Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	wit_n	word_n	write_v	28	3	5.1712	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95065	An exposition with practicall observations upon the three first chapters of the proverbs: grammaticall rhetoricall, logicall, and theologicall. As they were delivered in severall expository lectures at Christ-church in Canterbury. / By Francis Taylor, B. in D.	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1655 (1655)	Wing T273; Thomason E847_1; ESTC R207317	415,752	563

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of_o it_o now_o doct._n 4._o mercy_n and_o truth_n will_v find_v favour_n with_o men._n the_o former_a example_n prove_v it_o reas_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o man_n they_o love_v to_o be_v deal_v merciful_o and_o true_o with_o all_o themselves_o even_o they_o that_o deal_v not_o so_o with_o other_o and_o therefore_o they_o commend_v it_o in_o other_o and_o think_v well_o of_o they_o and_o wish_v well_o to_o they_o out_o of_o self-love_n as_o many_o a_o adulterer_n like_v a_o chaste_a wife_n and_o as_o other_o man_n so_o especial_o they_o that_o get_v good_a by_o our_o merciful_a and_o just_a deal_n will_v favour_v we_o and_o speak_v well_o of_o we_o 2._o god_n will_v incline_v man_n heart_n to_o favour_v such_o as_o deal_v merciful_o and_o true_o yea_o oftentimes_o god_n who_o give_v credit_n and_o fashion_v man_n opinion_n and_o incline_v man_n heart_n as_o he_o please_v make_v stranger_n heathen_n yea_o enemy_n that_o use_v to_o hate_v all_o religion_n and_o goodness_n by_o nature_n and_o have_v particular_a quarrel_n with_o the_o person_n of_o godly_a man_n make_v they_o i_o say_v to_o commend_v godly_a man_n for_o their_o mercy_n and_o truth_n and_o sometime_o to_o do_v they_o much_o good_a thus_o sau●●●lents_n ●lents_z and_o confess_v david_n innocency_n thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o for_o thou_o have_v reward_v i_o good_a whereas_o i_o have_v reward_v thou_o evil_n 1_o sam._n 24.17_o this_o ezra_n bless_v god_n for_o bless_v be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n which_o have_v put_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o into_o the_o king_n heart_n and_o bathe_v extend_v mercy_n unto_o i_o before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o councillor_n and_o before_o all_o the_o king_n mighty_a prince_n ezr._n 7.27.28_o use_v behold_v a_o second_o motive_n to_o merciful_a and_o true_a deal_n o_o say_v they_o man_n will_v not_o do_v so_o to_o we_o we_o answer_v they_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o if_o god_n see_v it_o fit_a he_o will_v make_v they_o to_o deal_v so_o with_o you_o doct._n 5._o mercy_n and_o truth_n teach_v a_o man_n how_o to_o direct_v his_o way_n before_o god_n it_o be_v see_v in_o the_o centurion_n he_o love_v our_o nation_n and_o have_v build_v we_o a_o synagogue_n then_o jesus_n go_v with_o he_o luk._n 7.5.6_o and_o in_o cornebus_n who_o be_v a_o devout_a man_n and_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n which_o give_v much_o alm_n to_o the_o people_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n always_o act_n 10.1_o 2._o reas_n 1._o because_o these_o thing_n be_v please_v to_o god_n though_o do_v to_o man_n and_o therefore_o he_o teach_v such_o how_o to_o carry_v themselves_o wise_o before_o himself_o also_o 2._o because_o there_o be_v a_o chain_n of_o grace_n and_o they_o love_v to_o go_v together_o like_a will_n to_o like_v use_v lo_o a_o three_o motive_n to_o be_v merciful_a and_o true_a deal_n wise_a carriage_n before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v get_v as_o a_o reward_n of_o it_o and_o that_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n such_o a_o one_o as_o all_o people_n may_v wonder_v at_o and_z and_z say_v sure_o this_o great_a nation_n be_v a_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n deut._n 4.6_o doct._n 6._o mercy_n and_o truth_n teach_v a_o man_n how_o to_o direct_v his_o way_n before_o man_n also_o so_o they_o teach_v david_n they_o teach_v he_o to_o behave_v himself_o wise_o so_o that_o he_o be_v accept_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o also_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o saul_n servant_n 2_o sam._n 18.5_o so_o it_o teach_v joseph_n when_o they_o hear_v that_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v come_v it_o please_v pharaoh_n well_o and_o his_o servant_n gen._n 45.16_o his_o good_a carriage_n get_v this_o respect_n to_o himself_o and_o he_o so_o do_v abraham_n among_o the_o canaanite_n thou_o be_v a_o mighty_a prince_n among_o we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o our_o sepulcher_n bury_v thy_o dead_a gen._n 236._o reason_n 1._o because_o they_o conduce_v much_o to_o direct_v we_o in_o our_o carriage_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o want_n of_o either_o make_v man_n note_v for_o folly_n in_o their_o affair_n use_v see_v a_o four_o argument_n to_o merciful_a and_o true_a deal_n they_o that_o care_v not_o for_o obey_v god_n yet_o will_v with_o saul_n be_v honour_v before_o the_o people_n mercy_n and_o truth_n will_v be_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o bring_v this_o honour_n from_o man_n as_o give_v we_o the_o serpent_n subtlety_n with_o the_o dove_n innocency_n verse_n 5._o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o lean_v not_o unto_o thy_o own_o understanding_n here_o follow_v certain_a precept_n concern_v our_o carriage_n to_o god_n with_o promise_n annex_v to_o some_o of_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n trust_v in_o god_n be_v commend_v to_o we_o and_o selfconfidence_n the_o contrary_a to_o it_o be_v forbid_v for_o the_o word_n trust._n put_v confidence_n in_o god_n and_o rest_n on_o he_o and_o repose_v thyself_o on_o this_o fatherly_a providence_n for_o deliverance_n from_o all_o evil_a and_o the_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a here_o and_o 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god_n and_o he_o will_v make_v thou_o able_a other_o tie_v it_o to_o the_o four_o verse_n show_v that_o thou_o have_v good_a understanding_n indeed_o by_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o not_o in_o thy_o own_o wisdom_n other_o to_o the_o word_n follow_v if_o thou_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o not_o to_o thy_o own_o wit_n thou_o will_v wise_o and_o ready_o perform_v all_o the_o duty_n follow_v to_o god_n and_o man_n but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o take_v the_o word_n without_o any_o coherence_n according_a to_o the_o former_a interpretation_n believe_v that_o god_n will_v not_o fail_v thou_o in_o any_o necessity_n but_o thy_o own_o wit_n may_v and_o act_v according_o some_o restrain_v this_o trust_n in_o god_n to_o matter_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o be_v too_o straight_o for_o we_o must_v trust_v in_o god_n for_o earth_n as_o well_o as_o for_o heaven_n in_o the_o lord_n heb._n on_o the_o lord_n not_o in_o any_o creature_n i'faith_o and_o confidence_n shall_v have_v no_o mean_a object_n than_o god_n for_o the_o word_n see_v on_o chap._n 1.7_o with_o all_o see_v on_o chap._n 1.13_o thy_o heart_n not_o in_o word_n only_o but_o in_o truth_n not_o in_o part_n but_o whole_o not_o partly_o on_o god_n care_n and_o partly_o on_o thy_o own_o wit_n but_o altogether_o on_o he_o for_o heart_n see_v on_o chap._n 2.2_o and_o lean_v not_o as_o a_o man_n lean_v upon_o a_o staff_n to_o support_v he_o from_o fall_v presume_v not_o upon_o thy_o own_o wit_n trust_v not_o to_o it_o unto_o thy_o own_o understanding_n think_v not_o thyself_o so_o wise_a that_o thou_o know_v all_o mean_n of_o provide_v good_a thing_n or_o free_v from_o evil_n some_o

body_n business_n and_o society_n of_o friend_n yea_o and_o in_o soul_n also_o for_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o the_o body_n joy_n or_o sorrow_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o near_a conjunction_n of_o they_o 2._o from_o the_o contrary_a because_o sickness_n and_o disease_n be_v threaten_v as_o cross_n and_o sometime_o as_o curse_n see_v deut._n 28.29_o etc._n etc._n the_o leprosy_n of_o naeman_n shall_v sleeve_n unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o thy_o seed_n for_o ever_v 2_o king_n 5.27_o 3._o because_o health_n fit_v we_o for_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n sickness_n make_v we_o unserviceable_a to_o both_o use_v to_o inform_v we_o that_o we_o may_v lawful_o pray_v for_o health_n because_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o blessing_n spiritual_a blessing_n be_v best_a worth_n ask_v yet_o temporal_a not_o to_o be_v despise_v 5._o doct._n prosperity_n also_o be_v a_o blessing_n in_o itself_o the_o devil_n confess_v it_o to_o be_v so_o to_o job._n thou_o have_v bless_v the_o work_n of_o 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excellent_a promise_n and_o reward_n for_o encouragement_n to_o obedience_n and_o first_o the_o wise_a man_n begin_v with_o two_o duty_n to_o man_n set_v the_o exhortation_n to_o mercy_n and_o truth_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o encourage_v promise_n in_o the_o next_o for_o the_o word_n let_v not_o mercy_n and_o truth_n these_o two_o be_v oft_o enjoin_v together_o in_o scripture_n and_o it_o be_v pity_n that_o they_o be_v so_o near_o join_v in_o themselves_o shall_v ever_o be_v separate_v sometime_o they_o be_v joint_o attribute_v to_o god_n his_o mercy_n be_v everlasting_a and_o his_o truth_n endure_v to_o all_o generation_n psal_n 100.5_o his_o merciful_a kindness_n be_v great_a towards_o we_o and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o lord_n eudure_v for_o ever_o 117.2_o sometime_o to_o man_n mercy_n and_o truth_n preserve_v the_o king_n chap._n 20.28_o when_o they_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n than_o god_n mercy_n be_v show_v in_o promise_v or_o give_v man_n any_o good_a that_o deserve_v nothing_o but_o ill_a of_o he_o his_o truth_n be_v show_v in_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n when_o they_o be_v speak_v of_o man_n then_o be_v mercy_n see_v in_o give_v free_o to_o the_o poor_a who_o deserve_v nothing_o of_o we_o yea_o to_o enemy_n who_o deserve_v ill_o of_o we_o truth_n be_v manifest_v in_o do_v what_o we_o owe_v by_o promise_n or_o debt_n to_o man_n misericordia_fw-la est_fw-la gratia_fw-la qua_fw-la ex_fw-la nostro_fw-la libero_fw-la animo_fw-la benefacimus_fw-la alteri_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la passione_n veritas_fw-la quâ_fw-la exclusa_fw-la omni_fw-la fictione_n adaequamus_fw-la facta_fw-la dictis_fw-la verba_fw-la cordi_fw-la cordebitis_fw-la gratia_n qua_fw-la gratuita_fw-la veritas_fw-la qua_fw-la debita_fw-la exhibemus_fw-la cajeetan_n mercy_n be_v favour_n whereby_o out_o of_o our_o own_o free_a mind_n we_o do_v good_a to_o another_o man_n not_o out_o of_o debt_n not_o out_o of_o passion_n truth_n be_v that_o virtue_n whereby_o shut_v out_o all_o feign_v we_o do_v equal_a our_o deed_n to_o our_o word_n our_o word_n to_o our_o heart_n our_o heart_n to_o our_o debt_n grace_n or_o mercy_n be_v whereby_o we_o give_v free_a thing_n truth_n whereby_o we_o pay_v or_o restore_v thing_n due_a to_o other_o some_o interpret_v the_o text_n here_o of_o god_n mercy_n and_o truth_n and_o that_o two_o way_n 1._o so_o carry_v thyself_o that_o god_n may_v deal_v merciful_o and_o true_o with_o thou_o but_o this_o can_v be_v the_o sense_n for_o though_o a_o man_n may_v so_o carry_v himself_o that_o god_n will_v not_o deal_v merciful_o with_o he_o yet_o he_o can_v carry_v himself_o so_o bad_o that_o god_n will_v not_o deal_v true_o with_o he_o for_o that_o be_v a_o blemish_n to_o god_n if_o he_o be_v upright_o god_n will_v perform_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o if_o not_o god_n will_v execute_v his_o threaten_n upon_o he_o whichsoever_o god_n do_v he_o show_v forth_o his_o truth_n 2._o by_o way_n of_o promise_n not_o of_o exhortation_n and_o they_o read_v it_o mercy_n and_o truth_n shall_v not_o forsake_v thou_o and_o they_o tie_v it_o to_o the_o former_a word_n if_o thou_o forget_v not_o my_o law_n etc._n etc._n then_o god_n will_v deal_v merciful_o with_o thou_o and_o perform_v all_o his_o promise_n to_o thou_o but_o 1._o this_o cross_v the_o ordinary_a sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o prohibition_n and_o that_o without_o need_n 2._o the_o word_n follow_v be_v imperative_fw-it 3._o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n you_o have_v a_o prohibition_n and_o promise_n this_o method_n be_v also_o observe_v in_o the_o verse_n follow_v and_o most_o lik_o so_o here_o in_o this_o verse_n and_o the_o next_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 1._o mercy_n or_o favour_n all_o the_o path_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n psal_n

25.10_o 2._o by_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v take_v for_o reproach_n or_o dishonour_n sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n chap._n 14.34_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o bless_v and_o curse_v and_o other_o hebrew_n word_n admit_v of_o contrary_a signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d truth_n come_v from_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v to_o be_v firm_a and_o stable_n for_o truth_n will_v abide_v when_o all_o lie_v fail_v and_o the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o believe_v come_v from_o the_o same_o root_n for_o truth_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o rely_v upon_o this_o be_v a_o faithful_a say_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o acceptation_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o forsake_v thou_o see_v on_o chap._n 2.17_o a_o hypallage_n forsake_v not_o thou_o they_o for_o than_o will_v they_o forsake_v thou_o a_o great_a elegancy_n in_o it_o intimate_v 1._o that_o their_o forsake_v we_o be_v more_o than_o our_o forsake_v they_o our_o forsake_v they_o may_v come_v out_o of_o our_o weakness_n but_o their_o forsake_v we_o come_v out_o of_o our_o wilfulness_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n in_o not_o entertain_v they_o 2._o it_o set_v out_o the_o easiness_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o through_o our_o corruption_n fugax_fw-la est_fw-la natura_fw-la boni_fw-la good_a thing_n natural_o fly_v away_o 3._o it_o set_v out_o our_o great_a need_n of_o they_o neque_fw-la verò_fw-la dixit_fw-la ipsas_fw-la ne_fw-la deseras_fw-la sed_fw-la ne_fw-la deserant_fw-la te_fw-la ostendens_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la illarum_fw-la egea●us_fw-la non_fw-la ipsas_fw-la nostri_fw-la chryso●t_fw-la hom._n 1_o in_o philip._n for_o he_o do_v not_o say_v forsake_v not_o thou_o they_o but_o l●t_v they_o not_o forsake_v thou_o show_v that_o we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o but_o they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o we_o 4._o it_o imitate_v our_o great_a care_n and_o pain_n needful_a for_o the_o retain_v of_o they_o they_o be_v easy_o lose_v but_o hardly_o keep_v a_o hawk_n must_v be_v well_o tame_v before_o he_o be_v let_v fly_v else_o he_o will_v return_v no_o more_o these_o grace_n must_v be_v as_o careful_o keep_v as_o provident_o get_v like_o riches_n non_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quùm_fw-la quarere_fw-la parta_fw-la tueri_fw-la it_o be_v no_o less_o virtue_n to_o keep_v wealth_n then_o to_o get_v it_o non_fw-la dicit_fw-la semel_fw-la facias_fw-la aut_fw-la secundo_fw-la aut_fw-la tertio_fw-la neque_fw-la decies_fw-la neque_fw-la centies_fw-la sed_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la non_fw-la deserant_fw-la te_fw-la chrysost_fw-la he_o do_v not_o say_v be_v careful_a once_o or_o twice_o or_o the_o three_o time_n no_o nor_o ten_o time_n nor_o a_o hundred_o time_n but_o take_v care_n perpetual_o that_o they_o forsake_v thou_o not_o and_o both_o mercy_n and_o truth_n must_v be_v keep_v for_o ever_o difficile_fw-la est_fw-la simul_fw-la nos_fw-la misereri_fw-la &_o sapere_fw-la sen._n it_o be_v a_o hard_a task_n for_o we_o to_o pity_n and_o be_v wise_a both_o together_o else_o mercy_n may_v lie_v to_o do_v good_a and_o truth_n may_v reveal_v without_o cause_n what_o may_v do_v hurt_v therefore_o join_v both_o as_o god_n do_v mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o psal_n 85.10_o else_o god_n mercy_n will_v save_v all_o or_o his_o truth_n damn_v all_o bound_v they_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v 1._o to_o bind_v one_o thing_n to_o another_o as_o a_o yoke_n be_v bind_v about_o a_o ox_n neck_n thou_o shall_v bind_v a_o stone_n to_o it_o jer._n 51.63_o 2._o to_o bind_v man_n together_o in_o love_n his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n gen._n 44.30_o 3._o to_o bind_v they_o together_o in_o a_o plot_n or_o conspiracy_n the_o servant_n of_o amnon_n conspire_v against_o he_o 2_o king_n 21.23_o here_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n for_o put_v they_o and_o the_o neck_n together_o yet_o not_o without_o a_o figure_n as_o will_v appear_v anon_o by_o they_o be_v not_o mean_v the_o law_n and_o commandment_n ver_fw-la 1._o but_o mercy_n and_o truth_n as_o in_o this_o about_o thy_o neck_n see_v on_o chap._n 19_o hereby_o be_v mean_v 1._o to_o have_v they_o fast_o so_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v lose_v as_o man_n tie_v their_o jewel_n about_o their_o neck_n 2._o to_o have_v they_o ready_a to_o use_v when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v as_o a_o jewel_n about_o the_o neck_n that_o have_v virtue_n in_o it_o be_v at_o hand_n for_o use_v 3._o to_o keep_v some_o external_a memorial_n to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o these_o virtue_n upon_o the_o behold_n of_o they_o as_o jewel_n on_o the_o neck_n may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o business_n be_v ever_o in_o fight_n 4._o to_o delight_v in_o they_o as_o man_n do_v in_o jewel_n which_o they_o hang_v about_o their_o neck_n 5._o to_o count_v it_o a_o ornament_n to_o we_o to_o deal_v merciful_o and_o true_o with_o other_o the_o child_n of_o noble_n when_o they_o be_v little_a be_v wont_a to_o wear_v some_o jewel_n about_o their_o neck_n that_o they_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o high_a birth_n so_o shall_v we_o make_v our_o heavenly_a parentage_n know_v by_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o truth_n and_o write_v they_o upon_o the_o table_n of_o thy_o heart_n have_v they_o in_o perpetual_a all_o remembrance_n as_o thing_n not_o write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n as_o moses_n law_n be_v but_o in_o thy_o heart_n as_o in_o a_o table_n of_o perpetual_a memory_n as_o god_n law_n be_v write_v at_o first_o in_o adam_n heart_n and_o as_o we_o write_v in_o our_o tablebook_n those_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o will_v keep_v a_o precise_a memorandum_n they_o shall_v be_v most_o dear_a unto_o we_o so_o queen_n mary_n say_v they_o that_o shall_v rip_v she_o shall_v find_v calais_n at_o her_o heart_n some_o have_v the_o image_n of_o their_o dear_a friend_n in_o form_n of_o a_o heart_n which_o they_o hang_v upon_o their_o breast_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o mercy_n and_o truth_n shall_v have_v so_o deep_a a_o impression_n upon_o the_o understanding_n that_o they_o never_o go_v out_o of_o the_o memory_n some_o understand_v by_o bind_v they_o about_o the_o neck_n speak_v of_o they_o and_o teach_v they_o to_o other_o for_o the_o throat_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o speak_v and_o by_o write_v they_o on_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n th'ink_v of_o they_o and_o remember_v they_o but_o the_o former_a interpretation_n be_v more_o solid_a for_o heart_n see_v on_o ver_fw-la 1._o and_o on_o chap._n 2.2_o here_o be_v one_o thing_n set_v out_o by_o divers_a similitude_n in_o a_o eminent_a gradation_n like_o three_o step_n of_o a_o ladder_n one_o above_o another_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v compare_v 1._o to_o companion_n that_o must_v not_o depart_v from_o we_o 2._o to_o a_o chain_n about_o the_o neck_n which_o be_v near_o than_o a_o companion_n 3._o to_o a_o thing_n write_v in_o a_o tablebook_n which_o be_v near_o to_o the_o book_n than_o a_o chain_n that_o hang_v loose_a about_o the_o neck_n figure_n a_o double_a metaphor_n wherein_o keep_v mercy_n and_o truth_n or_o exercise_v they_o outward_o be_v compare_v to_o tie_v a_o gold_n chain_n about_o the_o neck_n for_o ornament_n and_o retain_v they_o in_o the_o heart_n be_v compare_v to_o thing_n write_v in_o a_o tablebook_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v note_v 1_o the_o duty_n set_v down_o plain_o 2._o figurative_o in_o the_o former_a note_n 1._o the_o double_a subject_n let_v not_o mercy_n and_o truth_n 2._o the_o adjunct_n forsake_v thou_o in_o the_o latter_a note_n 1._o the_o fimilitude_n from_o a_o chain_n 2._o from_o a_o tablebook_n in_o the_o first_o observe_v 1._o the_o act_n bound_v they_o 2._o the_o object_n about_o thy_o neck_n in_o the_o second_o note_v 1._o the_o act_n write_v they_o 2._o the_o object_n upon_o the_o table_n of_o thy_o heart_n doct._n 1._o duty_n to_o man_n be_v to_o be_v make_v conscience_n of_o as_o well_o as_o duty_n to_o god_n see_v the_o first_o enjoin_v the_o second_o conjoin_v thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n and_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o mat._n 22.37_o 38_o 39_o though_o the_o pharisee_n do_v duty_n to_o god_n yet_o be_v they_o blame_v for_o neglect_n of_o duty_n to_o man_n wo_n unto_o you_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n hypocrite_n for_o you_o devour_v widow_n house_n and_o for_o a_o pretence_n make_v long_a prayer_n therefore_o you_o shall_v receive_v the_o great_a damnation_n mat._n 23.14_o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o image_n in_o all_o the_o world_n no_o creature_n so_o like_o god_n as_o