Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	wonderful_a	world_n	wrought_v	33	3	7.4704	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25404	The pattern of catechistical doctrine at large, or, A learned and pious exposition of the Ten Commandments with an introduction, containing the use and benefit of catechizing, the generall grounds of religion, and the truth of Christian religion in particular, proved against atheists, pagans, Jews, and Turks / by the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews ... ; perfected according to the authors own copy and thereby purged from many thousands of errours, defects, and corruptions, which were in a rude imperfect draught formerly published, as appears in the preface to the reader.	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1650 (1650)	Wing A3147; ESTC R7236	963,573	576

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and_o chief_a motive_n shall_v be_v the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n of_o who_o though_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n worthy_a our_o learning_n and_o imitation_n in_o he_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v we_o chief_o learn_v this_o duty_n of_o humility_n learn_v of_o i_o say_v he_o 29._o for_o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n and_o so_o all_o his_o act_n upon_o earth_n do_v testify_v of_o he_o 4._o his_o preach_n be_v humble_a he_o seek_v not_o his_o own_o glory_n hismiracle_n without_o pride_n see_v thou_o tell_v no_o man_n say_v he_o to_o the_o cure_a leper_n he_o begin_v his_o first_o sermon_n with_o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n his_o behaviour_n be_v humble_a of_o which_o he_o leave_v a_o example_n in_o wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n exemplum_fw-la dedi_fw-la vobis_fw-la he_o be_v humble_a in_o his_o birth_n humble_a 15._o in_o his_o life_n but_o his_o death_n be_v a_o true_a pattern_n of_o humility_n beyond_o all_o precedent_n he_o humble_v himself_o to_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o crosse._n 8._o saint_n augustine_n upon_o our_o saviour_n speech_n before_o mention_v mat._n 11._o 29._o say_v discite_fw-la dom_n a_o i_o non_fw-la mundum_fw-la fabricare_fw-la non_fw-la cuncta_fw-la visibilia_fw-la &_o invisibilia_fw-la fabricare_fw-la non_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la mundo_fw-la miracula_fw-la sacere_fw-la et_fw-la mortuos_fw-la suscitare_fw-la etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la quod_fw-la mitis_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la humilis_fw-la cord_n cogitas_fw-la magnam_fw-la constituere_fw-la fabricam_fw-la celsitudinis_fw-la de_fw-la fundamento_fw-la prius_fw-la cogita_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la learn_v of_o i_o not_o to_o create_v the_o world_n or_o all_o visible_a or_o invisible_a thing_n not_o to_o work_v miracle_n in_o the_o world_n as_o to_o raise_v the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n but_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n as_o i_o be_o thou_o conceive_v to_o erect_v a_o great_a fabric_n of_o honour_n first_o bethink_v thyself_o of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o humility_n and_o another_o father_n upon_o our_o saviour_n first_o sermon_n bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o 3._o spirit_n ne_n contemnerent_fw-la hominis_fw-la humilitatem_fw-la placuit_fw-la deo_fw-la plura_fw-la largiri_fw-la in_o humilitate_fw-la sua_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la igitur_fw-la verentur_fw-la humiliari_fw-la se_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ea_fw-la facere_fw-la quae_fw-la secit_fw-la deus_fw-la lest_o man_n shall_v despise_v humility_n it_o please_v god_n to_o bestow_v more_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o humility_n then_o in_o his_o majesty_n they_o therefore_o that_o be_v afraid_a to_o humble_v themselves_o fear_v that_o which_o god_n himself_o do_v and_o so_o we_o come_v to_o the_o sign_n of_o true_a humility_n 1._o the_o first_o sign_n of_o true_a humility_n appear_v in_o our_o tongue_n by_o rule_v that_o and_o forbear_v to_o talk_v of_o matter_n above_o we_o speak_v not_o proud_a thing_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o 3_o not_o to_o have_v they_o in_o our_o thought_n but_o to_o be_v content_a to_o deport_v ourselves_o according_a to_o that_o condition_n in_o which_o god_n have_v place_v we_o we_o must_v know_v how_o to_o be_v abase_v and_o how_o to_o abound_v else_o god_n will_v mislike_v we_o as_o he_o do_v baruch_n who_o do_v quarere_fw-la 12._o grandia_fw-la seek_v after_o great_a thing_n and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n say_v this_o be_v a_o true_a sign_n of_o humility_n when_o a_o man_n despise_v those_o thing_n aswell_o which_o he_o may_v nud_a have_v as_o they_o he_o will_v have_v the_o second_o be_v when_o we_o set_v before_o we_o for_o our_o object_n bona_fw-la aliena_fw-la et_fw-la mala_fw-la nostra_fw-la illa_fw-la ut_fw-la aemulentur_fw-la hac_fw-la ut_fw-la corrigentur_fw-la other_o man_n good_a part_n and_o our_o own_o evil_a to_o follow_v they_o and_o correct_v our_o own_o when_o a_o man_n do_v with_o the_o prophet_n acknowledge_v