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	work_n	wrath_n	13	3	7.2844	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17308	Truth's triumph ouer Trent: or, the great gulfe betweene Sion and Babylon That is, the vnreconcileable opposition betweene the Apostolicke Church of Christ, and the apostate synagogue of Antichrist, in the maine and fundamentall doctrine of iustification, for which the Church of England Christs spouse, hath iustly, through Gods mercie, for these manie yeares, according to Christs voyce, separated her selfe from Babylon, with whom from henceforth she must hold no communion. By H.B. rector of S. Mathews Friday-Street.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1629 (1629)	STC 4156; ESTC S107077	312,928	398

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they_o can_v either_o bring_v the_o text_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la as_o they_o have_v do_v uther_n the_o gloss_n and_o sentence_n of_o father_n in_o the_o like_a kind_n or_o prove_v abraham_n a_o unregenerate_a person_n or_o force_v the_o apostle_n to_o say_v that_o though_o abraham_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o work_n but_o by_o faith_n yet_o abraham_n be_v justify_v first_o by_o faith_n and_o then_o by_o work_n yea_o but_o say_v they_o although_o paul_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o abraham_n justification_n by_o work_n yet_o james_n another_o apostle_n say_v plain_o be_v not_o abraham_n our_o father_n justify_v by_o work_n when_o he_o have_v offer_v isaac_n his_o son_n upon_o the_o altar_n therefore_o 21._o abraham_n be_v justify_v not_o only_o by_o faith_n but_o by_o work_n also_o therefore_o to_o loose_v this_o gordian_a knot_n wherein_o the_o pontifician_n so_o much_o triumph_v we_o will_v use_v no_o other_o sword_n not_o alexander_n but_o 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write_v upon_o the_o exposition_n of_o those_o word_n incerta_fw-la &_o occulta_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la manifestasti_fw-la mihi_fw-la that_o be_v thou_o have_v reveal_v unto_o i_o the_o uncertain_a and_o hide_a thing_n of_o thy_o wisdom_n whereupon_o augustine_n say_v quae_fw-la incerta_fw-la quae_fw-la occulta_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la ignoscit_fw-la talibus_fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la con●itentibus_fw-la &_o punientibus_fw-la sua_fw-la peccata_fw-la what_o uncertainty_n what_o hide_a thing_n because_o god_n do_v pardon_v such_o to_o wit_n sinner_n confess_v and_o punish_v 4._o or_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o augustine_n add_v as_o vega_n also_o allege_v nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la occultum_fw-la nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la incertum_fw-la nothing_n so_o secret_a nothing_o so_o uncertain_a and_o vega_n here_o leap_v over_o augustine_n amplification_n and_o exposition_n of_o his_o meaning_n he_o only_o add_v augustine_n conclusion_n hoc_fw-la incertum_fw-la patefecerit_fw-la deus_fw-la seruo_fw-la svo_fw-la david_n etc._n etc._n this_o uncertain_a thing_n god_n reveal_v to_o his_o servant_n david_n for_o when_o stand_v and_o accuse_v himself_o he_o say_v pecca●i_fw-la i_o have_v sin_v forthwith_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o prophet_n that_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n well_o now_o let_v we_o a_o little_a insist_v upon_o these_o word_n of_o augustine_n which_o vega_n ingenious_o confess_v do_v most_o clear_o favour_v their_o cause_n of_o pontifician_n uncertainty_n of_o all_o other_o that_o he_o have_v read_v in_o all_o augustine_n work_n first_o whereas_o augustine_n take_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a for_o the_o only_a text_n which_o he_o follow_v use_v the_o word_n incerta_fw-la i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o such_o word_n in_o the_o original_a for_o incertum_fw-la the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thodhigneni_fw-la be_v word_n for_o 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and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v and_o thou_o reply_v why_o then_o do_v god_n yet_o complain_v for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n but_o o_o man_n say_v he_o who_o ari_fw-la th●i●_n that_o reply_v against_o god_n whereupon_o st._n augustine_n say_v talibus_fw-la compres●yter●_n dicamus_fw-la cum_fw-la apostolo_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la melius_fw-la illo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d possumus_fw-la quid_fw-la dicamus_fw-la o_fw-la hom●_n tu_fw-la quis_fw-la es_fw-la qui_fw-la respond_v as_o deo_n quaerimus_fw-la namque_fw-la meritum_fw-la obdurationis_fw-la &_o invenimus_fw-la merito_fw-la namque_fw-la peccati_fw-la universa_fw-la massa_fw-la damnata_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la obdurate_a deus_fw-la impertiendo_fw-la malitiam_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la impertiendo_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la autem_fw-la meritum_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la &_o non_fw-la invenimus_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la gratia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d s●n●n_o gratis_o donatur_fw-la sed_fw-la meritis_fw-la redditur_fw-la to_o such_o replyer_n let_v we_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n for_o we_o can_v find_v what_o to_o say_v better_o o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n for_o we_o inquire_v for_o the_o merit_n of_o obduration_n and_o we_o find_v it_o for_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o sin_n the_o whole_a mass_n be_v condemn_v nor_o do_v god_n harden_v by_o infuse_v of_o malice_n but_o by_o not_o impart_v of_o mercy_n but_o we_o inquire_v for_o the_o merit_n of_o mercy_n and_o we_o find_v it_o not_o because_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o lest_o grace_n be_v make_v void_a if_o it_o be_v not_o give_v of_o gratuity_n but_o render_v of_o duty_n and_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n with_o s._n augustine_n in_o a_o word_n 7._o ●on●icitur_fw-la itaque_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la merita_fw-la accipientium_fw-la dari_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la placitum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la eius_fw-la in_fw-la laudem_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la gratiae_fw-la eius_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la ●●llo_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o seipso_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la glorietur_fw-la qui_fw-la hominibus_fw-la that_fw-mi quibus_fw-la vult_fw-la quoniam_fw-la misericors_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o si_fw-la non_fw-la det_fw-la iustus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la that_o quibus_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la ut_fw-la notas_fw-la faciat_fw-la divitias_fw-la gloriae_fw-la suae_fw-la in_o vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dando_n enim_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la quòd_fw-la non_fw-la merentur_fw-la profectò_fw-la gratuitam_fw-la &_o per_fw-la hoc_fw-la veram_fw-la svam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la non_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dando_fw-la quid_fw-la omnes_fw-la merentur_fw-la ostendit_fw-la bone_fw-la in_o beneficio_fw-la certorum_fw-la iustus_fw-la in_o supplici●_n caeterorum_fw-la we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v give_v not_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o receiver_n but_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n unto_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n that_o he_o that_o glori_v shall_v by_o no_o mean_n glory_n in_o himself_o but_o in_o the_o lord_n which_o give_v to_o man_n to_o who_o he_o will_v because_o he_o be_v merciful_a which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o give_v he_o be_v just_a and_o he_o give_v not_o to_o who_o he_o will_v not_o that_o he_o may_v make_v know_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n for_o by_o give_v to_o some_o that_o which_o they_o merit_v not_o it_o be_v that_o he_o will_v have_v his_o grace_n to_o be_v free_a and_o so_o to_o be_v grace_n indeed_o and_o by_o not_o give_v to_o all_o he_o show_v what_o all_o do_v deserve_v so_o he_o be_v good_a in_o pardon_v some_o just_a in_o punish_v the_o rest_n like_o unto_o a_o creditor_n who_o have_v sundry_a debtor_n deep_o and_o indifferent_o engage_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v in_o his_o free_a power_n and_o choice_n which_o of_o they_o he_o will_v free_o acquit_v and_o of_o which_o he_o will_v just_o require_v his_o own_o now_o to_o shut_v up_o this_o point_n of_o the_o definition_n which_o be_v that_o whereon_o all_o the_o rest_n depend_v we_o find_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o part_n of_o the_o gracious_a