under_o that_o one_o benefit_n all_o the_o good_a that_o we_o receive_v by_o christ_n be_v comprise_v it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a covenant_n and_o for_o all_o the_o privilege_n therein_o contain_v act_v 10.43_o and_o be_v esteem_v the_o great_a blessing_n which_o flow_v from_o 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