Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	david_n	lord_n	psal_n	5,760	5	7.2128	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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have_v so_o many_o thought_n about_o a_o temporal_a kingdom_n that_o his_o master_n and_o his_o follower_n shall_v enjoy_v upon_o earth_n will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o forward_o in_o put_v it_o from_o he_o 2._o beside_o this_o there_o be_v also_o a_o bitter_a cup._n a_o cup_n of_o wormwood_n and_o gall_n cup._n a_o bitter_a cup._n a_o cup_n of_o affliction_n and_o suffer_v this_o in_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n we_o oft_o time_n find_v set_v forth_o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o cup_n and_o that_o both_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o new_a of_o this_o speak_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 75.8_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o cup_n that_o be_v a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n such_o be_v the_o cup_n which_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n receive_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o carry_v it_o to_o all_o the_o nation_n jer._n 25.15_o viz._n a_o cup_n of_o fury_n as_o it_o be_v there_o express_v and_o such_o a_o cup_n it_o be_v which_o the_o spirit_n threaten_v that_o all_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n shall_v drink_v of_o rev._n 14.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cup_n of_o wrath_n the_o cup_n of_o god_n indignation_n and_o such_o a_o cup_n it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o once_o and_o again_o as_o matth._n 20._o vers_fw-la 22._o where_o he_o put_v this_o question_n to_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n be_v you_o able_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n that_o i_o shall_v drink_v of_o so_o again_o cap._n 26._o vers_fw-la 39_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o and_o so_o here_o again_o in_o the_o text_n the_o cup_n which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o mean_v a_o cup_n of_o suffering_n that_o bitter_a cup_n of_o his_o passion_n the_o bitter_a that_o ever_o be_v drink_v upon_o earth_n of_o this_o cup_n our_o saviour_n have_v already_o taste_v in_o that_o bitter_a agony_n of_o he_o in_o the_o garden_n ibid._n hoc_fw-la loce_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebraeum_n cut_v respondet_fw-la hellenistarum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significari_fw-la sortem_fw-la prosperam_fw-la aut_fw-la improsperam_fw-la quae_fw-la deo_fw-la inspectante_fw-la ac_fw-la moderante_fw-la cuique_fw-la obtingit_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interdum_fw-la adjuactam_fw-la legimus_fw-la grot._n annot._n in_o math._n 20._o vers_fw-la 22._o psal_n 16.5_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n and_o of_o my_o cup._n so_o then_o by_o cup_v understand_v we_o that_o portion_n of_o suffering_n which_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n lay_v out_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o he_o do_v not_o at_o random_n but_o by_o measure_n mark_v it_o this_o be_v the_o doctrinal_a conclusion_n which_o i_o shall_v from_o hence_o take_v up_o affliction_n doct._n suffering_n be_v dispense_v by_o god_n unto_o man_n by_o measure_n text._n suffering_n dispense_v by_o god_n by_o measure_n perindè_fw-la 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