Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	faith_n	grace_n	repentance_n	2,335	5	7.5639	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12974	An exposition vpon the CXII. Psalme The high way to euerlasting blessednesse. Written for the benefit of Gods church, by T.S.	Stint, Thomas.	1621 (1621)	STC 23269; ESTC S107442	67,502	220

of_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n that_o he_o fear_v sweet_a be_v the_o fountain_n to_o the_o weary_a traveller_n and_o rest_n to_o the_o tire_a servant_n comfortable_a be_v the_o cool_a evening_n after_o a_o hot_a sunny_a day_n yet_o much_o more_o sweet_a will_v it_o be_v to_o the_o saint_n of_o this_o heavenly_a city_n to_o have_v peace_n after_o war_n pleasure_n after_o pain_n joy_n after_o trouble_n and_o constant_a security_n after_o their_o so_o long_o endure_v sorrow_n then_o shall_v we_o bless_v indeed_o as_o here_o the_o prophet_n say_v if_o one_o sun_n can_v lighten_v and_o fill_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o his_o brightness_n 43_o dan._n 3.12_o mat._n 13_o 43_o what_o shall_v so_o many_o glorify_a body_n of_o the_o bless_a appear_v that_o shall_v be_v as_o so_o many_o sun_n so_o many_o lamp_n and_o so_o many_o shine_a light_n in_o heaven_n then_o shall_v we_o bless_v indeed_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o god_n 13._o 1._o joh._n 3.2_o 1._o cor._n 13._o which_o by_o nature_n be_v bless_v and_o we_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o god_n when_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v for_o this_o only_a sight_n of_o god_n be_v our_o whole_a happiness_n o_o what_o a_o joy_n shall_v it_o be_v when_o at_o one_o view_n we_o shall_v behold_v the_o most_o high_a and_o hide_a mystery_n of_o the_o inseparable_a trinity_n and_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n therein_o then_o shall_v man_n mind_n have_v perpetual_a rest_n and_o peace_n neither_o shall_v it_o desire_v any_o further_a understanding_n when_o he_o have_v all_o before_o his_o eye_n that_o may_v be_v understand_v then_o shall_v man_n will_v be_v quiet_a when_o he_o enjoy_v that_o felicity_n wherein_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n as_o in_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o happiness_n be_v contain_v then_o shall_v faith_n have_v her_o perfect_a work_n and_o hope_n shall_v enjoy_v that_o which_o she_o long_o desire_v but_o charity_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o then_o shall_v be_v sing_v continual_a praise_n unto_o the_o lamb_n 14.3_o reu._n 14.3_o and_o the_o song_n although_o it_o be_v always_o sing_v yet_o it_o shall_v be_v ever_o new_a the_o joy_n myrrh_n melody_n pleasure_n power_n wealth_n riches_n honour_n beauty_n fellowship_n dainty_n odour_n glory_n wisdom_n knowledge_n treasure_n security_n peace_n quietness_n and_o eternal_a felicity_n be_v beyond_o all_o understanding_n and_o comprehension_n of_o man_n which_o the_o faithful_a shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v world_n without_o end_n with_o god_n the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o angel_n and_o arch-angel_n patriarch_n and_o prophet_n with_o the_o apostle_n &_o evangelist_n with_o the_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n and_o with_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o heaven_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o everlasting_a sabaoth_n which_o no_o evening_n shall_v end_v then_o shall_v the_o geneartion_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v full_o bless_v there_o we_o shall_v rest_v and_o we_o shall_v see_v heaven_n no_o content_n but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o shall_v see_v and_o we_o shall_v love_v we_o shall_v love_v and_o we_o shall_v praise_v behold_v say_v augustine_n that_o which_o be_v the_o end_n be_v without_o end_n for_o what_o other_o end_n be_v there_o ordain_v for_o the_o godly_a but_o to_o attain_v to_o that_o kingdom_n which_o have_v no_o end_n we_o call_v paradise_n our_o country_n and_o the_o patriarch_n our_o father_n and_o the_o saint_n our_o brethren_n and_o friend_n why_o run_v we_o not_o then_o with_o all_o speed_n to_o enjoy_v our_o country_n and_o salute_v our_o parent_n a_o great_a number_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n brethren_n and_o child_n do_v there_o attend_v wish_v and_o expect_v our_o come_n what_o joy_n will_v it_o be_v both_o to_o they_o and_o we_o there_o to_o meet_v one_o another_o what_o pleasure_n be_v there_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o heaven_n which_o now_o fear_v death_n no_o more_o and_o be_v sure_a to_o live_v for_o ever_o happiness_n those_o who_o understanding_n be_v darken_v can_v see_v their_o happiness_n wo_n to_o the_o blindness_n of_o our_o eye_n that_o see_v not_o this_o woe_n to_o the_o deafness_n of_o our_o ear_n that_o hear_v not_o this_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o a_o we_o shall_v do_v where_o through_o we_o may_v be_v so_o far_o from_o fear_v death_n that_o rather_o we_o shall_v wish_v it_o with_o old_a simeon_n 2.29_o luke_n 2.29_o now_o let_v thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n 42.2_o psal_n 42.2_o and_o with_o david_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o thou_o that_o we_o may_v be_v bless_v for_o evermore_o three_o away_o if_o true_a faith_n be_v place_v in_o our_o heart_n fear_n will_v vanish_v away_o if_o true_a knowledge_n and_o faith_n possess_v our_o heart_n as_o they_o shall_v fear_n and_o doubtfulness_n will_v vanquish_v quite_o away_o for_o assurance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n make_v we_o willing_a to_o part_v with_o earthly_a he_o can_v contemn_v this_o life_n that_o know_v not_o the_o other_o if_o we_o will_v despise_v this_o world_n we_o must_v think_v of_o the_o glorious_a life_n that_o follow_v it_o and_o if_o we_o can_v endure_v pain_n for_o health_n much_o more_o shall_v we_o abide_v a_o few_o pang_n for_o glory_n how_o foolish_a be_v we_o to_o fear_v a_o vanquish_a enemy_n christ_n have_v triumph_v over_o death_n it_o bleed_v as_o it_o be_v and_o gasp_v under_o we_o christ_n death_n be_v conquer_v we_o shall_v desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v &_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n &_o yet_o do_v we_o tremble_v it_o be_v enough_o that_o christ_n die_v neither_o will_v he_o have_v dye_v but_o that_o we_o may_v die_v with_o safety_n and_o pleasure_n how_o true_o may_v we_o say_v of_o this_o our_o david_n thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o yea_o worth_a a_o world_n of_o angel_n yet_o he_o die_v for_o we_o who_o will_v therefore_o live_v that_o know_v his_o saviour_n dye_v who_o can_v be_v a_o christian_n and_o will_v not_o be_v like_o he_o that_o will_v not_o die_v after_o he_o let_v we_o think_v of_o this_o and_o judge_v whether_o all_o the_o world_n can_v hire_v we_o to_o die_v but_o alas_o great_a be_v our_o unbelief_n full_a faint_a and_o weak_a be_v our_o faith_n or_o else_o night_n and_o day_n tear_n and_o cry_n shall_v be_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_v whilst_o the_o wicked_a say_v unto_o we_o where_o be_v now_o your_o god_n 42.3_o psal_n 42.3_o we_o shall_v wish_v rather_o to_o be_v doorkeeper_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 84.10_o psal_n 84.10_o then_o to_o dwell_v in_o these_o ungodly_a tent_n for_o one_o day_n in_o his_o court_n be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o little_a love_n to_o god_n to_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o go_v unto_o he_o when_o he_o call_v herein_o we_o ought_v to_o lament_v the_o weakness_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o see_v our_o want_n to_o prepare_v for_o remedy_n against_o the_o time_n of_o need_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n his_o aid_n strength_n and_o comfort_n against_o the_o pinch_n which_o thing_n undoubt_o if_o we_o ask_v in_o faith_n we_o shall_v obtain_v and_o find_v his_o promise_n true_a god_n reach_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o conduct_v we_o but_o we_o draw_v back_o our_o own_o and_o run_v away_o when_o he_o call_v we_o if_o he_o bring_v we_o into_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n we_o mourn_v for_o the_o world_n and_o we_o look_v behind_o we_o with_o lot_n wife_n and_o hinder_v our_o desire_n of_o well_o do_v we_o must_v therefore_o rouse_v up_o ourselves_o and_o not_o remain_v still_o in_o the_o mire_n we_o must_v be_v fortify_v in_o this_o virtue_n who_o support_v and_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o distress_n last_o to_o conclude_v let_v we_o attempt_v to_o despise_v corruptible_a thing_n and_o to_o desire_v heavenly_a and_o eternal_a when_o god_n call_v at_o every_o occasion_n let_v we_o hearken_v unto_o he_o if_o he_o be_v our_o guide_n we_o must_v follow_v he_o for_o to_o arrive_v in_o his_o house_n let_v we_o receive_v his_o benefit_n and_o himself_o too_o for_o he_o give_v himself_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o son_n he_o cause_v we_o to_o see_v the_o mean_n how_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o we_o must_v therefore_o request_v he_o to_o bestow_v upon_o we_o will_v and_o desire_n to_o come_v thither_o by_o faith_n repentance_n hope_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o will_v maintain_v his_o gift_n and_o grace_n in_o we_o to_o the_o end_n that_o here_o we_o may_v mourn_v in_o this_o mortal_a life_n and_o attend_v in_o the_o assurance_n of_o his_o mercy_n for_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n and_o our_o last_o day_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o beginning_n of_o our_o true_a life_n when_o we_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o inheritance_n not_o mortal_a but_o immortal_a not_o earthly_a but_o heavenly_a not_o like_o the_o gourd_n of_o jonas_n 4.7_o jonas_n 4.7_o but_o the_o cedar_n of_o libans_fw-la 8.4_o deut._n 8.4_o not_o like_o the_o garment_n in_o egypt_n 3.7_o gen._n 3.7_o but_o in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o like_o the_o morning_n dew_n but_o the_o water_n of_o paradise_n 6.16_o ephes_n 6.16_o not_o apron_n of_o figleave_n but_o the_o helmet_n of_o salvation_n 5.14_o gen._n 5.14_o not_o like_o jacobs_n pottage_n which_o he_o sell_v but_o the_o birthright_n which_o he_o buy_v 2.11_o 2._o king_n 2.11_o not_o a_o tabernacle_n but_o a_o temple_n not_o time_n but_o eternity_n not_o like_o a_o abortive_a child_n but_o like_o henoch_n and_o elias_n which_o never_o taste_v of_o death_n beseech_v god_n our_o heavenly_a father_n for_o his_o son_n christ_n his_o sake_n to_o keep_v we_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o lead_v we_o order_v we_o and_o dispose_v of_o we_o as_o he_o will_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o all_o place_n and_o for_o ever_o that_o at_o the_o length_n we_o may_v come_v whether_o we_o will_v that_o be_v into_o his_o own_o bless_a presence_n and_o fruition_n of_o immortality_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n finis_fw-la

little_a he_o will_v esteem_v of_o we_o as_o if_o we_o perform_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o life_n the_o perfection_n of_o a_o christian_a here_o in_o this_o life_n indeed_o when_o we_o have_v put_v off_o the_o image_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o have_v put_v on_o the_o image_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n and_o have_v change_v the_o earth_n for_o heaven_n then_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o obey_v true_o but_o perfect_o but_o here_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v esteem_v one_o degree_n of_o perfection_n be_v to_o see_v our_o own_o imperfection_n and_o that_o be_v in_o nehemiah_n and_o in_o those_o of_o his_o time_n o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o 1.11_o nehe._n 1.11_o let_v thy_o ear_n now_o hearken_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n and_o to_o the_o prayer_n of_o thy_o servant_n who_o desire_v to_o fear_v thy_o name_n he_o can_v not_o say_v that_o they_o do_v so_o fear_v his_o name_n as_o they_o shall_v but_o this_o they_o can_v say_v that_o they_o desire_v to_o do_v it_o better_o which_o desire_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o grace_n itself_o this_o shall_v encourage_v we_o still_o to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o service_n &_o work_n of_o god_n but_o here_o some_o may_v say_v we_o find_v many_o imperfection_n and_o many_o want_n and_o weakness_n in_o ourselves_o be_v it_o so_o yet_o if_o we_o aim_v at_o perfection_n and_o have_v respect_n to_o every_o commandment_n of_o god_n &_o come_v as_o near_o to_o the_o mark_n as_o we_o can_v the_o lord_n will_v accept_v we_o according_a to_o that_o we_o have_v and_o not_o reject_v we_o for_o that_o we_o have_v not_o if_o we_o can_v obey_v perfect_o to_o what_o end_n be_v christ_n his_o obedience_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v look_v after_o none_o but_o those_o that_o can_v full_o please_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o shall_v be_v a_o lord_n &_o a_o master_n without_o subject_n and_o servant_n if_o thou_o o_o lord_n 130.3_o psal_n 130.3_o say_v david_n shall_v mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o who_o shall_v stand_v therefore_o though_o we_o can_v pray_v with_o that_o feel_n commandment_n our_o infirmity_n shall_v not_o hinder_v we_o if_o we_o have_v respect_n to_o every_o commandment_n hear_v and_o read_v with_o that_o profit_n sing_v psalm_n with_o that_o joyfulness_n and_o cheerfulness_n of_o heart_n as_o we_o shall_v though_o we_o can_v forgive_v our_o enemy_n long_o for_o christ_n his_o come_n have_v such_o a_o tender_a feel_n of_o the_o afflicction_n of_o the_o saint_n nor_o attain_v to_o such_o heavenly_a meditation_n night_n or_o day_n as_o we_o do_v desire_n and_o as_o god_n do_v command_v yet_o let_v we_o not_o be_v discourage_v if_o we_o strive_v to_o bring_v our_o wicked_a flesh_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o those_o duty_n and_o though_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n with_o it_o yet_o if_o we_o draw_v it_o as_o a_o bear_n to_o the_o stake_n unto_o god_n worship_n and_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a duty_n in_o public_a and_z and_o private_a 7.12_o rom._n 7.12_o and_o when_o we_o feel_v most_o backwardness_n and_o untowardness_n in_o our_o nature_n yet_o we_o consent_v in_o our_o very_a soul_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o that_o our_o will_n and_o affection_n be_v indeed_o very_o corrupt_a and_o rebellious_a but_o we_o will_v rather_o than_o all_o the_o world_n that_o thing_n be_v otherwise_o wise_a with_o we_o that_o sin_n may_v be_v subdue_v and_o grace_v plant_v in_o stead_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v our_o continual_a grief_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v so_o gracious_a and_o kind_a &_o liberal_a to_o we_o and_o we_o can_v be_v no_o more_o obedient_a and_o loyal_a and_o serviceable_a unto_o he_o if_o i_o say_v we_o find_v such_o a_o heart_n within_o we_o we_o need_v not_o to_o be_v dismay_v but_o may_v cheerful_o go_v on_o with_o full_a persuasion_n and_o undoubted_a resolution_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o &_o take_v our_o obedience_n in_o good_a worth_n if_o we_o endeavour_n still_o to_o 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