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
A87178	Trodden dovvn strength, by the God of strength, or, Mrs Drake revived. Shewing her strange and rare case, great and many uncouth afflictions, for tenne yeares together : together, with the strange and wonderfull manner how the Lord revealed himselfe unto her, a few dayes before her death. / Related by her somtime unworthy friend, Hart On-Hi.	Hart, John, D.D.	1647 (1647)	Wing H960; Thomason E1156_1; ESTC R204874	52,707	199

gift of God which hee might at his pleasure give and accept in good part whatsoever measure thereof he were pleased It was not to be doubted of but that she might in time attaine unto so much thereof in the use of meanes as hee would accept of and as might bring her unto heaven For God of all his Attributes is said only to delight in mercy Micah 7. his nature being to forgive and forget iniquity transgression sin and sinnes of custome Fifthly That as sinne was a perpetuall act in us so in God there was a perpetuall act in pardoning of sinne not transient but in a perpetuall constant current as Zach. 13.1 a fountaine opened ever running to wash away all sinne and uncleannesses with many the like things which now againe wonne her spirit to rest upon God though now and then upon divers occasions she used to fly out a little Yet being continually hammered and hewen with the tough acute disputations of this good man Mr Hooker who was very assiduously industrious in watching her disposition and various inclinations of her changes and tentations by Gods mercy shee grew still better using to present her selfe constantly to the use of meanes having prayer catechizing expounding and reading of the word and singing of Psalms constantly in the family now with delight and willingnesse acted being never weary to have the word expounded yea and in private spending some time by herselfe alone daily as the indisposition of her distempered body heart-burning and in a manner perpetuall head-ach would permit her but yet would not bee known nor confesse unto any what in private shee did being alone The good soule is yet tossed up and down Now have wee her in the wildernesse tossed up and downe like the Church in their march unto Canaan fraught with divers stormes now backwards now forwards with many turning and winding temptations restlesse in her thoughts because desire hath no rest having some glimmering glimpse of hope but as she faid had no grounds for the same expecting when the Lord would bee pleased to work in her some great work for enabling In which Case now up now down the better shee grew in her minde having still therewithall the greater weaknesse and indisposition of body she continued a long time her old friend Mr Dod now and then once in a quarter of a year comming to visite her whom she much rejoyced to see praying not any more to stay so long away for now shee rested assured her time on earth was but of small continuance About which time it fell out that Mr Hooker also having acted his part with her and done his best to comfort uphold and rectifie her spirit so fitting her for mercy as nothing remained to bee done but a full gaile of spirituall winde to blow upon her to bring forth her fruit that by Gods Providence he was married unto her waiting-woman After which both of them having lived some time after with her and he cal'd to bee Lecturer at Chemsford in Essex Master Hooker leaves her they both left her her Husband having provided another for the Cure but not like unto the other who also came often to visite her being much there And there lived also two miles from thence a worthy good Minister one Mr Witherell of Waltham upon Thames whom shee went constantly to heare and was alwayes very helpfull unto her but especially when Mr Hooker had thus left her whom every Thursday shee heard hee being a painfull able good mercifull man did then much help her both in publike and also in private helps of conference and expounding of the Word which now shee much delighted in at all occasions especially shee found a little comfort in opening of that chapter Micah 7. one time when Mr Dod was with her three Moneths before her death though as shee said she durst not acknowledge nor confesse the same for feare it had not been so But ah should I now lance forth into the discourse of the losse of so good a friend The preparation unto her death but what say I of losse No she was not lost shee was now found with her face strongly bent home Heaven-wards Having therefore thus far proceeded in this said Trage-Comicall discourse I must now proceed to the Catastrophe thereof If therefore good Reader thou wilt have a little more patience to heare the rest thou shalt quickly see the Scene change with a joyfull Comicall conclusion For though all this while shee hath gone forth weeping carrying pretious seed now thou shalt see ber returne with sheaves of everlasting joy though weeping hath beene many an evening yet now thou shalt see joy come in an everlasting morning Though Satan hath much toyled wearied out and vexed her spirit yet thou shalt see how the God of peace shall shortly tread downe Satan under her feet her reward infinitely surpassing all her momentany sufferings which now comes to bee the fourth and last thing propounded Her death and the preparation unto it Divers years since Mr Dod left her and some large time also after that Mr Hooker was removed unto Chemsford shee remained more chearefull in minde though tormented with her heart-burning and in a manner perpetuall megrum which made her to lie much of the day upon her bed unfit for any other actions of endeavor in the use of meanes she would or should otherwise be employed in About this time a strong distaste was given her from a neare friend A new griefe is added to the former not necessary here to relate nor to our purpose Which yet fastened so upon her that it grew more and more and brought her into a posture of great discontent so as shee became in her thoughts a woman in some sort of another world who being resolute in her way unremoveable having resolved and alwayes purposing when shee found her selfe neare unto her last to die at her Fathers House and lie with her kindred and friends at Ammersum Shee suddenly told her Husband that shee found her selfe very ill and therefore that shee was purposed to goe suddenly unto her Fathers House Hee much wondering at the suddennesse of her resolution told her If her resolution were such to goe so quickly his businesse was such as hee could not yet goe with her unlesse she would stay until his businesse was dispatcht but if she were resolute to goe that hee would not stay her she might when she would So shee being resolute the next day with two of her men shee departed for her Fathers House where being arrived they wondering that shee came so without her Husband shee in plaine termes told them That shee alwayes had resolved to die at Sharolois and therefore shee not knowing how long her time should be finding her weaknesse great had now come without her husband to die there saying that her husband would shortly follow after They much wondering at this sudden newes from her and unexpected strange speeches yet at her