Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	father_n	sin_n	sinner_n	3,110	5	7.5131	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01935	Certaine sermons preached upon severall occasions viz. The vvay to prosper. The vvay to be content. The vvay to vvell-doing. A summer sermon. A vvinter sermon. Vnknowne kindnesse. The poore mans hope. By Iohn Gore Rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to prosper.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to be content.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to well-doing.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Summer sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Unknowne kindnesse.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Poore mans hope.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Oracle of God.	1636 (1636)	STC 12071; ESTC S120526	199,234	334

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be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kind_n of_o dry_a drunkenness_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o another_o sense_n isaiah_n 51._o 21._o thou_o be_v drink_v but_o not_o with_o wine_n every_o sin_n that_o a_o man_n be_v bewitch_v unto_o do_v for_o the_o time_n so_o infatuate_a and_o besot_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o himself_o have_v not_o power_n over_o himself_o to_o refrain_v or_o repent_v of_o it_o till_o god_n awake_v a_o man_n out_o of_o this_o same_o drunken_a sleep_n and_o give_v he_o wisdom_n to_o see_v into_o his_o sin_n and_o grace_n to_o forsake_v they_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o do_v he_o come_v to_o himself_o now_o as_o some_o be_v not_o themselves_o through_o drunkenness_n so_o other_o be_v not_o themselves_o through_o madness_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n say_v solomon_n eccles_n 9_o 3._o be_v full_a of_o evil_n and_o madness_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n while_o he_o live_v now_o mad_a man_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n 1._o some_z are_z furentes_fw-la furious_a or_o rage_a mad_a like_o those_o pharisee_n luke_n 6._o 11._o that_o be_v fill_v with_o madness_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o miracle_n which_o christ_n wrought_v or_o like_o those_o that_o stone_a stephen_n act._n 7._o 54._o they_o gnash_v upon_o he_o with_o their_o tooth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n they_o grate_v and_o grind_v their_o tooth_n at_o he_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v cut_v with_o a_o see_v for_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v they_o be_v so_o mad_a and_o devilish_a that_o they_o can_v have_v find_v in_o their_o heart_n to_o have_v saw_v he_o &_o tear_v he_o with_o their_o tooth_n such_o mad_a man_n as_o these_o let_v they_o be_v never_o so_o little_o stir_v or_o provoke_v or_o cross_v either_o by_o god_n or_o man_n how_o bitter_o do_v they_o curse_v &_o swear_v and_o rage_n and_o damn_v themselves_o to_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n that_o it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n heart_n ache_v and_o his_o soul_n tremble_v to_o hear_v and_o see_v it_o for_o fear_v lest_o 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th●_n world_n of_o both_o these_o sort_n and_o kind_n i_o pray_v god_n of_o his_o mercy_n convert_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o better_a mind_n that_o they_o may_v see_v and_o bewail_v their_o own_o miserable_a estate_n through_o sin_n before_o god_n and_o so_o may_v come_v to_o themselves_o for_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o and_o consequent_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o any_o true_a contentment_n add_v hereunto_o those_o that_o be_v the_o servant_n and_o slave_n the_o drudge_n and_o vassal_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n you_o know_v a_o servant_n be_v totius_fw-la alterius_fw-la be_v not_o his_o own_o man_n be_v not_o a_o man_n of_o himself_o even_o so_o and_o more_o

spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o imply_v that_o a_o man_n natural_o walk_v in_o darkness_n which_o be_v full_a of_o error_n and_o full_a ofterrour_n till_o god_n in_o mercy_n set_v up_o a_o candle_n in_o his_o soul_n i_o mean_v endue_v he_o with_o knowledge_n and_o grace_n from_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v show_v he_o the_o path_n of_o life_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o snare_n of_o death_n now_o you_o know_v that_o a_o candle_n natural_o burn_v upward_o if_o you_o take_v it_o and_o turn_v it_o the_o wrong_a way_n and_o hold_v it_o downward_o be_v dye_n and_o go_v out_o alone_o so_o fare_v it_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grace_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n as_o wit_n and_o wisdom_n knowledge_n and_o learning_n and_o all_o these_o be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v purposely_o give_v we_o to_o light_v we_o up_o to_o heavenward_o but_o if_o we_o take_v god_n candle_n and_o hold_v they_o downward_o turn_v they_o the_o wrong_a way_n and_o apply_v and_o abuse_v they_o to_o sin_n it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v the_o light_n of_o god_n will_v go_v out_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v leave_v at_o the_o length_n in_o a_o place_n of_o utter_a darkness_n therefore_o as_o thou_o tender_v the_o favour_n and_o goodwill_n of_o god_n and_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n deal_v not_o with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o jehu_n deal_v with_o jehorams_n messenger_n 2._o reg._n 9_o do_v not_o turn_v they_o behind_o thou_o and_o make_v they_o serve_v against_o their_o own_o master_n but_o remember_v that_o if_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n will_v not_o endure_v to_o have_v their_o sister_n abuse_v gen._n 24._o ult._n how_o do_v thou_o think_v thy_o god_n will_v endure_v to_o have_v his_o grace_n abuse_v and_o to_o be_v prostitute_v to_o every_o sin_n in_o a_o word_n as_o reuben_n say_v to_o his_o distress_a brethren_n gen._n 42._o 22._o do_v not_o i_o speak_v unto_o you_o say_v sin_n against_o the_o child_n and_o you_o will_v not_o hear_v oh_o be_v not_o you_o like_v they_o monitoribus_fw-la asperi_fw-la so_o careless_a and_o regardless_o of_o divine_a admonition_n but_o remember_v that_o you_o have_v be_v speak_v unto_o that_o you_o have_v be_v warn_v of_o god_n not_o to_o sin_v against_o your_o own_o soul_n in_o this_o too_o common_a kind_n but_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v betrust_v you_o with_o his_o grace_n labour_v to_o cherish_v it_o and_o as_o the_o apostle_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o tim._n 1._o 6._o to_o blow_v it_o or_o stir_v it_o up_o as_o we_o do_v a_o die_a fire_n to_o kindle_v and_o quicken_v it_o by_o the_o use_n of_o good_a mean_n but_o in_o any_o case_n ne_fw-la abutaris_fw-la abuse_v it_o not_o 5._o last_o see_v thou_o have_v to_o do_v with_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n ne_fw-la diffides_fw-la do_v not_o distrust_v it_o do_v not_o make_v any_o doubt_n or_o question_n of_o it_o but_o it_o will_v bestead_v thou_o and_o befriend_v thou_o and_o be_v 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a_o angry_a god_n paveant_fw-la illi_fw-la let_v they_o fear_v but_o noli_fw-la tu_fw-la fear_v not_o thou_o be_v thou_o stead_v fast_o &_o unmoveable_a in_o thy_o affiance_n to_o god_n for_o why_o invenisti_fw-la gratiam_fw-la thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o he_o in_o who_o favour_n be_v life_n and_o who_o grace_n will_v be_v thy_o guide_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o death_n in_o a_o word_n then_o to_o close_o up_o this_o point_n as_o i_o say_v before_o so_o i_o say_v it_o over_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gird_v up_o the_o loyve_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o trust_v perfect_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v it_o not_o in_o any_o waver_a or_o timorous_a or_o unconfident_a manner_n as_o if_o god_n be_v like_o the_o poet_n ●enedos_fw-mi stat●o_fw-la malesida_fw-la carinis_fw-la a_o trustless_a anchorhold_a to_o the_o seabeaten_a traveler_n or_o like_o those_o deceitful_a jew_n joh._n ●_o 24._o to_o who_o our_o saviour_n dare_v not_o commit_v himself_o though_o they_o seem_v 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〈◊〉_d then_o be_v chargeable_a or_o burdensome_a to_o any_o friend_n or_o stranger_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o what_o he_o want_v at_o home_n he_o find_v it_o abroad_o and_o god_n grace_n that_o be_v with_o he_o do_v ever_o supply_v he_o with_o that_o which_o be_v enough_o and_o sufficient_a for_o he_o be_v it_o so_o with_o thou_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n be_v thou_o also_o a_o industrious_a and_o a_o painful_a man_n that_o as_o jacob_n get_v the_o blessing_n in_o the_o garment_n of_o esau_n which_o signify_v work_v so_o do_v thou_o work_v and_o take_v pain_n to_o get_v the_o blessing_n of_o thy_o god_n do_v thou_o labour_v with_o thy_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a that_o thou_o may_v rather_o be_v charitable_a then_o chargeable_a to_o he_o that_o need_v and_o will_v not_o thy_o honest_a labour_n maintain_v thou_o nor_o suffice_v the_o charge_n that_o daily_o lie_v upon_o thou_o take_v comfort_n by_o this_o text_n that_o now_o be_v 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tekoah_n say_v to_o david_n 2._o sam._n 14._o 7._o lest_o their_o coal_n shall_v be_v quench_v for_o so_o she_o call_v her_o child_n her_o coal_n for_o as_o coal_n either_o warm_a or_o burn_v as_o they_o be_v use_v so_o do_v child_n either_o comfort_n or_o cross_v their_o parent_n as_o they_o prove_v now_o when_o a_o poor_a man_n shall_v die_v and_o leave_v his_o coal_n i_o mean_v his_o orphan_n behind_o he_o such_o be_v the_o world_n that_o where_o you_o shall_v light_v of_o one_o good_a body_n that_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o cherish_v and_o maintain_v and_o keep_v they_o alive_a there_o be_v twenty_o to_o that_o one_o so_o unchristian_o and_o uncharitable_o mind_v that_o they_o care_v not_o how_o they_o use_v they_o yea_o though_o they_o quench_v and_o crush_v and_o put_v they_o clean_o out_o and_o hence_o come_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o perplexity_n and_o doubtful_a care_n of_o tender-hearted_a parent_n for_o their_o child_n have_v thou_o therefore_o many_o little_a one_o and_o little_a to_o leave_v they_o and_o do_v thy_o heart_n even_o yearn_v with_o care_n and_o fear_n to_o forethink_v what_o shall_v betide_v they_o when_o thou_o by_o death_n be_v take_v from_o they_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o the_o same_o counsel_n that_o i_o desire_v of_o god_n to_o take_v myself_o and_o that_o be_v this_o cognovisti_fw-la gratiam_fw-la dei_fw-la say_v our_o apostle_n colos_n 1._o 6._o thou_o know_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n thou_o know_v that_o to_o be_v a_o sure_a stay_n when_o all_o other_o prop_n and_o stay_n be_v do_v away_o that_o anchor_n will_v hold_v when_o all_o other_o tackle_n break_v make_v trial_n of_o that_o do_v by_o thy_o child_n as_o saint_n paul_n do_v by_o his_o brethren_n act_n 20._o 32._o commend_v they_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n lay_v they_o down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o they_o in_o the_o primitive_a church_n lay_v down_o their_o money_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o apostle_n desire_v god_n to_o be_v their_o father_n christ_n to_o be_v their_o guardian_n the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v their_o guide_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v don●_n so_o then_o as_o david_n say_v psal_n 116._o 7._o revertere_fw-la ad_fw-la requiem_n return_v unto_o thy_o rest_n o_o my_o soul_n then_o settle_v and_o assure_v and_o resolve_v thyself_o that_o heaven_n shall_v want_v mercy_n and_o earth_n mean_n before_o any_o of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o god_n protection_n and_o patronage_n shall_v want_v maintenance_n never_o be_v in_o doubt_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o know_v that_o his_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o i_o may_v add_v hereunto_o many_o particular_n as_o that_o saint_n paul_n be_v homo_fw-la in_o vinculis_fw-la a_o man_n in_o bond_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n unloose_v they_o all_o that_o he_o be_v homo_fw-la in_o necessitatibus_fw-la a_o man_n in_o want_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n supply_v they_o all_o that_o he_o be_v homo_fw-la in_o periculis_fw-la a_o man_n in_o many_o peril_n and_o danger_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o escape_v they_o all_o that_o he_o be_v homo_fw-la in_o tentationibus_fw-la a_o man_n mighty_o trouble_v with_o temptation_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o overcome_v they_o all_o all_o these_o i_o purposely_o overslip_v which_o perhaps_o may_v comply_v with_o many_o a_o man_n condition_n and_o conduce_v to_o his_o comfort_n but_o there_o be_v one_o behind_o that_o be_v of_o great_a value_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o s._n paul_n be_v as_o i_o pray_v god_n of_o his_o mercy_n make_v i_o and_o thou_o and_o every_o christian_a soul_n to_o be_v 5._o homo_fw-la in_o coelestibus_fw-la a_o man_n of_o a_o heavenly_a disposition_n though_o his_o bodily_a abode_n be_v upon_o earth_n yet_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o soul_n commerce_n and_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n phil._n 3._o 20._o no_o marvel_v then_o that_o be_v so_o much_o acquaint_v with_o god_n as_o he_o be_v and_o so_o conversant_a in_o heaven_n which_o be_v gremium_fw-la gratiae_n the_o lap_n and_o bosom_n of_o grace_n if_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o saint_n john_n that_o lean_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n he_o thence_o suck_v out_o his_o heavenly_a knowledge_n so_o s._n paul_n be_v so_o intimate_v and_o so_o entire_a with_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n whatever_o else_o he_o want_v can_v not_o possible_o want_v grace_n sufficient_a for_o he_o in_o a_o word_n then_o be_v it_o so_o with_o thou_o though_o in_o a_o far_o inferior_a degree_n be_v thou_o as_o every_o good_a christian_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o citizen_n of_o heaven_n do_v thou_o account_v that_o thy_o home_n and_o this_o but_o the_o place_n of_o thy_o pilgrimage_n for_o a_o time_n and_o as_o our_o saviour_n set_v his_o face_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n luke_n 9_o 51._o do_v thou_o set_v thy_o face_n to_o go_v to_o heaven_n do_v thy_o heart_n stand_v heaven-ward_n be_v thou_o bind_v for_o that_o coast_n as_o paul_n go_v bind_v in_o the_o spirit_n to_o jerusalem_n act_v 20._o i_o mean_v do_v thou_o set_v thy_o affection_n upon_o thing_n above_o upon_o god_n and_o his_o grace_n and_o not_o on_o thing_n below_o upon_o the_o world_n and_o her_o good_n which_o drown_v man_n soul_n in_o perdition_n be_v thou_o one_o of_o that_o same_o generis_fw-la aquilini_fw-la of_o that_o eagle_n kind_n whereof_o our_o saviour_n speak_v mat._n 24._o where_o the_o body_n be_v thither_o will_v the_o eagle's_n resort_n the_o body_n of_o thy_o saviour_n thou_o know_v be_v in_o heaven_n and_o do_v thy_o soul_n resort_v often_o thither_o do_v thou_o wish_v as_o macarius_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thy_o soul_n may_v go_v up_o into_o heaven_n with_o thy_o prayer_n and_o there_o abide_v for_o ever_o with_o god_n then_o what_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n in_o a_o case_n of_o conviction_n i_o dare_v apply_v to_o thou_o in_o a_o case_n of_o comfort_n thou_o be_v the_o man_n who_o god_n delight_v to_o favour_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o patriach_n be_v say_v heb._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o to_o kiss_v and_o embrace_v the_o promise_n of_o christ_n so_o do_v thou_o even_o clasp_v and_o hug_v this_o promise_n of_o grace_n to_o thyself_o and_o let_v neither_o thy_o want_n nor_o thy_o weakness_n dismay_v thou_o for_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n thou_o shall_v find_v god_n grace_n to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o which_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n grant_v unto_o we_o all_o etc._n etc._n amen_n finis_fw-la