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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	death_n	lord_n	sinner_n	2,648	5	7.4070	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86502	The peasants price of spirituall liberty. VVherein is represented the complexion of the times, and considerations to cure it. In three sermons. By Nathaniel Homes, D.D.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1642 (1642)	Wing H2571; Thomason E151_1; ESTC R15127	49,057	90

we know scattered with the ten Tribes never likely to be relieved till the generall calling of the Jewes Thus of the explication of the Doctrine next of the vindication of it To cleare it from Objections and scruples 1. Object God ceaseth now to write therefore ceaseth now to record mens ill manners with disgrace Sol. 1. Parallel or like sinners and sinnes will bring them all under the same disgrace How did England growing cold and formall like Laodicea cause men to call her Laodicea Brigstman on Apocal. So that Iohn in the Revel who suffered banishment under the Tyranny of Rome And Rome imitating Babylon in persecution and tyranny to be termed Babylon imitating Sodome * in lust and lasciviousnesse to be termed Sodome and imitating Egypt * in Idolatry and superstition to be termed Egypt ** Revel 11.8 The Adulteries and Lust and the Idolatries and Superstitions of Rome being so notorious that Poets have sung of them Mantuan of her Lusts Roma est jam totalupanar Yea the Heathen Poet Persius Iuvenal and Horatius so much and in such grosse terms as is not meet to be mentioned So of Romes Idolatrie and Superstition Mantuan thus Eclog. 9. Famaest Aegyptum coluisse animalia qu●dam et pronuminibus multas habuisse ferarum Illa superstitio minor est quam nostra ferarum Hic aras habet omue genus contraria ceyte Naturares atque Deo qui dieitur olim Praposuisse hominem cunctis animantibus unum Yea Iuvenal the Heathen Poet of Aegypts superstition thus Sat. 15. Quu neseit Volusi● Bit●●nice qualia demens Aegyptus portenta Colat Crocodylon adorat pars bac●●●la pavet saturam se●pentibus Ibim Illic Ceruleos hic piscem fluminu illic Oppidatota canons venerantur Porrum et Cape nefa● violare et frangere morsu O sanctas gentes quibus ha● nascuntur in hort● Numin● 2. It is Gods Divine providence that orders mens pens still much more then Crowes and Sparrowes and therefore Gods providence so provides that sometimes meere men write of the vices of men as Livius Tacitus c. Sometimes open persecutors and enemies of all goodnesse write of their owne facts to their owne shame so the Records in the offices of BB. and Chancellours and Registers in Queene Maries dayes preserved for us a History to fill a Booke of Martyrs of and concerning their owne tyrannicall persecutions (b) Di●● neguts quam in●redibil● Christianorum tun pudore tum ettam corum qui vere tales sun cordolio ut Iuda filia scortari non liceat Dei filialiceat Imo Is●acl●s filia meretricar● non aliter ante poss●t quam facta per baptismur sanctum Christs soror 〈◊〉 fi●●a ●●spen de co●●●● l b. 3. c. 4. The Papists themselves write with detestation that in Rome a Jewish maid might not be admitted into the Stewes of whoredome unlesse she would be first baptised That 80. Martyrs were put in an house by the massacrers and fetcht one by one by the Executioner to a blood pit over which hee cut their throats as Calves hee putting his bloody knife like a Butcher in his mouth whiles hee dragged another to the pit * Book of Martyrs 2. Object It seemes not to stand with Gods mercie to cast them off for gracelesse nor with his truth to forsake them seeing he hath sworne he desires not the death of a sinner Sol. We may see in the 65. of Esay and the first seven verses that when the Lord hath first freely and fully revealed himselfe in his Ordinances then hath he left sufficient testimony of his mercy and of his willingnesse that men should not perish 2 Chron. 36.16 For them that slight the meanes of Grace there is no remedy so that if then men come not in by the ordinances the Lord is discharged from all his ingagements and justice is to succeed in the place of mercie and to proceed against the contemners of mercy Thus also of the vindication next of the probation of this point by testimonie of Scripture First wee find in Scripture a prophesie that this unworthy spirit should emasculate some tribes of this Iewish nation Gen. 49.14 15. That Isachar should be a strong Asse couching downe betweene two burthens It is in the Hebr. without any tense of is or shall But it is meant in the future tense See v. 1. of that 49. of Gen. and seeing that rest was good and that the land was pleasant he bowed his shoulder to beare and became a servant to tribute upon this prophesie of Iacob the father of the twelve Tribes Moses after descants Deut. 33.18 saying that Isachar should rejoyce in his Tents as Zabulon in his going forth that is Zabulon should be of an Heroick ventrous spirit for seafairing and Isachar should be of a duller domesticke spirit like a Snaile alwayes fastened in the shell or as a Bee sucking the hony in the hive though both Tribes should partake of worldly blessings the one by sea the other by land Dent. 33 1● Nor is this meannesse of spirit prophesied onely of Isachar but Secondly it is practised also by other Tribes others of them could couch betweene two burthens as well as Isachar Iudges 5. ●erse 〈◊〉 So Iun. Quand● quidem sumit ultiones per Isiaclem And to read the words otherwise As to avenge Israel seems to overforce the Hebr. phrase which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In ulcis endo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ultiones 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which last word to reader In Israel were to speak as if the revenge had bin wrought upon Israel Therfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 must be rendred per by the means as ofttimes it is Praise yee the Lord for taking vengeance that is on the enemies by the meanes of Israel by the meanes of those of Israel that offered themselves willingly for it seems all came not forth to the battell Some indeed rode forth voluntarily valiantly v. 9.10 And Zebulon Napthali jeoparded their lives to death vers 18. But Deborahs song expostulateth wich Reuben Gilead Dan and Ashur v. 16.17 For there was great wondering that Reuben though divided by Jordan should be divided in heart at least in hand at such a time of common danger wherein they might all have lost their spirituall liberty for want of a little more helpe not to be regained with much helpe Therefore the author of this song expostulates with Reuben why now after Isachar had left off couching between two burthens and plaid the men that Reuben would turne Isachar and couch betweene two burthens Why abodest thou O Reuben among the sheep folds * The Heb. word is the same as Gen. 49. is interpreted to signifie Isachars Burthens viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And being in the Dual Numb sign two Burthens However we sound the word that is the sense some worldly reasons were as poyses upon the will that they would no● come out to help They were pressed down to