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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	gracious_a	lord_n	merciful_a	2,504	5	9.0758	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13261	A Christian loue-letter sent particularly to K.T. a gentlewoman mis-styled a Catholicke, but generallie intended to all of the Romish religion, to labour their conuersion to the true faith of Christ Iesus. By Iohn Swynnerton, Gent	Swynnerton, John.	1606 (1606)	STC 23558; ESTC S120777	49,016	88

or our works to do in this high and worthy office of our saluation It is already mercifully vndertaken by him that could performe it for vs It is already happily performed by him that did vndertake it for vs and being so vndertaken and performed to our hands what remaineth now for vs but faithfully to beleeue in him that hath done these wonders for the children of men and next of all holily to liue in him because he commaundeth vs to be holy as he is holy and were it but to expresse our thankefulnes for such his vnspeakeable mercies towards vs. Yet so to beleeue liue in him as that we neuer beleue we can do any thing while vve liue that shall vvorthy vs to pertake with him in the memorable act of our saluatiō or can haue power though issuing from the greatest perfection of humain ability to merit the reward of eternall glory For if we cold then this our blessed redeemer did put on the heauy garment of our humanity in vain did keep the commaundements in vaine did sweate water and blood in vaine did want the priuiledge euen of little sparrowes for his repose in vaine and submitted himselfe to all his sufferinges from the Manger which was his cradle to the crosse which was the conclusion of his misery and all this he vnderwent for our loue in vain if we be able to merit of our selus if we haue holines to make our own peace for so he hath done nothing for vs but vvhat vve can do of our selues which were a horrible blasphemous conclusion and yet you see reasonably drawne from this your sacriligious and so derogatory doctrine of merits And yet derogatory further for it leaueth not our Sauiour heere but secondeth this iniury of his redeemership with changing the natur of his mediatorship For what is a mediator amongst men or christ as he is mediatour betwixt God and man but a traueller or one that interposeth himselfe betweene seuerall parties to make peace betweene the offended and the offendor The partie heer offended is God by reason of sinne committed the partie offender is man that hath committed this sinne against him God is perfectly iust and will not be put off with shifts but standeth vpon satisfaction Man is a stark bankerout clean blown out and hath nothing wherewith to satisfie O blessed God that art so righteous in all thy workes and thrice blessed be thy holy name euen for being so iust that thou wilt be satisfied but O cursed man that was so wicked in his waies as to forsake his gratious God that had made him so rich and when he might haue chosen to plunge himselfe in such extreame pouerty Methinkes I see him soeing figge-leaues to couer his shame and shuddering himselfe behind trees from the presence of the Almightie methinks I heare him answearing the Lord friuilously and prating out excuses to no purpose for God that it is truth it self and seeth all things cannot be deluded And yet methinks lifting vp my self I see another arm of mercy extended forth to saue as wel as that arm of Iustice to destroy I see the Lord is merciful and gratious long suffering and of great goodnes that he wil not alway be chiding nor continue his anger for euer that he dealeth not with his seruants after their sinnes nor rewardeth them according to their wickednes In a word which is my souls rauishing comfort methinks I see his mercy without impeachment to his Iustice to shine aboue al his works for with this arme of compassion he taketh this sinner vp and euen him himself thorough his wisedome and power deuiseth a means to satisfie himselfe and restore againe the poore offender to his fauour And now my sweet Sauiour I must returne againe vnto thee for the needle of my soule truely touched I hope with thy grace wil neuer stand still till it come directly against thy merit the fixed point of my saluation When man by sinne had thus seperated himself from his maker and the iawes of eternall damnation but a deserued guerdon gaped wide to haue swallowed him vp at this dead lift Christ Iesus by whom all thinges formerly were made commeth to help out and draw together againe his father and this offender that stood in such opposition he vndertaketh to pay the debt setteth a certaine day and keepeth it requireth nothing of this mā for whom thus frendly he becam paimaister but before till the day came to beleeue in him that he would pay it and after when the day was past to beleeue in him that he had payed it and before and after to loue him for his labour and obserue that course for his life as neere as he could which he prescribed him But what is all this saith the cauiller to Christes mediatorship I might answeare that it is but a profitable digression at most but I will answeare it is no digression at all For I assure you it is so pertinent so necessarily belonging thereunto that if you knowe not this you knowe nothing if you perfectly conceiue not this you shall neuer thoroughly vnderstande the other and now I beseech you learne to knit them together When christ the second person in the Trinity the very sonne of God and yet perfect God himselfe had for the sufficient and more proper discharge of this debt for man which man by no means could haue discharged for himselfe assumed our humanity and thoroughly satisfied the wrath of God as aforesaide In due time he forsooke the earth and returned vnto the blessed bosome of his father from whence hee came and because he knew that man for all this kindnesse shewed him would not be fully reclaimed nor thoroughly purged during his abode vpon earth of that pernitious humor of disobedience that possessed him but stil be prone to offend and from time to time prouoking his Lorde and maker to indignation against him Hee there in heauen seated vppon that glorious throne of Maiesty and power the right hande of his Father continually intreateth presenteth satisfaction and vndertaketh for him I meane his Seruaunts that faithfully beleeue in him and truely depend vppon his righteousnesse for their saluation and therein I praye you conceiue that his mediatorshippe as with God the party offended doth principally now consist I say in intreating presenting satisfaction and vndertaking for vs For he intreateth his father to take pitty of vs albeit we deserue it not to loue vs although wee haue not loued him and to embrace vs for his children notwithstanding our disobedience towardes him and because being God as well as man in this his office of mediatorshippe it concerneth him to see the Iustice of God fully satisfied before his mercy be thus thoroughly extended In his petition he compriseth effectuall considerations to stirre vppe compassion towardes vs namely in regarde of his obedience and sufferinges in our steede for his righteousnes sake which he continually presenteth vnto his father as a satisfaction