Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	woe_n	woman_n	wretched_a	18	3	8.3947	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26212	The meditations, soliloquia and manuall of the glorious doctour S. Augustine translated into English.; Selections. English	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.	1655 (1655)	Wing A4212; ESTC R27198	153,399	460

myself_o be_o grow_v to_o be_v whole_o vain_a and_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o rejoice_v not_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o i_o adhere_v not_o to_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o in_o exterior_a thing_n thou_o in_o interior_a i_o be_o in_o temporal_a thing_n thou_o in_o spiritual_a my_o mind_n be_v scatter_v &_o spill_v my_o thought_n be_v entertain_v my_o speech_n be_v employ_v upon_o transitory_a object_n but_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v dwell_v in_o the_o eternity_n and_o be_v eternity_n itself_o thou_o be_v in_o heaven_n i_o on_o earth_n thou_o love_v high_a and_o i_o low_a thing_n thou_o celestial_a i_o terrestrial_a &_o when_o shall_v these_o contrarietye_n be_v ever_o able_a to_o meet_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o misery_n and_o frailty_n of_o man._n wretch_n that_o i_o be_o when_o shall_v this_o crookedness_n of_o i_o be_v straighten_v according_a to_o that_o rectitude_n of_o thy_o thou_o o_o lord_n love_v to_o be_v alone_o and_o i_o to_o be_v in_o multitud_n thou_o love_v to_o be_v in_o silence_n and_o i_o in_o noise_n thou_o love_v truth_n and_o i_o love_v vanity_n thou_o love_v purity_n and_o i_o uncleanenes_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v true_o good_a and_o i_o naughty_a thou_o be_v holy_a and_o i_o be_o wicked_a thou_o be_v happy_a and_o i_o unjust_a thou_o be_v light_v itself_o and_o i_o be_o true_o blind_a thou_o be_v life_n itself_o and_o i_o be_o dead_a thou_o be_v physic_n and_o i_o be_o sick_a thou_o be_v joy_n and_o i_o be_o sorrow_n thou_o be_v sovereign_a truth_n and_o i_o be_o a_o universality_n of_o vanity_n as_o indeed_o all_o man_n liveinge_v be_v woe_n be_v therefore_o to_o i_o o_o thou_o creator_n of_o i_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v yet_o harken_v thou_o o_o my_o creator_n for_o i_o be_o thy_o creature_n and_o i_o be_o even_o now_o upon_o perish_v i_o be_o thy_o creature_n and_o be_o even_o very_a now_o upon_o die_v i_o be_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o i_o be_o even_o now_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o i_o be_o the_o thing_n which_o thou_o haste_v make_v thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n have_v make_v i_o and_o fashion_v i_o those_o hand_n i_o say_v which_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o cross_n with_o nail_n for_o i_o do_v not_o o_o lord_n despise_v the_o work_n of_o those_o hand_n of_o thou_o i_o beseech_v thou_o behold_v the_o wound_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o own_o hand_n behold_v o_o lord_n how_o thou_o haste_v write_v i_o in_o thy_o own_o hand_n read_v that_o wrightinge_n of_o thou_o and_o save_v i_o behold_v i_o thy_o creature_n do_v sigh_n towards_o thou_o thou_o be_v my_o creator_n and_o do_v thou_o refresh_v i_o behold_v i_o who_o be_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n cry_v out_o to_o thou_o thou_o be_v life_n itself_o do_v thou_o quicken_v i_o behold_v i_o who_o thou_o haste_v frame_v be_o look_v towards_o thou_o thou_o be_v my_o maker_n and_o therefore_o do_v thou_o restore_v i_o pardon_v i_o o_o lord_n for_o my_o day_n be_v nothing_o and_o yet_o what_o be_v any_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v to_o his_o creator_n who_o be_v god_n pardon_v i_o while_o i_o be_o speake_v to_o thou_o forgive_v thy_o slave_n who_o presume_v to_o open_v his_o mouth_n to_o so_o great_a a_o lord_n but_o necessity_n have_v no_o law_n grief_z force_v i_o to_o speak_v the_o calamity_n which_o i_o endure_v constrain_v i_o to_o cry_v out_o i_o be_o sick_a and_o i_o cry_v out_o to_o my_o physician_n i_o be_o blind_a and_o i_o make_v haste_n towards_o the_o light_n i_o be_o dead_a and_o i_o aspire_v towards_o life_n thou_o o_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v the_o physician_n thou_o be_v the_o light_n &_o thou_o be_v life_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o thou_o son_n of_o david_n take_v pity_n on_o i_o o_o thou_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n give_v ear_n ro_o thy_o poor_a creature_n which_o cry_v out_o after_o thou_o o_o thou_o light_a which_o be_v pass_v by_o expect_v this_o blind_a man_n reach_v forth_o thy_o hand_n to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o thou_o ard_z may_v see_v light_n in_o thy_o light_n o_o thou_o live_a life_n revive_v thou_o this_o dead_a man_n but_o yet_o who_o be_o i_o that_o be_o speak_v to_o thou_o woe_n be_v to_o i_o o_o lord_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o lord_n on_o i_o who_o be_o a_o rot_a carcase_n the_o food_n of_o worm_n a_o stinke_v pot_n and_o that_o matter_n whereon_o fire_n must_v feed_v woe_n be_v to_o i_o o_o lord_n wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o man_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o live_v but_o a_o little_a time_n and_o be_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o many_o misery_n man_n i_o say_v who_o be_v grow_v like_o to_o vanity_n itself_o and_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o foolish_a beast_n be_v now_o also_o become_v like_o to_o they_o but_o yet_o still_o what_o be_o i_o a_o dark_a abyss_n a_o wretched_a piece_n of_o earth_n a_o child_n of_o wrath_n a_o vessel_n even_o make_v fit_a for_o reproach_n beget_v with_o impurity_n live_a in_o misery_n and_o die_v in_o agony_n alas_o poor_a wretch_n what_o be_o i_o and_o yet_o again_o alas_o what_o be_o i_o to_o be_v a_o vessel_n full_a of_o dung_n a_o hollow_a shell_n full_a of_o putrefaction_n full_a of_o stinke_v filth_n which_o even_o breed_v horror_n blind_a poor_a naked_a subject_a to_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n and_o whole_o ignorant_a either_o how_o i_o come_v into_o the_o world_n or_o how_o i_o shall_v get_v out_o miserable_a and_o mortal_a who_o day_n pass_v away_o like_o a_o shadow_n who_o life_n do_v vanish_v like_o awayn_v moon_n like_o a_o flower_n which_o grow_v upon_o a_o stalk_n and_o present_o decay_v now_o it_o flourish_v and_o in_o the_o turne_a of_o a_o hand_n it_o wither_v this_o life_n i_o say_v this_o frail_a life_n of_o i_o this_o transitory_a life_n this_o life_n which_o how_o much_o the_o more_o it_o increase_v so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o decay_v how_o much_o the_o more_o it_o proceed_v so_o much_o the_o near_o it_o draw_v to_o death_n a_o deceitful_a life_n and_o like_a to_o a_o shadow_n and_o all_o besett_n with_o the_o very_a snare_n of_o death_n now_o i_o rejoice_v and_o even_o now_o again_o i_o be_o sad_a now_o i_o be_o strong_a and_o now_o again_o i_o be_o weak_a now_o i_o live_v and_o now_o i_o be_o about_o to_o die_v now_o i_o laugh_v and_o now_o again_o i_o weep_v now_o i_o seem_v happy_a while_o yet_o i_o be_o all_o way_n miserable_a and_o so_o subject_a be_v all_o thing_n to_o change_v upon_o all_o warning_n as_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o of_o they_o which_o continue_v permanent_a for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o hour_n here_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n and_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o sickness_n of_o body_n and_o sorrow_n of_o mind_n be_v in_o all_o abundance_n and_o all_o these_o be_v follow_v by_o untimely_a death_n which_o snatch_v man_n out_o of_o the_o world_n by_o a_o thousand_o way_n it_o kill_v one_o man_n with_o a_o fever_n another_o man_n be_v oppress_v with_o grief_n of_o mind_n hunger_n consume_v one_o thirst_n make_v a_o end_n of_o another_o one_o man_n be_v drown_v by_o water_n another_o man_n be_v strangle_v by_o a_o halter_n another_o be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n another_o be_v devowr_v by_o wild_a beast_n one_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o sword_n another_o be_v corrupt_v by_o poison_n and_o another_o end_v his_o miserable_a life_n by_o the_o surprise_n of_o some_o strange_a and_o sudden_a fear_n and_o now_o beside_o and_o beyond_o all_o these_o thing_n a_o huge_a misery_n it_o be_v that_o as_o nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o death_n so_o of_o nothing_o be_v a_o man_n more_o uncertayn_a then_o of_o the_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v die_v when_o he_o think_v he_o stand_v fast_o he_o be_v trip_v up_o and_o his_o hope_n perish_v no_o man_n can_v tell_v either_o when_o or_o where_o or_o how_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v sure_a enough_o that_o die_v he_o must_v behold_v o_o lord_n how_o great_a this_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v wherein_o i_o be_o place_v &_o yet_o i_o be_o void_a of_o fear_n how_o great_a the_o calamite_n be_v which_o i_o endure_v and_o yet_o i_o be_o far_o from_o grief_n nor_o do_v i_o cry_v out_o to_o thou_o but_o i_o will_v cry_v out_o o_o lord_n before_o i_o pass_v away_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v not_o pass_v away_o but_o remain_v in_o thou_o i_o will_v therefore_o declare_v i_o will_v declare_v my_o misery_n &_o i_o will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v my_o baseness_n before_o thou_o help_v i_o o_o thou_o my_o strength_n whereby_o i_o be_o raise_v succour_v i_o

with_o thy_o finger_n in_o my_o hart_n the_o sweet_a memory_n of_o thy_o mellifluous_a name_n which_o may_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o again_o write_v thy_o will_n and_o thy_o law_n in_o the_o table_n of_o my_o hart_n that_o i_o may_v have_v both_o thy_o law_n and_o thyself_o o_o lord_n of_o immense_a sweetness_n at_o all_o time_n and_o place_n before_o my_o eye_n burn_v up_o my_o mind_n with_o that_o fire_n of_o thy_o which_o thou_o do_v send_v into_o the_o world_n and_o do_v desire_v that_o it_o may_v be_v much_o kindle_v that_o i_o may_v daily_o offer_v to_o thou_o abundance_n of_o tear_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o trouble_a spirit_n and_o contrite_a hart_n o_o sweet_a christ_n o_o dear_a jesus_n as_o i_o desire_v and_o as_o with_o my_o whole_a hart_n i_o crave_v so_o give_v i_o thy_o holy_a and_o chaste_a love_n which_o may_v replenish_v and_o take_v and_o possess_v i_o whole_o and_o give_v i_o that_o evident_a sign_n of_o thy_o love_n a_o spring_a fountain_n of_o tear_n which_o continual_o may_v flow_v that_o my_o tear_n themselves_o may_v witness_v thy_o love_n to_o i_o and_o they_o may_v discover_v and_o declare_v how_o dear_o my_o soul_n love_v thou_o while_o through_o the_o excessive_a sweetness_n of_o that_o love_n it_o can_v contain_v itself_o from_o tear_n i_o remember_v dear_a lord_n that_o good_a woman_n anna_n who_o come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o beg_v a_o son_n of_o thou_o of_o who_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o after_o her_o tear_n and_o prayer_n her_o countenance_n be_v cast_v no_o long_o towards_o several_a thing_n but_o while_o i_o call_v to_o mind_v she_o so_o great_a virtue_n and_o constancy_n i_o be_o rack_v with_o grief_n and_o confound_v with_o shame_n because_o i_o find_v myself_o too_o miserable_o cast_v down_o towards_o vanity_n but_o if_o she_o weep_v so_o bitter_o and_o do_v so_o persevere_v in_o weep_v who_o only_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o son_n how_o ought_v my_o soul_n to_o lament_v and_o continue_v in_o lamentation_n which_o seek_v and_o love_v god_n and_o earnesty_n desire_v to_o get_v home_o to_o he_o how_o ought_v such_o a_o soul_n lament_v and_o weep_v who_o seek_v god_n day_n and_o night_n and_o be_v resolve_v to_o love_v nothing_o but_o christ_n our_o lord_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o wonder_n if_o such_o a_o person_n tear_n become_v not_o his_o bread_n day_n and_o night_n look_v back_o therefore_o and_o take_v pity_n on_o i_o for_o the_o sorrow_n of_o my_o hart_n be_v multiply_v give_v i_o of_o thy_o celestial_a contemplation_n and_o despise_v not_o this_o sinful_a soul_n for_o which_o thou_o die_v give_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o internal_a tear_n which_o may_v springe_n from_o the_o most_o secret_a corner_n of_o my_o hart_n whereby_o the_o chain_n of_o my_o sin_n may_v be_v break_v and_o let_v they_o ever_o fill_v my_o soul_n with_o celestial_a joy_n that_o i_o may_v obtain_v some_o little_a portion_n in_o thy_o kingdom_n if_o not_o in_o the_o society_n of_o those_o true_a and_o perfect_a monk_n who_o step_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o follow_v yet_o at_o least_o with_o devout_a woman_n i_o do_v also_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o admirable_a devotion_n of_o another_o woman_n who_o seek_v thou_o with_o tender_a love_n when_o thou_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n who_o retire_v not_o from_o the_o sepulchre_n when_o the_o disciple_n retire_v who_o sit_v down_o there_o all_o afflict_a and_o wound_v &_o she_o weep_v there_o long_o and_o much_o and_o rise_v up_o with_o many_o tear_n she_o do_v again_o and_o again_o play_v as_o it_o be_v the_o spy_n with_o her_o watchful_a eye_n upon_o that_o solitary_a place_n to_o see_v if_o perhaps_o she_o may_v be_v able_a to_o find_v thou_o any_o where_o who_o she_o seek_v with_o such_o ardour_n of_o desire_n she_o have_v already_o enter_v into_o the_o sepulchre_n once_o and_o again_o but_o that_o which_o in_o itself_o seem_v too_o much_o seem_v not_o enough_o to_o one_o that_o love_v the_o virtue_n of_o a_o good_a work_n be_v 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regninge_v every_o where_o how_o ought_v such_o a_o soul_n to_o lament_v and_o weep_v which_o love_v thou_o with_o her_o whole_a hart_n and_o covet_n to_o see_v thou_o with_o her_o whole_a desire_n they_z who_o be_v the_o sole_a refuge_n and_o the_o only_a hope_n of_o miserable_a creature_n to_o who_o one_o can_v never_o pray_v without_o hope_n of_o mercy_n afford_v i_o this_o favour_n i_o beseech_v thou_o for_o thy_o own_o sake_n &_o for_o thy_o holy_a name_n that_o as_o often_o as_o i_o think_v of_o thou_o speak_v of_o thou_o write_v of_o thou_o read_v of_o thou_o confer_v of_o thou_o as_o often_o as_o i_o remember_v thou_o and_o be_o present_a with_o thou_o and_o offer_v praise_n and_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o thou_o so_o often_o may_v i_o weep_v abundant_o and_o sweet_o in_o thy_o presence_n that_o so_o my_o tear_n may_v be_v make_v my_o bread_n day_n and_o night_n thou_o o_o king_n of_o glory_n and_o thou_o instructor_n of_o soul_n in_o all_o virtue_n haste_v teach_v we_o 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lament_v myself_o during_o my_o whole_a life_n as_o they_o lament_v themselves_o day_n and_o night_n and_o by_o their_o merit_n and_o prayer_n who_o please_v theo_fw-la and_o do_v most_o devout_o serve_v thou_o i_o beseech_v thou_o take_v pity_n upon_o i_o thy_o most_o miserable_a and_o unworthy_a servant_n and_o grant_v i_o the_o grace_n of_o tear_n grant_v i_o that_o superior_a kind_n of_o irrigation_n or_o water_v and_o that_o inferior_a also_o that_o my_o tear_n may_v be_v my_o bread_n day_n and_o night_n and_o that_o by_o the_o fire_n of_o sorrow_n i_o may_v be_v make_v a_o fat_a and_o marrowy_a holocauste_n in_o thy_o sight_n o_o my_o god_n let_v i_o be_v all_o offer_v up_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o my_o hart_n and_o let_v i_o be_v receive_v by_o thou_o as_o a_o most_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n to_o thou_o in_o the_o odour_n of_o sweetness_n grant_v i_o o_o most_o sweet_a lord_n both_o a_o continual_a and_o a_o clear_a founteyne_v wherein_o this_o unclean_a holocauste_n may_v be_v cleanse_v for_o although_o i_o have_v already_o offer_v myself_o to_o thou_o by_o thy_o favour_n and_o grace_n yet_o in_o many_o thing_n do_v i_o offend_v daily_o through_o my_o excessive_a frailty_n give_v i_o therefore_o the_o grace_n of_o tear_n o_o bless_a and_o amiable_a god_n through_o the_o great_a sweetness_n of_o thy_o love_n and_o by_o the_o commemoration_n of_o thy_o own_o mercy_n prepare_v this_o table_n for_o thy_o servant_n in_o thy_o sight_n &_o put_v it_o into_o my_o power_n that_o as_o often_o as_o i_o list_v i_o may_v be_v fill_v therewith_o grant_v through_o thy_o pity_n &_o goodness_n that_o this_o excellent_a and_o inebriate_a chalice_n may_v quench_v my_o thirst_n &_o