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
A94047	A discovery of peace: or, The thoughts of the Almighty for the ending of his peoples calamities. Intimated in a sermon at Christ-church London, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, the right worshipfull the Aldermen; together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 24th of April, 1644. Being the solemn day of their publike Humiliation and monethly fast. By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at St. Edmunds, in the city of New Sarum; a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5969; Thomason E48_5; ESTC R14414	39,755	53

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26.44_o 45._o when_o they_o he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o neither_o will_v i_o abhor_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o and_o to_o break_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o i_o will_v for_o their_o sake_n remember_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o ancestor_n this_o proviso_n be_v express_o put_v in_o when_o god_n renew_v his_o covenant_n unto_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n that_o as_o he_o will_v be_v careful_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n in_o case_n they_o do_v transgress_v so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o will_v continue_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n psal_n 89.32_o 33._o i_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n ●4_n p●●●_n ●●_o ●2_n 33_o ●4_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o truth_n to_o fail_v my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v his_o truth_n shall_v fail_v and_o his_o covenant_n shall_v be_v break_v if_o his_o church_n calamity_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v unto_o a_o good_a end_n at_o last_o if_o her_o temporal_a affliction_n shall_v be_v endless_a or_o swallow_v up_o in_o eternal_a misery_n but_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o former_a time_n have_v confess_o find_v his_o promise_n make_v good_a in_o this_o particular_a also_o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o confession_n of_o nehemiah_n 31_o n●h_o 9_o 31_o neh._n 9.31_o have_v set_v forth_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v drive_v by_o their_o sin_n to_o punish_v his_o people_n by_o give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n he_o show_v we_o that_o he_o do_v not_o continue_v their_o misery_n upon_o they_o nevertheless_o for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n sake_n thou_o do_v not_o utter_o consume_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o gracious_a and_o merciful_a god_n yea_o it_o concern_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v good_a this_o covenant_n visible_o before_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v even_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n concern_v his_o faithfulness_n to_o the_o church_n in_o her_o deliverance_n second_o god_n mercy_n be_v the_o great_a attribute_n which_o be_v final_o to_o be_v magnify_v and_o set_v up_o in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o the_o church_n as_o his_o wrath_n be_v to_o be_v in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v call_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n as_o his_o people_n be_v call_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n in_o all_o which_o dispensation_n he_o so_o carry_v intervenient_a occurrency_n that_o at_o length_n they_o shall_v serve_v to_o further_o the_o glorify_v of_o that_o attribute_n main_o intend_v whatsoever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v in_o our_o apprehension_n for_o the_o present_a as_o anselm_n as_o parcendo_fw-la malis_fw-la ita_fw-la iustùs_fw-la es_fw-la secundum_fw-la t●_n &_o non_fw-la secundum_fw-la nos_fw-la si●ut_fw-la mis●rtus_fw-la es_fw-la s●cundum_fw-la n●●_n &_o non_fw-la s●cund●m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d anselm_n a_o ancient_n speak_v of_o god_n spare_v the_o wicked_a though_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v merciful_a to_o they_o in_o our_o sense_n he_o be_v not_o so_o to_o they_o in_o his_o own_o intention_n therein_o but_o that_o spare_v they_o shall_v further_o glorify_v his_o justice_n upon_o they_o at_o length_n the_o like_a we_o may_v speak_v of_o his_o afflict_v of_o his_o belove_a people_n it_o shall_v turn_v in_o the_o end_n to_o the_o advance_n of_o his_o mercy_n as_o it_o do_v in_o david_n by_o his_o 01_o own_o confession_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v so_o then_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o mercy_n may_v rejoice_v in_o and_o be_v magnify_v by_o and_o such_o as_o we_o may_v mark_v for_o good_a as_o assure_o as_o the_o prophet_n do_v the_o 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12._o thou_o laide_v affliction_n upon_o our_o loin_n thou_o cause_v man_n to_o ride_v over_o our_o head_n we_o go_v through_o fire_n and_o through_o water_n but_o thou_o bring_v we_o out_o into_o a_o wealthy_a place_n where_o we_o have_v the_o church_n raise_v up_o her_o apprehension_n of_o god_n present_a mercy_n to_o a_o high_a pitch_n by_o reflect_v upon_o the_o danger_n through_o which_o she_o come_v to_o enjoy_v th●m_n however_o she_o be_v near_o shipwreck_n she_o be_v now_o not_o only_o as_o a_o ship_n in_o safe_a harbour_n but_o as_o on_o shore_n in_o a_o pleasant_a country_n etc._n some_o special_a benefit_n in_o which_o the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v end_v etc._n etc._n we_o see_v then_o in_o the_o general_a the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v end_v well_o but_o what_o kind_n of_o good_a may_v be_v expect_v or_o hope_v for_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o they_o we_o have_v not_o see_v i_o shall_v therefore_o in_o the_o next_o place_n brief_o point_n at_o some_o particular_a good_a 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his_o jewel_n that_o he_o may_v render_v they_o orient_o beautiful_a and_o at_o last_o he_o string_n they_o and_o make_v they_o up_o to_o preserve_v they_o as_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n in_o his_o cabinet_n wherein_o he_o place_v nothing_o but_o thing_n of_o price_n reformation_n then_o of_o the_o church_n whereby_o the_o holy_a seed_n shall_v be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o 6.12_o isai_n 6.12_o isai_n 6.12_o be_v one_o great_a good_a may_v be_v expect_v as_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n misery_n and_o affliction_n second_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a whereby_o the_o righteousness_n and_o power_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v much_o exalt_v as_o they_o be_v upon_o ph●raoh_n for_o which_o moses_n indite_v a_o god-exalting_a song_n and_o god_n himself_o be_v please_v to_o hold_v out_o this_o as_o a_o encouragement_n to_o his_o people_n to_o be_v patient_a in_o their_o affliction_n that_o when_o god_n have_v do_v his_o work_n upon_o his_o people_n by_o the_o assyrian_a 10.12_o isai_n 10.12_o he_o will_v punish_v he_o isa_n 10.12_o nay_o he_o will_v destroy_v he_o verse_n 25._o yet_o a_o very_a little_a while_n and_o the_o indignation_n shall_v cease_v and_o my_o anger_n in_o their_o destruction_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o a_o reform_a child_n the_o father_n will_v throw_v the_o rod_n wherewith_o he_o be_v correct_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o this_o shall_v be_v so_o expect_v a_o end_n of_o the_o church_n calamity_n that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n sh●ll_v rejoice_v to_o see_v the_o lord_n so_o jealous_a for_o they_o to_o avenge_v the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o his_o servant_n so_o the_o lord_n call_v upon_o they_o deut._n 32.43_o rejoice_v 32.43_o deut._n 32.43_o o_o you_o nation_n with_o his_o people_n for_o he_o will_v avenge_v