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the_o dumb_a man_n to_o the_o use_n of_o speak_v 7.38_o mark_v 7.38_o we_o find_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n which_o be_v sometime_o his_o gesture_n in_o prayer_n when_o moses_n pray_v 17.12_o exod._n 17.12_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n until_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n which_o hold_v up_o of_o his_o hand_n david_n call_v his_o evening_n sacrifice_n 7.60_o psa_fw-la 141.4_o act_n 7.60_o when_o steven_n pray_v hekneel_v down_o according_a to_o christ_n example_n here_o in_o the_o second_o place_n mention_v the_o three_o circumstance_n in_o this_o our_o saviour_n pray_v be_v that_o it_o be_v just_a and_o right_a for_o he_o subject_v his_o will_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n say_v si_fw-mi iuvis_fw-la if_o thou_o will_v which_o
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1_o king_n 4_o for_o the_o shunamite_n which_o be_v dead_a be_v also_o by_o his_o prayer_n restore_v to_o life_n 9.20_o act_n 9.20_o peter_n by_o prayer_n raise_v dorcas_n and_o paul_n eutichus_n from_o death_n to_o life_n it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o life_n of_o martin_n luther_n that_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n have_v by_o a_o indenture_n of_o covenant_n write_v and_o seal_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n give_v his_o soul_n in_o reversion_n to_o the_o devil_n that_o the_o fiend_n be_v force_v at_o the_o instant_a prayer_n of_o the_o say_v martin_n luther_n to_o give_v to_o the_o young_a man_n his_o deed_n again_o russinus_n and_o socrates_n also_o write_v that_o theodosius_n the_o christian_a emperor_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n against_o eugenius_n when_o he_o see_v the_o huge_a multitude_n that_o be_v come_v against_o he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n there_o be_v a_o apparent_a our_o throw_n at_o hand_n he_o get_v he_o up_o into_o place_n eminent_a in_o the_o sight_n 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psal_n 50.15_o therefore_o as_o austin_n counsel_v demus_n operam_fw-la ut_fw-la moriamur_fw-la in_o precatione_n call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v thou_o &_o thou_o shall_v praise_v i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n there_o be_v a_o refuge_n for_o extremity_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v thou_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n of_o mercy_n and_o thou_o shall_v praise_v i_o there_o be_v a_o reflex_n of_o a_o thankful_a duty_n christ_n will_v all_o 11.28_o mat._n 11.28_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o loose_v their_o labour_n for_o he_o will_v refresh_v they_o in_o time_n of_o need_n no_o sure_a sanctuary_n then_o by_o humble_a prayer_n to_o repair_v to_o god_n 123.2_o psal_n 123.2_o wherefore_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o servant_n look_v unto_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o master_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o maiden_n unto_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o misereis_n so_o let_v our_o eye_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n until_o he_o have_v mercy_n upon_o us._n but_o as_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n be_v our_o christian_a sacrifice_n so_o must_v it_o agree_v with_o that_o of_o the_o israelite_n in_o six_o point_n 1._o as_o they_o be_v season_v with_o salt_n so_o we_o must_v be_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 2._o as_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o priest_n so_o we_o must_v be_v present_v to_o god_n 3._o as_o they_o be_v slay_v so_o when_o we_o pray_v we_o must_v kill_v all_o our_o lewd_a and_o malicious_a affection_n 4._o as_o they_o be_v wash_v with_o water_n we_o must_v be_v with_o tear_n of_o repentance_n 5._o as_o they_o be_v without_o blemish_n so_o we_o must_v be_v without_o hypocrisy_n last_o as_o they_o be_v kindle_v with_o fire_n so_o we_o must_v be_v with_o zeal_n and_o in_o this_o duty_n we_o must_v imitate_v the_o bless_a protomartyr_n s._n steven_n who_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n say_v lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n 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the_o dead_a visito_fw-la the_o first_o duty_n of_o mercy_n to_o the_o body_n consist_v in_o visit_v comfort_v and_o relieve_n all_o those_o on_o who_o god_n have_v lay_v his_o heavy_a rod_n of_o sickness_n already_o sufficient_a have_v be_v deliver_v in_o the_o three_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o the_o soul_n touch_v spiritual_a consolation_n to_o the_o sick_a and_o disease_a it_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o we_o shall_v remember_v those_o that_o be_v afflict_v 13.3_o heb._n 13.3_o as_o if_o we_o be_v also_o afflict_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v be_v you_o the_o member_n of_o one_o body_n and_o member_n be_v all_o partaker_n of_o the_o
suffice_v to_o himself_o without_o the_o aid_n of_o another_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v all_o thing_n to_o stand_v mutuis_fw-la auxiliâ—s_fw-la by_o mutual_a succour_n that_o the_o very_a reason_n of_o necessity_n may_v invite_v we_o to_o mutual_a love_n as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v merciful_a we_o show_v god_n to_o be_v a_o heavenly_a father_n in_o that_o we_o mention_v he_o to_o be_v in_o heaven_n we_o confess_v what_o a_o manner_n of_o father_n we_o mean_v that_o be_v to_o say_v heavenly_a lest_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v esteem_v as_o degenerate_a child_n let_v we_o also_o be_v heavenly_a in_o heaven_n what_o more_o powerful_a then_o to_o have_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o howsoever_o we_o be_v distress_v on_o earth_n the_o comfort_n be_v we_o have_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n in_o heaven_n then_o be_v our_o inheritance_n in_o heaven_n also_o in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o pray_v 121.1_o psal_n 121.1_o we_o listen_v up_o our_o eye_n unto_o the_o hill_n from_o whence_o come_v our_o help_n in_o heaven_n not_o as_o place_v his_o divine_a power_n only_o there_o which_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o we_o say_v in_o heaven_n because_o there_o chief_o his_o glory_n do_v appear_v there_o he_o bless_v his_o saint_n and_o angel_n well_o then_o say_v s._n ansten_n we_o have_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n let_v we_o not_o cleave_v to_o thing_n here_o on_o earth_n inuenimus_fw-la patrem_fw-la inuenimus_fw-la patriam_fw-la we_o have_v find_v our_o father_n we_o hâ—ue_v find_v our_o country_n hence_o we_o learn_v first_o of_o all_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o goodness_n second_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o neeth_n and_o three_o to_o be_v mâ—â—â—tifull_a unto_o other_o by_o his_o example_n who_o have_v be_v so_o love_v and_o so_o merciful_a to_o us._n be_v merciful_a as_o we_o wish_v that_o god_n shall_v be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v we_o to_o show_v â—â—â—cy_n unto_o our_o neighbour_n and_o indeâ—de_v herein_o consist_v the_o tripartite_a justice_n with_o conceive_v the_o whole_a duty_n oâ—â—_n christion_n which_o will_v we_o roddâ—â—_n unicuique_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la to_o give_v overy_n one_o his_o due_a to_o god_n ourselves_o and_o our_o neighbour_n mercy_n he_o will_v for_o two_o respect_n first_o because_o we_o have_v always_o in_o our_o eye_n those_o that_o have_v need_n of_o mercy_n &_o as_o we_o be_v man_n so_o nihil_fw-la humani_fw-la à nobis_fw-la alienum_fw-la putemus_fw-la let_v we_o think_v no_o human_a accident_n strange_a unto_o us._n for_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o herodotus_n say_v nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la hominem_fw-la quam_fw-la miseriam_fw-la &_o calemitatem_fw-la man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o misery_n and_o calamity_n sure_o then_o there_o be_v no_o man_n good_a or_o evil_n but_o need_v mercy_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n for_o that_o he_o be_v nothing_o but_o misery_n and_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n miseria_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la digna_fw-la misericordia_fw-la misery_n be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o mercy_n because_o misericordia_fw-la non_fw-la causam_fw-la sed_fw-la fortunam_fw-la spectat_fw-la mercy_n look_v not_o into_o the_o cause_n but_o to_o the_o present_a state_n and_o necessity_n and_o therefore_o augustine_n thus_o define_v mercy_n misericordia_fw-la est_fw-la alienamiseria_fw-la in_o nostro_fw-la cord_n compassio_fw-la mercy_n be_v a_o fellow_n feel_v in_o our_o heart_n of_o another_o misery_n mercy_n say_v gregory_n have_v the_o denomination_n and_o etymology_n a_o misero_fw-la cord_n from_o a_o miserable_a or_o woeful_a hart_n because_o as_o often_o as_o we_o behold_v a_o man_n in_o misery_n the_o mind_n through_o commiseration_n be_v touch_v with_o grief_n at_o his_o misery_n do_v as_o it_o be_v cor_fw-la miserum_fw-la facere_fw-la vex_v and_o torment_v the_o heart_n with_o a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow_n feel_v of_o his_o misery_n and_o he_o that_o have_v compassion_n of_o a_o wretched_a though_o wicked_a man_n non_fw-la mores_fw-la eius_fw-la sed_fw-la hominem_fw-la miseretur_fw-la do_v not_o pity_v the_o manner_n which_o be_v evil_a but_o the_o man_n who_o by_o be_v sinful_a be_v also_o miserable_a we_o commend_v they_o that_o love_v man_n say_v aristotle_n if_o it_o be_v but_o as_o they_o be_v man_n and_o therefore_o be_v on_o a_o time_n reprove_v for_o that_o he_o give_v a_o alm_n to_o a_o wicked_a man_n answer_v misertus_fw-la sum_fw-la hominem_fw-la non_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la i_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o man_n and_o not_o on_o his_o manner_n homo_fw-la qui_fw-la calamitoso_fw-la est_fw-la misericors_fw-la meminit_fw-la suit_n he_o that_o have_v pity_n upon_o a_o man_n in_o misery_n remember_v himself_o cuivis_fw-la potest_fw-la accidere_fw-la quod_fw-la cviquam_fw-la accidit_fw-la that_o which_o chance_v unto_o one_o man_n may_v happen_v also_o to_o another_o so_o that_o nothing_o shall_v more_o incline_v our_o heart_n unto_o mercy_n than_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n and_o he_o that_o be_v merciful_a deserve_v mercy_n again_o when_o he_o fall_v into_o misery_n habet_fw-la in_o adversis_fw-la auxilia_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o socundis_fw-la commodat_fw-la he_o find_v succour_n in_o adversity_n which_o show_v the_o same_o in_o prosperity_n say_v publius_n the_o second_o respect_n why_o god_n will_v mercy_n be_v because_o to_o he_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a and_o more_o acceptable_a for_o by_o it_o we_o be_v most_o like_o he_o and_o by_o likeness_n we_o best_o please_v he_o 145.9_o psal_n 145.9_o his_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o his_o work_n well_o will_v he_o therefore_o that_o man_n be_v the_o best_a of_o his_o creature_n shall_v be_v like_o he_o in_o the_o best_a of_o his_o action_n as_o plain_o appear_v by_o this_o text_n you_o shall_v therefore_o be_v merciful_a as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v merciful_a he_o bid_v we_o not_o to_o imitate_v his_o power_n which_o lucifer_n proud_o aspire_v to_o be_v deject_a into_o hell_n nor_o his_o wisdom_n which_o adam_n vain_o affect_v be_v elect_v out_o of_o paradise_n but_o his_o mercy_n which_o we_o humble_o practise_v shall_v be_v erect_v and_o lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n now_o that_o we_o may_v be_v merciful_a let_v we_o first_o learn_v who_o be_v miserable_a not_o every_o one_o that_o be_v sick_a or_o hungry_a or_o naked_a or_o in_o prison_n be_v simple_o or_o only_o the_o object_n of_o mercy_n but_o many_o that_o be_v also_o strong_a in_o body_n fat_a with_o cheer_n brave_a with_o clothes_n rich_a in_o land_n and_o free_a from_o bond_n those_o be_v sick_a in_o soul_n empty_a in_o spirit_n bare_a in_o mind_n poor_a in_o virtue_n slave_n to_o sin_n for_o as_o there_o be_v a_o corporal_a necessity_n so_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a misery_n and_o in_o both_o there_o be_v a_o work_n of_o mercy_n in_o the_o one_o the_o rich_a see_v the_o want_n of_o the_o poor_a may_v pity_v he_o in_o the_o other_o not_o know_v his_o own_o may_v be_v pity_v of_o he_o in_o that_o the_o distress_a have_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o receive_v in_o this_o he_o have_v somewhat_o of_o his_o own_o to_o bestow_v there_o a_o potentate_n may_v show_v his_o bounty_n here_o a_o beggar_n may_v give_v caesar_n a_o alm_n so_o then_o there_o be_v mercy_n to_o the_o body_n mercy_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o he_o that_o do_v either_o shall_v have_v mercy_n both_o for_o body_n and_o soul_n that_o consist_v in_o those_o seven_o work_n aforenamed_a visit_v the_o sick_a give_v drink_n to_o the_o thirsty_a bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a redeem_v the_o captive_a clothing_n the_o naked_a lodge_v the_o stranger_n and_o bury_v the_o dead_a but_o this_o have_v as_o many_o form_n of_o pity_n as_o there_o be_v act_n of_o charity_n and_o all_o or_o more_o than_o saint_n paul_n ascribe_v to_o it_o be_v true_a of_o this_o 13.4_o 1_o cor._n 13.4_o it_o give_v it_o forgive_v it_o enjoy_v not_o it_o boast_v not_o disdain_v not_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o be_v not_o angry_a think_v no_o evil_a rejoice_v not_o iniquity_n suffer_v all_o thing_n belecue_n all_o thing_n hope_n all_o thing_n endure_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o conclude_v it_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v do_v though_o for_o a_o sinner_n for_o a_o stranger_n for_o a_o enemy_n as_o our_o dear_a lord_n by_o converse_v with_o the_o convert_n of_o sinner_n in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n teach_v we_o to_o be_v good_a with_o the_o evil_a 6.35_o luk._n 6.35_o and_o kind_a to_o the_o unkind_a not_o as_o proud_a pharify_v contemn_v or_o condemn_v those_o that_o err_v in_o life_n or_o belief_n but_o sometime_o instruct_v otherwhiles_o admonish_v upon_o occasion_n tollerate_v if_o need_v be_v reprove_v and_o when_o it_o be_v requifite_n comfort_v thus_o to_o be_v a_o proteâ—_n iâ—_n no_o hypocrisy_n but_o perfect_a piety_n and_o though_o perhaps_o there_o be_v not_o always_o effect_v