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	soul_n	14,434	5	5.5092	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03628	A funerall oratyon made the xiiij. day of Ianuary by Iohn Hoper, the yere of our saluation, 1549. vpon the texte wrytyne in the Reuelatyone of Sayncte Iohne. Ca. 14.	Hooper, John, d. 1555.	1549 (1549)	STC 13753; ESTC S109471	9,380	42

marchaundyse semeth good to the bier that trustethe to apese the ire of God wyth monye I wyl reherse testymonies of the scripture to proue that no man is the better for an other mannes worckes when he is dead Christe Matthei 25. asketh of the same he gaue hys talentes vnto accompte of the same mā agayne for the vse of hys talentes and there vnto constraynythe eche of his credeatours In the same chapiter sittynge in the last iudgemēt as it were requyrythe accompt of souche workes as were done by them that shalbe iudged whiles they were yet alyue I was an hungred and ye gaue me mete a thyrst and ye gaue me drinke so forth rede the place In the olde testament and in the newe is wryten manye tymes that the iuste God wyll yeue vnto euerye man after hys owne workes So sayth S. Paule Gal. 6. and to the Corinth as he soweth so shall he repe and that saithe he also 2. Corint 5. Euery man shall receaue as he hathe done in hys bodye be it good or Ile And be myndfull of the fyue folyshe virgynes that teache vs how dangerous a thynge it is to truste vnto boughten merites When they were waked out of the slepe to go mete the bridegrome had not oyle sufficient in there lampes they went vnto there marchauntes to bye But in the meane tyme whyles they were agreynge vpon the pryce the gate was shut the miserable virgyns excludyd kept out from the eternall Joys After the same sort men beyng ignoraunt of the truythe of Godes word vsith in the tyme of there sicknes with the vnlerned prystes Whyles the miserable and afflictyd sicke man is crucifyed and tormentyd wyth the fier of hell in hys agony and passion of deathe askyng counsel of his curate when hys curate shuld perswade the sicke man to the restitution of hys neyghbours goodes and fame yf ony suche wronges were commyttyd then perswade him of all myghtye godes mercye in Christe in who is bloud he foryeuethe all offences Gene. 3. Esa. 53. Ephe. 2. and makyth the synner more whitter then the snowe Esa. 1. then the vngodlye Curate settythe forthe hys marchaundes to sale Messes Ryngyng lightes peregrinations wyth other lyke The wreachyd syke man thoughe hys conscience barith hym record these thynges satisfye not nor remouyth the greatnys of hys temptaciō yet seinge he knowyth no better and hath lernyd no farther then the opynyon of man hathe taughte he begynnythe to intreat with the priste vpon the pryce of hys marchaundes and manye tymes before they be fully at apoynt y e byer seller the poore sicke byer dieth and the gate of saluation is shut in and thus for the loste of fayuyd purgatorye that the scripture of God ferith noman with all he fyndyth vnfaynyd hell eternall damnation from whense nether the lyuynge nether the deed cā relese him And thus I wil yet adde incase there were ony Purgatorye yet could not y e soules be delyueryd by these remedys that supersticiō hath prescribyd seinge there remedies for the moste part be blasphemye agaynst God as the Masse a prophanation of the Lordes supper holye water with other souche like other of there remedies be folyshe to be mockyd at as the Ryngynge of belles to ease y e payne of y e deed with other I beseche you all brether in the dere blud of Christe to leaue byinge of Godes grace and the merites of men that cannot meritte inough for themselues Youre owne goodes thus be stowyd shall worke your own damnation Remembre thys sayng of Saynct John There workes folowe them Lyue here after verteuslye that ye maye dye godlye He fyghtithe not manfullye that is brought vp all wayes delicatelye In y e houre of deathe is lyke to be our hardyst assault greatest danger The bocke of oure consciens shalbe openyd The deuyll wyl agrauat yeue al the strenghe he can to our synne and will if god suffre him other extenuat and diminishe the mercye of God or clene cause vs to despere hell then will gape open his mouth vpō vs. Make redy therfore whyl ye haue time for your selfes in y e bloud of Christ and study amendement of lief Besydes y e scripture here what S. August saieth Tract 49. super Jo. Vnusquisque cum causa sua dormit cum causa sua resurget That is Euerye man slepeth wyth hys owne cause and shall ryse wyth hys owne cause In oure sykenes let vs therfore do these 2. thinges reconcile ourselfes to our neyghbours The second lette vs crye vnto the Lorde in Christ saying I beleue remissyon of synne ¶ The conclusyon ¶ If we will not lamente the death of our frends let vs hear rede the scripture diligently that sayeth they be blessed y t dye in the Lord. And we if we purpose to dye wel whyl we be in helth let vs lerne to knowe to feare and to put all our trust in the Lord solye onelye thorough Christe and then in the trance and dangerous agonye of deathe we shall ouercome manfullye and saye rather for our frendes that dye blessed thanked the Lorde who hath vouch saued to take vnto hym hys seruaunte in the bloude of Christ from the miseris of thys worlde and the Iles therof rather then to saye as the moste part of mē doth God haue mercy vpon his soule whych word includeth a verye doute of the state of the deade and more spoken of custome then of knowelege Let vs therfore with the holy ghost say blessed be the dead that dyeth in the Lorde So be it ✚ FINIS ¶ Imprented at London by Edwarde Whitechurch at the signe of the Sonne in flet strete 1549. Cum Priuilegio ad Imprimendum solum