Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	eye_n	lord_n	soul_n	5,234	5	5.2822	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08612	The troubles of Israel, or, The English achan pursued, and his foot-steps partly discovered by one that hopes to be kept from admiring any mans person for advantage sake; yet freely desires to give honour to whom honour and fear to whom fear is due.	T. C.	1660 (1660)	Wing C142BA; ESTC R173312	7,818	18

Prince prevailing with God and with men it would have been Pharaoh's advantage had he been so conquered t was his destruction to follow Israel to the Read Sea it will be the still peace and prosperity of Rulers to give the Lords people liberty to follow him wheresoever he goes A shew or flourish of this seemed not long since to present it self amongst us as if our Magistrates intended to be first in bringing the greatnesse of their treasures to Christ and were now resolved upon all terms to joyn issue with him and become nursing Fathers to his people c. It 's well it proves more substantial and that the occasion the Lord hath once more taken by the rebellion of others to roul away that reproach from the remnant of his poor people in England be observed according to the manifest decision it hath made between the true friends of Israel and the troubles or Achans of our day and their Abettors The fruits of whose vexatious Spirits so plentifully gratifying the Ballad singers imployment which are insufficient to vindicate their innocency or any waies conceal their agreement with death however they think it s taken for graunted that the late abominable design of War was onely grounded upon a Cavaleer bottom viz. the interest of the old Royalist but the parallel proceedings and pretences of Dunbar Worcester and Westchester give especially to such as have escaped their snares too much cause to judge otherwise and that they send not their old Loyalty a mourning for nothing besides the manifold distgustings shaking the head and gnashing the teeth in this City and else where at the Churches and others for their conformity to the Parliament together with their tauntings at the independent that now they had discovered themselves by joyning with the Anabaptists and others further demonstrates the spirits and principles of that Generation of men And it may also serve to induce our rulers otherwise then at present they do to encourage such as in the face of difficulty and reproach have proved themselves faithful to the Lord and their Countrey for it will be taken but for a slender argument of respect or true kindnesse unto any to be called upon for assistance in the day of trouble and as soon as the storm is but a little past again to be slighted and rejected but better things are hoped or at least wished for to be the reward of friends c. And seeing the Lords hand appear'd sar towards the demolishing some stately boothes amongst us of late let it move us to presse forward in the seeking after a City whose builder and maker is God ☞ and to cease tabernacling in the concernments of a lower nature least through much striving for mastership and dominion in Israel it be discovered we are yet ignorant of the first principles of the Kingdome of God And therefore be it known unto all that judge themselves concernd that as the greater is not comprehended of the lesse but the lesse of the greater so the spiritual is not comprehended of the civil interest but the civil of the spiritual and ere long however our being emptied from vessel to vessel hath no more prevailed with men it will appear that that which formerly hadan excellency in it hath now none because of that which doth excel and then so much the more dangerous will it be for a Nation to be lifting the heel against the Lord when his design is to make them a people more excellent then their neighbours It could be wished therefore that it were not with many now as with Saul in times past who when he knew that the Kingdom must be rent from him coveted to have the name of walking in end out before the people so that with men only ambitious of honour when none other can be obtained a shew of dignity dominion will serve till by having recourse to some false guides or old maximes of state policy given by Aristotle Matchavil and the like they judge themselves in a capacity to sttruggle for something more whilest the seed of the true Mordecay onely addressing it self to the father of spirits receives encouragement to despise the vanity and haughtinesse of Haman in the gate and are strengthned to believe that if after much intreating and patience by persons in authority opportunities are neglected the substance of true honour and deliverance shall come to them another way and then such as have not been faithful in a little will not be judged worthy to be made rulers over much Therefore all yee in this Nation whether in Parliament Council or Army whom God hath exalted that yee might magnifie him and exalt his name before the people be then every one of you yet prevailed with ere it be too late if there be any hope any beauty any excellency any consolation or salvation in the interest and Kingdome of the Son of God to mind these things let not your hearts in opposition to the approachings and drawings near of his glory be set upon things that perish it was the miscarriage of others let it not be yours to put too a great price upon what you are or have rather let a due improvement thereof be made to the honour of his most holy name in whose hands all the hearts and lives are to dispose of at his pleasure who hath once more taken occasion to try and prove yours by putting such opportunities into your hands to redeem the times past that if ye should grow carelesse negligent or remisse therein 'T will surely be accompted for and what damage and detriment is thereby occasioned to the interest of the Lord and his deople will certainly be required at your hands who are found guilty of such neglect be you ever so highly exalted in the interest and pomp of this vain glorious world for the Lord raigns he hath clothed himself with Majesty and with strength wherewith he girds himself to reckon with all the wicked and proud doers of the Earth this discourse or faithful advertisement proceeds not from any evil will disrespect or prejudice the Author retaines against any mans person now in Power but a sense of the evil of our doings in times past and the face of things too much reflecting upon what was not then acceptable much lesse in a day of further light Creates a jealousie for truth and the welfare of such as are and ought to be concerned for it fearing least by agravating our former offences we bring upon our selves and others the greater damnation or judgement c. And though it may be truly asserted that it is the concernment of English men in general this day to follow hard after a thorogh or more excellent reformation yet it s not intended here by any means that a slighting or undervaluing what 's received in order thereunto be it ever so small should be begotten in the hearts of any no far be it from every one that feares the Lord so to do rather let all study thankfully to improve what we are made partakers of to its right use and end that God may be glorified and our selves redeemed from the corruption and bondage of this sinful world into the precious liberty of the Sons of God which ought to be the onely aim of all our leaders and is the excellent deliverance both longed and hoped for By their well wisher T C. 22. 7 month 59. Here should have been annexed to this a brief enquiry after a symptome or manifestation of that principle that is able to preserve the soul in the hour and power of darkness and keep it unspotted in the midst of the great temptations that are a coming upon all the earth to try them that dwell therein together with a glymps of the St. or spiritual mans concernment in a day of rebuke but for want of convenient opportunity and for some other reasons 〈◊〉 with the Author it is at present omitted only for the encouragment of such as desire to follow the Lord full and to lean upon him in an evil time let me commend unto yee the assertion and experience of a well tried servant of the Lord Psal 33.18 that the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him and have a hope in his mercy to deliver their soules from death and to keep them alive in a day of Famine FINIS