Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	pardon_v	sin_n	transgression_n	2,321	5	9.8948	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20529	Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast, enioyned by authoritie, by occasion of the pestilence then dangerously dispearsed. Likewise two other sermons on the twelfth Psalme. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe tract of zeale. / By I. Dod. R. Cleauer.	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625.; Winston, John, fl. 1614-1634.; Greenham, Richard.	1611 (1611)	STC 6938; ESTC S114261	70,793	120

no conscience of the meanes they vse nor of the end they propose in accomplishing of them The like is alleaged by our Sauiour against the Sodomites as against those of the old world viz that they bought and sold and built in couetousnesse pride and vanitie as if they had bene euer to dwell vpon the earth not caring what craft and fraud they vsed nor what snares and grins they laid for men if they might satisfie their couetous and ambitious desires More might be said concerning this point both for proofes and reasons but that it hath bene handled at large elsewhere This serueth First for terror vnto those that satisfie themselues with this that no bodie can charge them with grosse sinnes and therefore they imagine their case to be good and that they need not trouble themselues in regard of their offences But was it not thus with Dauid who could now accuse him of any notorious ill fact surely none in the world and yet he hauing grace in his heart accuseth and condemneth himselfe for that he had done a good action in an ill maner and with an ambitious and vaine glorious minde and for the same is much abased and confounded in himselfe and therefore those are in a miserable estate that neuer disquiet their soules for their hidden corruptions but thinke that all goeth well with them when mens eyes can discerne nothing amisse in them as they on the other side are in happie case that doe often take themselues apart and beseech the Lord to be mercifull vnto them in regard of their failings euen in the most spirituall duties that they performe such iudge themselues and therefore shall not be iudged of the Lord. Secondly this is for instruction that we carefully looke vnto the manner of all our actions and in particular of the exercise of fasting which is now in hand let vs consider wherefore we are come together and what is required of euery one that is present this day to wit that we should put wickednesse out of our hearts and out of our hands and for that purpose come with true humiliatiō on our part that there may be a perfect reconciliation granted vs on Gods part This was practised by the Niniuites who hearing Gods iudgements denounced against them for their sinnes that within fortie daies Niniue should be destroyed except they repented what did they All of them both King and people humbled themselues in fasting bewailing their euill sinfull waies and workes and crying mightily vnto the Lord for pardon and resoluing to turne from the wickednesse that was in their hands that so God might turne away from his fierce wrath Yet they had enioyed but little teaching they had heard onely one Sermon from Ionah who was a man vnknowne vnto them and did not bring such testimonies of Scripture to conuince their consciences as are now alleaged vnto vs c and therefore we should be much ashamed to come short of them in this holy exercise especially seeing we haue not one Ionah but many not a iudgement threatned but executed and the sword of the Lord still drawne against vs and deuouring by hundreds and thousands in many quarters of our land Let vs then search and examine our hearts and grieue and iudge our selues for all our former transgressions and couenant with the Lord to auoid them hereafter crauing strength from him for that purpose that we may be enabled to subdue and keepe vnder all our corruptions and then our hearts being broken with godly sorrow they shall be healed with godly ioy and being truely cast downe before the Lord he will raise vs vp in due season and make it knowne by good effect that he is appeased towards vs. Thirdly here is matter of exceeding great terror vnto those that spend their dayes in the continuall practise of grosse and presumptuous sinnes for if Dauid were so grieued punished for that corruption which no man liuing could touch him for euen for dooing a good thing in an ill manner how then shall they bee able to stand that haue heaped iniquity vpon iniquitie and for manie yeeres together added one foule euill vnto another and not onely done good things in an ill manner but ill things in the worst manner hauing manie crying sinnes still to call for vengeance against them If Dauid were brought to such a strait that he was euen at his wits ende and in exceeding great anguish for doing one thing which in mans reason might seeme very lawfull Oh what horrible terrors shall seaze on their soules who doe continuallie rush vpon a multitude of hainous offences which all the world crieth out against especially when they shall be called to answere not before Gad as Dauid was but before the Maiestie of the great Lord of heaven and earth not for one sinne but for all their sinnes not to endure three dayes punishment in mercie but euerlasting woe and miserie and that in iudgement and heauie displeasure Dauid had great sorrow indeed for the offences which he committed yet no more then hee should haue how then doe they thinke to escape that are not wrought vpon at all with any remorse for their grieuous transgressions but are euen as a lumpe of dead flesh altogether insensible of any stroke of God that is threatned or inflicted vpon themselues or others Verse 10. I haue sinned exceedingly Now followeth the second step vnto sound repentance namely a true full particular and hearty confession of his sinne that so wounded his heart which all that would obtaine remission of their sinnes must be carefull to bring before the Lord as Dauid did But this point hath bene more largely handled elsewhere in M. Dods Serm. Prou. 28. Doct. 2. I beseech thee take away the trespasse of thy seruant c. This is the third worke of repentance viz that he craueth pardon for his fault and that is the next point that with confession of our sinnes we must alwaies ioyne requests vnto God for the pardoning of the same so doth Dauid in this place as also Psal. 51. so doth the Publican Lord be mercifull vnto me a sinner and in a word so doth Daniel Nehemia and the rest of Gods seruants as may be seene in their seuerall confessions And for incouragement vnto the performance of this dutie we haue 1 First the name of God which is to pardon iniquitie transgression and sinne euen all without exception great or small if we repent for them they shall be pardoned if we acknowledge our miserie we shall assuredly finde Gods mercy 2 Secondly we haue the couenant of God that he will wash vs from all our filthinesse by powring the bloud of his sonne vpon our sinfull soules 3 Thirdly we haue the name of Christ to incite and moue vs to become suters for a pardon for he is called Iesus because it is his office to saue his people from their sinnes This Doctrine serueth First for the