Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	work_v	world_n	year_n	20	3	3.6970	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65355	A sermon preached in the high church of Edinburgh at the election of the magistrates of the city, on the 2d of Octob. 1694 / by James Webster.	Webster, James, 1658?-1720.	1694 (1694)	Wing W1208; ESTC R26310	9,270	18

to_o 18._o i_o put_v on_o righteousness_n and_o it_o clothe_v i_o my_o judgement_n be_v a_o rob_n and_o a_o diadem_n i_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n be_v i_o to_o the_o lame_a i_o be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o searcb_v out_o and_o i_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o history_n job_n be_v not_o only_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o good_a citizen_n but_o a_o good_a magistrate_n and_o he_o answer_v this_o character_n by_o his_o sincere_a love_n to_o justice_n and_o mercy_n like_o a_o good_a ruler_n he_o make_v the_o impartial_a administration_n of_o justice_n his_o chief_a business_n and_o delight_n his_o ornament_n and_o glory_n it_o be_v better_a in_o his_o account_n than_o a_o diadem_n and_o rob_v and_o indeed_o one_o single_a act_n of_o justice_n be_v of_o far_o great_a value_n than_o those_o which_o without_o it_o be_v mere_a pageantry_n a_o good_a ruler_n put_v on_o righteousness_n in_o the_o morning_n wear_v it_o all_o the_o day_n and_o on_o the_o bench_n wrap_v it_o so_o close_o about_o he_o that_o no_o temptation_n can_v blow_v it_o aside_o from_o the_o forcited_a place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o job_n have_v no_o less_o regard_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o mercy_n i_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a etc._n etc._n micah_n 6._o god_n reckon_v the_o exercise_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n the_o whole_a of_o our_o obedience_n and_o prefer_v it_o before_o ten_o thousand_o river_n of_o oil_n and_o rom._n 13_o 4._o the_o two_o very_a different_a set_n of_o man_n there_o make_v the_o exercise_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n equal_o necessary_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a i_o shall_v follow_v forth_o this_o head_n first_o by_o take_v a_o separate_a view_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n the_o two_o essential_a part_n of_o a_o well_o manage_v government_n 2._o consider_v they_o in_o conjunction_n as_o give_v mutual_a help_n and_o support_v one_o to_o another_o 3._o demonstrat_n that_o in_o all_o public_a administration_n magistrate_n shall_v have_v a_o particular_a regard_n to_o they_o 4._o bring_v home_o all_o to_o practise_v as_o to_o the_o first_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o mercy_n not_o only_o because_o our_o psalmist_n do_v so_o but_o because_o this_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a method_n all_o magistrate_n shall_v observe_v draw_v the_o sword_n be_v the_o last_o remedy_n and_o never_o to_o be_v use_v save_v in_o extremity_n when_o all_o other_o way_n prove_v uneffectual_a and_o nothing_o else_o can_v serve_v the_o turn_n god_n himself_o reckon_v justice_n his_o strange_a work_n a_o foreign_a part_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o which_o he_o never_o work_v till_o constrain_v and_o even_o then_o with_o some_o aversion_n mercy_n be_v god_n darling_n and_o triumphant_a attribute_n the_o immediate_a offspring_n of_o his_o nature_n but_o for_o this_o divine_a affection_n the_o world_n long_o since_o have_v fall_v about_o our_o ear_n mercy_n challenge_v the_o present_a scene_n as_o its_o own_o and_o the_o conclusion_n of_o time_n be_v almost_o all_o that_o be_v reserve_v for_o justice_n the_o mercy_n of_o ruler_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o copy_n of_o that_o wondrous_a compassion_n god_n show_v to_o a_o destroy_a world_n and_o as_o far_o as_o possible_a a_o exact_a transcript_n of_o that_o grand_a exemplar_n and_o consist_v 1_o in_o their_o protect_a and_o defend_v the_o innocent_a from_o all_o unjust_a violence_n and_o oppression_n they_o be_v by_o sacred_a writter_n style_v god_n and_o by_o both_o sacred_a and_o profane_a father_n for_o the_o great_a tenderness_n they_o shall_v exercise_n towards_o their_o people_n 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