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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25204	Decus & tutamen, or, Practical godliness the ornament and muniment of all religion being the subject of several sermons preached at Westminster upon Titus ii, 10 / by V. Alsop ...	Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.	1696 (1696)	Wing A2907; ESTC R16042	63,995	144

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the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o the_o throne_n holiness_n be_v enthrone_v with_o it_o god_n can_v no_o more_o pardon_n without_o security_n to_o his_o justice_n than_o he_o can_v punish_v with_o inconsistency_n to_o his_o mercy_n the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v strange_o delude_v in_o this_o matter_n for_o look_v only_o upon_o mercy_n they_o forget_v the_o severity_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o if_o a_o imaginary_a mercy_n will_v but_o answer_v th●…_n end_v of_o their_o presumption_n they_o take_v no_o further_a thought_n what_o become_v of_o the_o essential_a holiness_n of_o god_n but_o infinite_a wisdom_n have_v secure_v and_o sweet_o adjust●…d_v the_o interest_n of_o these_o two_o great_a attribute_n rom._n iii._o 2●…_n that_o h●…_n m●…_n be_v just_a and_o th●…_n ju●…r_o of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n god_n will_v justify_v there_o be_v mercy_n but_o he_o will_v be_v just_a in_o justify_v there_o be_v provision_n make_v for_o his_o justic●…_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n satisfy_v on_o chris●…_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n magnify_v on_o the_o believe_a sinner_n thus_o god_n will_v not_o lose_v his_o glory_n and_o the_o believe_a ●…inner_n shall_v not_o lose_v his_o soul_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o difficulty_n in_o exod._n xxxiv_o 6_o 7._o a_o god_n pardon_v iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n and_o not_o a_o god_n that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a a_o perplex_v riddle_n if_o god_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n clear_v the_o guilty_a how_o do_v he_o pardon_v transgression_n but_o his_o justice_n be_v as_o peremptory_a as_o his_o mercy_n be_v free_a he_o will_v no_o more_o pardon_n transgression_n without_o due_a compensation_n to_o his_o justice_n than_o he_o will_v condemn_v the_o sinner_n that_o by_o faith_n lay_v hold_v on_o that_o compensation_n which_o his_o wisdom_n have_v provide_v and_o his_o grace_n offer_v in_o the_o gospel_n here_o then_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n 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and_o forgive_a one_o another_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o quarrel_n against_o any_o even_o as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o so_o also_o do_v you_o and_o we_o have_v add_v to_o that_o scandal_n which_o we_o have_v bring_v upon_o our_o holy_a religion_n that_o we_o have_v entitle_v christ_n to_o all_o our_o reproachful_a disorder_n and_o the_o argument_n run_v now_o to_o divide_v to_o quarrel_v for_o christ_n sake_n when_o it_o be_v for_o christ_n sake_n that_o we_o shall_v unite_v and_o be_v at_o peace_n and_o yet_o far_o have_v we_o aggravate_v our_o gild_n in_o a_o foolish_a thought_n to_o exonerate_v and_o justify_v ourselves_o by_o burden_v and_o load_v other_o when_o the_o impartial_a can_v easy_o judge_v that_o all_o be_v wrong_a but_o never_o determine_v who_o be_v in_o the_o right_n thus_o be_v we_o blind_o fall_v upon_o one_o another_o when_o every_o man_n shall_v strike_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o cry_v out_o what_o have_v i_o do_v wherein_o have_v i_o 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