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	soul_n	6,288	5	5.4233	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58423	Now or never: work out your salvation with fear and trembling; or, A serious exhortation to all poor sinners to lay hold upon Christ Jesus who is the fountain of all happiness, and who is the onely rock from whence doth spring all their comforts. Herein is also laid down several motives declaring the necessity of this work, that it ought not to be put off for to morrow; bnt [sic] that every poor sinner should strive to enter in at the strait gate now, while he hath an opportunity in his hand, lest he be snatcht away by death, and then it will be too late. The third edition, with additions. By B.R.	B. R.	1663 (1663)	Wing R8; ESTC R219714	10,551	27

an offer as this and if any cries would procure it from their righteous Iudge O what a change would there be among them how importunately would they cry to God O send us once again upon the earth once more let us sée the face of Mercy and hear the tenders of Christ and Salvation once more let the Ministers of the Gospel of Iesus Christ afford us their help and teach in season and out of season once more let us have the help and company of thy Saints and we will scorn them abuse them and persecute them no more that we might once more be admitted into the holy assemblies and have the Lords days to spend in the business of cur Salvation It makes my heart even tremble to think how those poor damned souls would strive with God to try them once again if they had but the least encouragements of hope but it cannot be it will not be they had their day they cannot lose their time and have it they had faithful Guides and would not follow them long did Christ wait with the patient tenders of his blood and spirit his grace was offered but it would not be accepted Such mouths must be stopt for ever with a Remember thou in thy life time receivedst thy good things Luke 16.25 If ever you will repent and believe it must be NOW or NEVER If ever you will be unconverted and sanctified it must be NOW or NEVER If ever you will be pardoned and reconciled to God it must be now O that you were wise and that you understood this and that you would consider your latter end Deut. 32.29 O let me intreat you to let the words of our blessed Redéemer sink into your hearts Luke 19.41 42. If thou hadst known even thou in this thy day the things that do belong unto thy peace But now they are hidden from thine eyes Thirdly As there is no return after this life to live upon the earth so there will be no doing this work hereafter heaven is for a more glorious work and hell will be for most horrible punishments it is now that you must sow and hereafter that you must reap it is now that you must work and then that you must receive your wages O therefore poor soul where ever thou dost abide let me perswade thée to be up and be doing be not like the children of Israel who murmured and repined at the providences of God because they did not inherit the Land of Promise presently but do thou patiently wait Gods time and be thou never idle but still setting forward to the heavenly Canaan that so thou marst be ready when God shall please to call thée to the inheritance thereof Let me lay before you your duties by way of Motives in some few particulars To begin with the lowest of all Then First In the works of your bodily calling you must use diligence In the sweat of your brows you must eat your bread Genesis 3.19 Six days shalt thou labour and do all that thou hast to do Exodus 209. Success is Gods ordinary reward of temporal diligence and diseases poverty and shame are the usual punishments of sloath Secondly Are you parents or governors of families you have work to do for God and for the souls of them that God hath intrusted you with Be diligent in Family-duties remember that you and your familles are going to the grave where you have heard there is no working therefore what you do must be NOW or NEVER to day while it is called to day put not off any work which will forward you to heaven Thirdly Have you ignorant or ungodly neighbours whose misery calls for your compassion speak to them and keep them with all diligence lose not any opportunity of doing good while you are alive to do what thou canst to keep thy ignorant neighbor from eternal death for when thou art in the grave thou canst do no good up therefore and be doing with all your might Fourthly Hath the Lord lent you riches in this world he doth expect then that thou shouldest relieve those that are in want especially do good to those who are of the houshold of faith Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days Do good before thy heart be hardened thy riches blasted and consumed thy opportunities taken away part with it before it part with thée Fifthly Hath God intrusted you with power O then séek to promote the Glory of God relieve the oppressed right the widow and the fatherless cherish them that do well be a terror to them that do evil Let those that work the work of the Lord be with you without fear 1 Cor. 16.10 Sixthly To come a little nearer to you yet 〈◊〉 any of you yet in the state of nature born onely of the flesh and not of the spirit make cut to Christ cry mightily to him for his renewing and pardoning Grace for there is no conversion or repentance unto life in the grave whither thou goest if ever thou wilt be saved thou must do it NOW or NEVER Seventhly Hast thou any predominant sin that over-ruleth thee or woundeth thee or keepeth thee off from being acquainted with God Strive to resist those things abhor them in thy very thoughts hate the doors of the Harlot or the Ale-house where thou formerly hast committed many griev us sins Eighthly Art thou in a declining condition hast thou lost thy first desires and love O then up and be doing thy first works and remember from whence thou art fallen cry cut with Job Job 29.2 3 4 5. O that I were as in moneths past as in the days when God preserved me when his Candle shined upon my head and when by his light I walked through darkness As I was in the days of my youth when the secret of God was on my tabernacle when the Almighty was yet with me Ninethly Art thou in ignorance concerning thy converted estate dost thou not know whether thou art in a state of life or death Be thou careful then and use the means that God hath appointed thée for assurance search the Scriptures for in them are the words of Eternal Life Examine your selves whether you be in the Faith prove your selves Know ye not your own selves that Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor. 13.5 Lastly In all the duties of thy Calling whether Civil or Religious séek to inflame thy Soul with the love of God admire his Mercies O taste and sée that the Lord is gracious let his fear command thy soul and trust in him alone cast all thy care and thy self upon him When thou art reading of the Word have an obediential fear and love to it and let it be swéeter to thée than the H●ney●com● resolve to do what thou therein findest to be the will of God Thus have I shewed thée O poor soul in some measure what is thy duty to do but these are but short hints of what