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	wonderful_a	work_n	17	3	4.9206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96372	A treatise of the power of godlinesse: consisting of three parts. 1 wherein it consists. 2 cautions against, and discoveries of, several mistakes and hinderances, most common to the people of God. 3 several means and helps for attaining of it. / By Thomas White, preacher of Gods Word in London.	White, Thomas, Presbyterian minister in London.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1848; Thomason E1848_1; ESTC R209711	168,479	438

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bless_a be_v the_o lord_n o_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v thus_o comfort_v i_o o_o the_o joy_n the_o joy_n the_o delight_n some_o joy_n that_o i_o feel_v o_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n and_o for_o this_o joy_n which_o my_o soul_n feel_v full_a well_o praise_v his_o name_n for_o evermore_o mr._n peacock_n a_o bless_a servant_n of_o god_n be_v in_o horror_n of_o conscience_n recount_v some_o small_a sin_n burst_v out_o into_o these_o word_n and_o for_o these_o now_o say_v he_o i_o feel_v a_o hell_n in_o my_o conscience_n and_o afterward_o groan_v most_o piteous_o he_o cry_v out_o o_o i_o piteous_a wretch_n oh_o my_o heart_n be_v miserable_a oh_o oh_o miserable_a and_o woeful_a the_o burden_n of_o my_o sin_n lie_v so_o heavy_a upon_o i_o i_o doubt_v it_o will_v break_v my_o heart_n oh_o how_o woeful_a and_o miserable_a be_v my_o state_n that_o thus_o must_v converse_v with_o hellhound_n be_v ask_v whether_o he_o will_v pray_v he_o answer_v i_o can_v then_o they_o say_v let_v we_o pray_v for_o you_o take_v not_o reply_v he_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a by_o pray_v for_o a_o reprobate_n but_o after_o a_o while_n this_o tempest_n of_o temptation_n be_v over_o true_o say_v he_o my_o heart_n and_o foul_a have_v be_v far_o lead_v and_o deep_o trouble_v with_o temptation_n and_o many_o inconsiderate_a speech_n have_v flow_v from_o i_o in_o the_o same_o for_o which_o i_o humble_o and_o hearty_o ask_v mercy_n of_o god_n i_o now_o find_v that_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o more_o full_a of_o water_n nor_o the_o sun_n of_o light_n than_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n yea_o his_o mercy_n be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o what_o great_a cause_n have_v i_o to_o magnify_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o have_v humble_v nay_o rather_o exalt_v such_o a_o wretched_a miscreant_n and_o of_o so_o base_a a_o condition_n to_o a_o estate_n so_o glorious_a and_o stately_a the_o lord_n have_v honour_v i_o with_o his_o goodness_n i_o be_o sure_a he_o have_v 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chap._n xi_o wherein_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n consist_v as_o to_o knowledge_n or_o the_o high_a act_n and_o effect_n of_o knowledge_n 4._o concern_v our_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o sign_n of_o its_o perfection_n be_v these_o 1._o when_o we_o be_v rather_o passive_a than_o active_a in_o our_o knowledge_n when_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n always_o end_v in_o admiring_n and_o adore_n of_o he_o and_o in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o understanding_n rather_o suffer_v than_o act_v as_o it_o be_v cease_v from_o its_o operation_n and_o suffer_v itself_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o object_n it_o be_v quasi_fw-la silentium_fw-la intellectus_fw-la or_o admiration_n when_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n be_v to_o we_o always_o like_o a_o great_a ocean_n whereof_o we_o can_v neither_o fathom_v the_o bottom_n nor_o see_v the_o shore_n 2._o then_o our_o knowledge_n be_v excellent_a when_o it_o never_o come_v with_o light_n alone_o but_o always_o come_v with_o flame_n when_o our_o heart_n be_v 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but_o our_o heart_n be_v so_o fix_v upon_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o that_o nothing_o can_v divert_v we_o as_o mary_n magdalen_n not_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n no_o nor_o christ_n until_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v christ_n can_v have_v any_o thing_n from_o she_o but_o they_o have_v take_v away_o my_o lord_n that_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o good_a frame_n that_o have_v its_o door_n shut_v to_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o thought_n thereof_o must_v first_o knock_v and_o ask_v leave_n before_o they_o can_v enter_v but_o open_a to_o god_n so_o that_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o may_v come_v in_o when_o they_o please_v 4._o than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n have_v obtain_v a_o considerable_a degree_n of_o perfection_n when_o temptation_n can_v stand_v before_o it_o but_o if_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o temptation_n the_o thought_n of_o any_o divine_a truth_n come_v in_o the_o temptation_n fly_v before_o it_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n have_v never_o yet_o attain_v to_o any_o considerable_a degree_n of_o that_o authority_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v over_o we_o when_o temptation_n and_o they_o can_v both_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n together_o when_o a_o temptation_n can_v go_v on_o entice_v the_o soul_n to_o sin_n while_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n look_v it_o in_o the_o very_a face_n when_o a_o father_n can_v by_o his_o look_n or_o threat_n or_o call_v for_o or_o shake_v of_o the_o rod_n rule_v his_o child_n unless_o he_o chastise_v they_o it_o show_v he_o have_v either_o lose_v or_o never_o have_v that_o authority_n over_o they_o that_o he_o shall_v so_o when_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v not_o keep_v we_o in_o awe_n but_o we_o go_v on_o sin_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o such_o truth_n it_o show_v they_o have_v little_a power_n over_o we_o 5._o then_o our_o knowledge_n be_v as_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o truth_n we_o know_v have_v that_o weight_n with_o we_o that_o they_o sink_v down_o into_o our_o heart_n nay_o when_o we_o care_v to_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o such_o truth_n as_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o heart_n but_o be_v mere_o speculative_a and_o float_v in_o the_o understanding_n some_o have_v that_o vain_a and_o sinful_a art_n of_o beat_v the_o weighty_a truth_n of_o god_n so_o thin_a and_o fine_a that_o it_o can_v sink_v down_o into_o their_o heart_n as_o one_o may_v beat_v lead_v so_o thin_a that_o one_o may_v make_v a_o boat_n of_o it_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o only_o float_v itself_o but_o shall_v keep_v other_o thing_n from_o sink_v chap._n xii_o wherein_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n consist_v as_o to_o humility_n or_o wherein_o christian_a humility_n chief_o consist_v 5._o for_o humility_n the_o excellent_a degree_n of_o that_o be_v these_o 1._o when_o we_o stand_v wonder_v at_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n even_o in_o the_o least_o mercy_n when_o we_o can_v admire_v and_o bless_v god_n for_o have_v so_o much_o which_o other_o of_o our_o degree_n have_v murmur_n against_o god_n for_o have_v no_o more_o when_o we_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o our_o own_o vileness_n that_o the_o least_o temporal_a blessing_n seem_v wonder_n of_o mercy_n to_o we_o and_o when_o god_n lay_v upon_o we_o never_o so_o great_a a_o weight_n of_o affliction_n yet_o even_o then_o we_o can_v admire_v his_o mercy_n and_o bless_v he_o more_o that_o we_o be_v not_o in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o murmur_n that_o we_o be_v so_o bad_a and_o cry_v out_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v when_o god_n mercy_n humble_v thou_o and_o god_n affliction_n fill_v thou_o with_o his_o praise_n when_o thou_o can_v see_v thy_o own_o vileness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o god_n goodness_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o affliction_n and_o be_v powerful_o affect_v with_o they_o than_o thy_o heart_n be_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n a_o sinner_n that_o murmur_n on_o this_o side_n of_o hell_n if_o he_o be_v true_o sensible_a of_o his_o own_o vileness_n be_v as_o great_a a_o prodigy_n and_o will_v argue_v as_o much_o impudence_n and_o arrogancy_n as_o for_o a_o pardon_a traitor_n who_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v torture_v to_o death_n with_o the_o exquisite_a torture_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o king_n cruelty_n because_o he_o do_v not_o feed_v he_o and_o clothe_v he_o delicious_o sumptuous_o every_o day_n so_o for_o a_o live_a man_n to_o complain_v etc._n etc._n 2._o when_o we_o be_v unwilling_a that_o any_o one_o shall_v have_v good_a thought_n of_o we_o or_o at_o least_o in_o reference_n to_o ourselves_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o truth_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o our_o brethren_n we_o will_v never_o vindicate_v ourselves_o from_o any_o slander_n or_o aspersion_n that_o be_v lay_v upon_o we_o many_o do_v with_o so_o much_o violence_n and_o impetuousness_n vindicate_v themselves_o that_o they_o do_v wound_v their_o own_o conscience_n and_o bring_v a_o 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