Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	let_v	lord_n	magnify_v	2,538	5	10.8447	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19037	The parable of the vncleane spirit pithily opened, and plainly applied; wherein is shewed Sathans possession, his dispossession, and repossession. A worke needfull for these secure times, in which the most neglect the meanes oftheir salvation. Preached, and now published, by Edmund Cobbes minister of the Word of God.	Cobbes, Edmund, b. 1592 or 3.	1633 (1633)	STC 5454; ESTC S116664	66,367	214

thou_o be_v free_v out_o of_o this_o miserable_a condition_n ply_v christ_n with_o thy_o prayer_n and_o take_v no_o nay_o at_o his_o hand_n till_o he_o set_v thou_o free_a he_o have_v the_o key_n of_o heaven_n and_o hell_n and_o if_o 30_o revel_v 1_o 18_o joh_n 8_o 30_o he_o make_v thou_o free_a thou_o be_v free_a indeed_o confess_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o wretched_a creature_n and_o without_o his_o help_n undo_v power_n forth_o thy_o soul_n in_o sense_n of_o thy_o misery_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o say_v father_n i_o have_v sin_v 18_o luk._n 15_o 18_o against_o heaven_n and_o against_o thou_o and_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o ashamed_a and_o blush_v to_o lift_v up_o my_o face_n to_o thou_o my_o god_n for_o my_o iniquity_n be_v increase_v over_o my_o head_n and_o my_o trespass_n be_v grow_v up_o into_o the_o heaven_n 6._o ezra_n 9_o 6._o cry_v for_o vengeance_n to_o fall_v down_o upon_o i_o lord_n i_o be_o a_o sinful_a creature_n and_o thou_o be_v a_o god_n of_o infinite_a purity_n and_o holiness_n sin_n have_v leave_v i_o no_o good_a thing_n all_o be_v wound_v all_o be_v poison_v how_o shall_v i_o appear_v before_o thou_o who_o glory_n the_o angel_n can_v behold_v i_o be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n bear_v in_o sin_n and_o all_o my_o day_n have_v live_v in_o sin_n my_o heart_n be_v a_o seed-plot_n of_o sin_n and_o corruption_n my_o eye_n the_o window_n of_o vanity_n my_o ear_n the_o ear_n of_o folly_n my_o mouth_n the_o mouth_n of_o deceit_n my_o hand_n the_o hand_n of_o iniquity_n and_o every_o part_n of_o my_o body_n and_o faculty_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o thou_o have_v create_v for_o thy_o service_n have_v dishonour_v thou_o my_o understanding_n apprehend_v nothing_o but_o sin_n my_o will_n delight_v in_o nothing_o but_o wickedness_n my_o memory_n retain_v nothing_o but_o evil_a thing_n which_o dishonour_v thou_o as_o for_o thy_o holy_a precept_n and_o heavenly_a ordinance_n i_o have_v not_o observe_v but_o have_v profane_v thy_o sabbath_n contemn_v thy_o sacrament_n and_o live_v in_o contempt_n of_o thy_o providence_n all_o my_o day_n i_o have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o keep_v any_o part_n of_o thy_o law_n that_o i_o have_v add_v transgression_n unto_o blindness_n malice_n to_o ignorance_n and_o rebellion_n to_o sin_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o and_o wait_v for_o my_o repentance_n and_o have_v suffer_v i_o with_o such_o patience_n to_o run_v on_o in_o my_o sin_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o merciful_a unto_o i_o and_o multiply_v thy_o favour_n towards_o i_o i_o have_v take_v liberty_n to_o myself_o to_o commit_v great_a sin_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o the_o same_o medicine_n which_o thou_o have_v appoint_v to_o purge_v out_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v make_v a_o provocation_n unto_o sin_n yet_o lord_n for_o thy_o name_n sake_n thy_o mercy_n sake_n thy_o truth_n sake_n take_v away_o all_o my_o iniquity_n and_o magnify_v thy_o mercy_n in_o the_o pardon_v of_o my_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v commit_v against_o thou_o i_o own_o knowledge_n and_o many_o motion_n of_o thy_o spirit_n and_o purpose_n of_o my_o heart_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v i_o have_v be_v dull_a and_o unprofitable_a in_o thy_o service_n i_o have_v not_o have_v care_n and_o zeal_n which_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v to_o serve_v thou_o i_o have_v be_v weary_a of_o well_o do_v and_o have_v not_o take_v to_o heart_n my_o misery_n as_o i_o shall_v nor_o mourn_v for_o my_o transgression_n against_o thou_o my_o god_n as_o become_v such_o a_o notorious_a offender_n as_o i_o be_o but_o have_v harden_v my_o heart_n against_o thy_o judgement_n and_o have_v walk_v stubborn_o before_o thou_o in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n 90._o psal_n 90._o but_o though_o i_o be_o full_a of_o wickedness_n yet_o thou_o be_v full_a of_o goodness_n lord_n thou_o make_v i_o at_o the_o first_o of_o nothing_o save_v i_o now_o i_o pray_v thou_o which_o be_o worse_o than_o nothing_o it_o be_v thou_o o_o lord_n which_o know_v my_o heart_n and_o it_o must_v be_v thou_o which_o must_v renew_v and_o change_v it_o take_v it_o therefore_o into_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o take_v from_o it_o the_o hardness_n deadness_n and_o dulness_n which_o the_o custom_n of_o sin_n have_v bring_v upon_o it_o and_o frame_v it_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o like_n cast_v out_o of_o it_o all_o the_o curse_a fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o fight_n against_o thy_o grace_n and_o my_o soul_n enlarge_v my_o understanding_n and_o increase_v my_o knowledge_n that_o be_v guide_v by_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o assist_v by_o thy_o spirit_n i_o may_v understand_v and_o perceive_v those_o thing_n which_o may_v please_v thou_o and_o refrain_v those_o thing_n which_o may_v dishonour_v thou_o that_o so_o be_v direct_v by_o thy_o grace_n and_o guide_v by_o thy_o spirit_n i_o may_v clear_o see_v what_o thou_o require_v of_o i_o and_o what_o may_v make_v for_o my_o peace_n and_o future_a happiness_n lord_n this_o must_v be_v thy_o work_n for_o i_o confess_v that_o my_o reason_n be_v blind_a my_o will_n be_v froward_a my_o wit_n be_v crafty_a ready_a to_o deceive_v i_o my_o understanding_n be_v quite_o estrange_v from_o thou_o but_o lord_n dispel_v these_o cloud_n of_o error_n and_o ignorance_n and_o rectify_v the_o perverseness_n of_o my_o understanding_n and_o endue_v i_o with_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o wisdom_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o this_o sinful_a world_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o understanding_n open_v to_o embrace_v the_o mystery_n of_o redemption_n by_o jesus_n christ_n make_v thy_o word_n unto_o i_o like_o the_o star_n which_o lead_v the_o wiseman_n to_o my_o saviour_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o infancy_n make_v thy_o benefit_n and_o grace_n like_o the_o pillar_n which_o conduct_v thy_o people_n to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n kindle_v thy_o love_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o in_o respect_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o service_n i_o may_v despise_v whatsoever_o be_v against_o thou_o and_o thy_o truth_n confirm_v my_o faith_n in_o thy_o promise_n that_o by_o thy_o spirit_n i_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o thou_o have_v forgive_v my_o sin_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o reject_v i_o a_o poor_a sinner_n that_o rely_v whole_o upon_o thou_o lord_n thou_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o have_v promise_v that_o if_o i_o repent_v thou_o will_v be_v please_v thou_o only_o can_v raise_v i_o out_o of_o the_o grave_n of_o sin_n for_o i_o be_o dead_a and_o bury_v in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n quicken_v i_o by_o thy_o grace_n that_o i_o may_v praise_v thy_o name_n let_v i_o not_o want_v any_o mercy_n whereby_o i_o may_v be_v fit_v for_o thy_o service_n and_o so_o dispose_v and_o guide_v the_o remainder_n of_o my_o life_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v honour_v and_o my_o soul_n comfort_v which_o grant_v unto_o i_o for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n my_o bless_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n amen_n thus_o we_o have_v prove_v the_o truth_n ●f_o the_o proposition_n that_o satan_n ●ower_n must_v give_v place_n unto_o christ_n we_o have_v also_o confirm_v it_o by_o scripture_n prove_v it_o by_o reason_n and_o have_v make_v use_n and_o application_n of_o it_o to_o ourselves_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o be_v to_o examine_v the_o measure_n of_o his_o go_v out_o satan_n be_v so_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o godly_a as_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o return_v again_o but_o he_o go_v out_o of_o hypocrite_n so_o as_o that_o he_o still_o remain_v for_o if_o he_o be_v once_o real_o cast_v out_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v he_o can_v never_o return_v again_o but_o this_o speech_n of_o go_v out_o be_v rather_o a_o form_n of_o speak_v than_o a_o real_a action_n this_o phrase_n of_o speech_n be_v use_v with_o other_o of_o like_a signification_n as_o heb._n 10._o 6._o if_o we_o sin_v willing_o after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n again_o the_o same_o author_n say_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o those_o which_o be_v once_o enlighten_v and_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o have_v taste_v 4._o heb._n 6._o 4._o the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v if_o they_o fall_v away_o to_o renew_v they_o by_o repentance_n then_o from_o hence_o i_o reason_v thus_o if_o a_o man_n may_v receive_v the_o truth_n and_o yet_o sin_n willing_o and_o then_o forsake_v the_o truth_n be_v enlighten_v and_o taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o be_v make_v partaker_n

that_o we_o may_v stand_v fast_o make_v use_n of_o these_o or_o the_o like_a direction_n 1._o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v the_o least_o sin_n lest_o it_o usher_v in_o a_o great_a for_o sin_n and_o satan_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v wind_n themselves_o in_o by_o some_o small_a temptation_n till_o at_o the_o last_o like_o the_o sore_n of_o the_o body_n which_o at_o first_o be_v vicious_a humour_n than_o swell_a tumour_n and_o after_o that_o impostumate_v and_o so_o become_v uncurable_a so_o the_o sore_n of_o sin_n wax_v great_a and_o great_a till_o they_o breed_v &_o bring_v eternal_a death_n therefore_o when_o thou_o be_v fall_v think_v of_o our_o saviour_n counsel_n remember_v whence_o 2_o revel_v 2_o thou_o be_v fall_v repent_v and_o amend_v confess_v your_o sin_n daily_a and_o crave_v pardon_n for_o they_o let_v a_o man_n turn_n by_o 182._o redcat_n h●●o_o ●er_n quotidian●●●menta_fw-la unde_fw-la corruit_fw-la per_fw-la van●_n d●lecta_fw-la ment●_n aug._n the_o temp_n ser._n 182._o daily_a lamentation_n to_o that_o from_o which_o he_o be_v fall_v by_o vain_a delectation_n take_v heed_n of_o lukewarmnesse_n in_o religion_n and_o of_o backslide_v if_o christ_n have_v wash_v thou_o in_o his_o blood_n bathe_v thou_o in_o his_o wound_n and_o cure_v thou_o with_o his_o stripe_n and_o take_v off_o this_o burden_n from_o thy_o shoulder_n take_v heed_n of_o lade_n thyself_o again_o by_o new_a transgression_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v make_v whole_a sin_v no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n happen_v 14_o joh_n 5_o 14_o unto_o thou_o 2._o take_v heed_n of_o sin_n in_o general_a so_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n take_v heed_n of_o vilify_a the_o work_n of_o grace_n that_o shine_v in_o god_n servant_n and_o be_v make_v evident_a to_o your_o conscience_n by_o the_o word_n or_o work_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o fearful_a sin_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o daily_o see_v the_o divine_a power_n of_o christ_n shine_v in_o their_o conscience_n yet_o they_o do_v oppose_v themselves_o 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that_o his_o talent_n shall_v be_v employ_v to_o his_o glory_n therefore_o let_v not_o your_o knowledge_n swim_v idle_o in_o your_o brain_n for_o vain_a speculation_n but_o let_v it_o be_v fruitful_a in_o your_o life_n for_o other_o imitation_n 5._o labour_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n for_o this_o be_v a_o invincible_a bulwark_n against_o satan_n dart_n crave_v daily_o the_o lord_n assistance_n and_o commit_v your_o soul_n unto_o he_o daily_o in_o well_o do_v and_o daily_o examine_v your_o heart_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n by_o which_o try_v whether_o you_o have_v faith_n to_o believe_v god_n promise_n &_o if_o you_o have_v it_o will_v make_v you_o careful_a to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n thus_o he_o that_o keep_v the_o fort_n of_o faith_n towards_o god_n and_o a_o clear_a conscience_n towards_o the_o world_n satan_n may_v assault_v he_o but_o shall_v never_o diaboluine●●●●ugnal_n oppugnat_fw-la diaboluine●●●●ugnal_n subdue_v he_o for_o 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be_v all_o possess_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o blindness_n as_o other_o nation_n be_v and_o be_v tempt_v to_o as_o much_o uncleanness_n as_o ever_o the_o pagan_n be_v but_o yet_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o expel_v the_o darkness_n of_o popery_n and_o to_o send_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o we_o which_o we_o have_v enjoy_v in_o peace_n and_o purity_n this_o threescore_o and_o thirteen_o year_n so_o that_o we_o have_v have_v peace_n within_o our_o wall_n and_o prosperity_n within_o our_o palace_n and_o no_o complain_v in_o our_o street_n and_o by_o the_o powerful_a preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n satan_n this_o unclean_a spirit_n have_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o we_o now_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n lest_o he_o creep_v into_o we_o again_o by_o hypocrisy_n and_o unthankfulness_n for_o the_o lord_n mercy_n and_o so_o make_v we_o think_v that_o our_o religion_n stand_v in_o show_n and_o consist_v in_o outward_a formality_n lest_o we_o abuse_v the_o lord_n mercy_n and_o grow_v lean_a and_o ill_o favour_v after_o we_o have_v devour_v so_o many_o year_n of_o store_n and_o plenty_n under_o the_o powerful_a preach_n of_o the_o word_n we_o arm_v our_o enemy_n against_o we_o who_o regain_n entrance_n bring_v seven_o spirit_n worse_o than_o he_o do_v before_o and_o so_o fortify_v his_o habitation_n with_o hypocrysie_n and_o other_o foul_a sin_n for_o our_o unthankfulness_n for_o the_o lord_n mercy_n and_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v more_o profaneness_n than_o there_o be_v before_o but_o that_o this_o fearful_a judgement_n may_v not_o overtake_v we_o let_v we_o speedy_o amend_v our_o life_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o then_o our_o latter_a end_n shall_v be_v better_a ●han_n our_o beginning_n walafridus_n strabo_n lib._n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la siquid_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la lector_fw-la placet_fw-la assignare_fw-la memento_fw-la ●d_a domino_fw-la quicquid_fw-la displicet_fw-la hocce_fw-la mihi_fw-la what_o here_o be_v good_a to_o god_n ascribe_v be_v what_o be_v infirm_a belong_v of_o right_n to_o i_o finis_fw-la

and_o so_o justify_v thyself_o in_o thy_o transgression_n or_o on_o the_o contrary_a can_v thou_o not_o be_v quiet_a and_o at_o rest_n till_o thou_o have_v humble_v thyself_o before_o god_n and_o crave_v pardon_n for_o thy_o sin_n and_o then_o can_v thou_o more_o comfortable_o rejoice_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n than_o in_o any_o earthly_a blessing_n whatsoever_o then_o if_o thou_o can_v find_v these_o or_o the_o like_a mark_n of_o salvation_n in_o thy_o soul_n then_o i_o pronounce_v unto_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v go_v out_o of_o thou_o for_o if_o he_o hold_v thou_o under_o his_o bondage_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o thy_o darling_n sin_n but_o rather_o to_o justify_v thyself_o in_o thy_o transgression_n he_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o question_v thy_o want_n of_o faith_n inward_a pride_n malice_n covetousness_n or_o foolish_a speak_n conform_v thyself_o to_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o 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