Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	call_v	lord_n	sinner_n	2,337	5	7.5568	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17282	The practice of meditating with profit The misteries of our Lord, the Blessed Vergin & saints. Gathered out of diuers good authors, and published by the very Reuerend Master Iohn Alberto Buronzo, chanon of the cathedral church of Verselles. Reuiued and augmented by the same author, & translated into English by a Father of the Societie of Iesus.	Berzetti, Nicolas.; Talbot, Thomas, 1572-1652.	1613 (1613)	STC 4125; ESTC S104826	77,217	308

extirpatiō of vices to the exercise of vertue determining with himself such or such pennance yf he doe not performe such good workes in such or such manner c. The nine and twentith ys of that which in latine ys called Vi●uperium that ys to say Rebuke or disprais dispraising his owne blindnes in spirituall matters his to much carnall prudence in worldly busines his slouth in executing any good purpose his malice in abusing the mercy and grace of God c. His litle should glory in theyr euill Vsquequo peccatores domine vsquequo peccatores gloriabuntur How long shall the sinners o Lord how long shall the sinners glory Also as being offended with himself disdayning that his soul and powers shall rebell against God Nonne D●o subjecta erit anima mea Shall not my soul be subject to God Desyring that all the traynes and deceits of his spirituall enemyes may be dissolued come to nothing Decidant a cogitationibus suis secundum multitudinem impietatum eorum expelle eos Let them fayl of theyr cogitations according to the multitude of theyr impietyes expell them Also that malediction and all other vices may be banished out of the world Disperdat dominus labia dolosa linguam maguiloquam Our Lord destroy all decei full lips the tongue that speaketh great things Also that the enemyes of God may be rooted out Exurgat Deus dissipentur inimici ejus Let God arise and let his enemyes be dispersed Also that the euills may fall vppon his enemyes that they haue sought to lay vppon him yf yt be to Gods honour Veniat illi laqueus quem ignorat captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum in laqueum cadat in ipsum Let the snare which he knoweth not come on him the net which he hath hidden catch him and let him fall into the very same snare Also that there may be no more memory leaft of vices of imperfections nor of wicked men Dispereat de terra memorta eorum c. Let the memory of them perish out of the earth c. Other manner of amplifications may be vsed for like ends to these as for example of Accusation of Inuocation of Protestation of Representation of our occasions of Resignation of Defiannce to the world the diuell and the flesh which kynd of manners were vsed sometymes as occasion serued by S. Augustine in his meditations soliloquiums and S. Bernard also in his meditations others But because there ys none so hard harted or insensible who hauing vsed one or more of these manners here set down will not be moued yt shal be needlesse to enlarg our selues any further in this matter I am not ignorant that the greater part of these places and sentences of holy scripture alleadged for exaples of the māners aboue said may also serue for jaculatory prayers to renew one self often in the day as we are counsayled by the masters of spirituall life according as one would moue himself to this or that affect in what manner he liketh best this with no small profit also towards the help of our best vse of meditation The practicall vse of the foresaid manners of Dilating BVr notwithstanding all that hath beene said I will not omit to set downe for euery one of these manners a practicall example ouer and aboue the aforesaid which are taken out of holy scripture to the end that the person in his meditation may according to these vse to amplify his affects and know how to cōnect one manner with an other that thereby he may the more easely entertayn himself in the exercise of his will as ys conuenient Therefore to continue in the matter which we made choise of before of the most holy Incarnation after he hath represented vnto his will the aforesaid motiues to raise in yt the desyre of lifting vp the eyes of his mynd often to God in imitating of his diuine maiesty who from heauen did looke down vppon men he may thē endeauour to awake in himself this affect or yf yt be already raised he may continue and amplyfy yt in the manners which follow First by the way of Admiration And yet art thou stell obdurate o my hart not a hart of flesh but rather as hard as the hardest stoe And yet art thou not moued neither in that God without hauing need of thee doth looke vppon thee continually to make thee remember thyne owne necessityes nor for that yt ys one of the least things thou canst doe to behold and consider often the goodnes and charity of God nor for that thou art to reape thereby so much profit so much honour and so much pleasure Nor for that by so doing thou shalt giue so much contentment to his diuiue maiesty and to the Angells and saints in heauen and shall cause so much discontentment to Sathan thy capitall enemy nor finally because in doing this thou shalt become the true disciple of IESVS CHRIST which yet thou hast so often tymes des●red And how ys yt possible that I haue remayned euen till this tyme so remisse and carelesse in this act of duty Nay rather hou● ys yt possible that at this instant I yet remayn so litle resolued that I cannot moue my self effectually to performe my duty therein Quamdiu ponam consilia in anima mea How long shall I put counsells in my soul How long tyme will I yet take to deliberate May yt not be sufficient to make me to resolue that I see any litle signe of Gods will and pleasure in this matter O my God I see well I am not only not moued at a beck as I should be no neyther commaundement nor example doth suffice me And what shall I say Maruell at me o th●u earth for that thou seest so much hardnes and obduration I should say malice of the hart of man God doth behould me without regard to his own interest and without any merit on my part and I doe not lift vp my eyes to him although yt would be an vnspeakeable benefit to my soul and of his part ys infinitely deserued But I stand deliberating and debating the matter whether I should doe yt or no. Maruell at me o ye heauens for that he that ys authour of your motions doth in dyne himself to beho●ld the durt and man that ys but durt doth not vouchsafe to lift vp his eyes and to raise himself that he may behould his diuine maiesty but standeth prolonging the tyme and disserreth to doe yt vnder pretence of searching out whether he be able to contriue yt that he may not seeme vnconstant Maruell at me o ve Angells for that you find more resistāce to moue a hart of earth then you doe in turning about the celestiall sphears Maruell at me o my Lord and God for that at the least signe of loue which a poore vnworthy creature doth shew me I cannot forbeare to see them to mercie Deus meus misericordia mea quid retribuam