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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30588	The seaman's spiritual companion, or, Navigation spirituallized being a new compass for seamen consisting of thirty-two points : directing every Christian how to stear the course of his life through all storms and tempests : fit to be read and seriously perused by all such as desire their eternal welfare / published for a general good, but more especially for those that are exposed to the danger of the seas by William Balmford, a well-wisher to seamen's eternal welfare and recommended to the Christian reader by J.F. ; to which is prefixt a preface by Benj. Keach, the author of War with the Devil.	Balmford, William.	1678 (1678)	Wing B609; ESTC R28344	69,700	162

a soul-consuming flame More bright than Phebus in the Southern skies Like to devouring fire in his eyes His voice is like a soul amazing thunder That fills the massie earth with dread and wonder But now I think I hear some make reply If thus I do behold his Face I die His terror frights me O I am undone I am unclean O whether shall I run If Holy Angels be not pure how then Can I be sav'd that am a sinful man If God be Holy thou must be no less Thou must behold Gods Face in Righteousness Then I 'll assure thee when thou dost awake His Image will full satisfaction make By wake I mean thy being rais'd from Grave When thou a full and perfect sight shalt have Of that great glory Moses could not see With which thou then shalt satisfied be And that thou may his Beauty then behold With joy remember that thou hast been told He is a Holy Spirit wherefore he In Spirit and in Truth must worshipt be By that pure Light that in the Soul doth shine Proceeding from the Spirit of God Divine And by the strength and vigor of thine own Must thy unfeigned Love to God be shown Alas say some this is but fruitless talk For that no man can thus unspotted walk Shew me the man that never doth transgress Or him who thus sees God in righteousness ●f none but man thus holy can enjoy This blessed state Gods presence will destroy The universe the best of men do not Live without sin none is without his spot To this I say the God of Earth and Heaven Considering mans weakness hath given His Son his onely Son whom he hath set To be our Surety and to pay our debt Christ is our Eastern Point he is that Light Whose morning brightness doth expel the Night All you that sail for Heaven be sure you learn To know this Eastern Point 't is your concern And first remember Christ hath quit that score That Adam left to pay it shall no more Be reckon'd for for he hath paid that debt Which on our score for Adams sin was set Behold the Lamb of God behold I say That blessed Lamb that took our sins away That holy Lamb of God the King of Kings That did arise with healing in his Wings He pleads the cause of such as do transgress And willingly he is our righteousness 'T is Christ alone 't is he alone I say That by his glorious rising made a day Till this bright Eastern Morning Star did rise All the whole world in dismal darkness lies He like the glorious Morning Sun came forth And visited all corners of the Earth How dismal is the dark and silent night How comfortable is the morning light Here is thy comfort soul do what you can Christ is that pure perfect holy man He ' as done exactly what thou shouldst have done And God accepts thy doing in his Son Know for thy comfort God is reconcil'd To sinful man by Christ that holy Child A body was prepar'd him for thy sake For nothing else could reconcilement make Thy weakness in Christ is all suppli'd By him alone thou must be justifi'd ●hrist doth not only fill the world with light ●ut as a way-mark guids thy steps aright ●nto the Father tells thee there is none ●omes to the Father but by him alone The third thing in this Point thou art to learn ●nd make thy chief concernment to discern ●● is that ownness and sweet unity ●hat is between the Soul and Christ whereby ●hrist and thy Soul is made intirely one ●y the indwelling of the Spirit alone ●● is the Spirit alone that doth unite ●hee unto Christ the spirit gives thee light ●● fills thy soul with light thy heart with praise ●y which thou mayst behold those golden raies ●hich darts into thy soul gives thee a glance ●f thy adoption and assurance ●hus knowing North and East the South doth follow ●ext to be known it is the spirit doth hallow ●nd sanctifie the soul and change the nature Converts the man and makes him a new creature ●enewed in himself he 's born anew ●o all unholiness he bids adiew ●e that doth put on Christ will surely find ●o great an alteration in his mind ●here's nothing now with which he 's so delighted As holiness which he before had slighted The love of Christ casts such a warm reflection ●pon the soul it stirs up his affection ●his Soul like Mary's melted into tears ●ith which she washt Christs feet thought not her hairs Although her ornament too good to foul To dry his Feet his love so melts her soul Her sins were many made her love abound Because so vile a wretch had mercy found What I saith such a soul who no eye piti'd Defild with sin and are my sins remitted Shall I be guilty of so great a folly That 's washt from sin and shall I be unholy He whose dear love did take away my sin Will hate and loath me if I sin again When Christ did clear that sinful womans score He gave charge she should sin no more How miserable was thy state when he At first had thoughts of pity upon thee Polluted in thy Blood he passes by Beheld thee and did cast a gracious eye Of Pity Did both grace and mercy give Said to thy loathed soul O sinner live Upon thy head he puts a crown of gold And makes thee fair and lovely to hehold Then doth present thee as a Virgin clear Before the Father doth espouse thee there Thou must be holy now and sanctifi'd Laying thy former sins and lusts aside You heaven born souls think and remembe● how Unsuitable it is how much below A Saint it is to sin whose holy dress Like to a sacred garment must express Whose Spouse thou art O do not give consen● To live in sin sin stains thy ornament ●o'iness is Saints lustre makes them shine ●● tells thine enemies thou art divine ●ow high is Christ advanc'd in Christians when ●n mortifi'd doth make them holy men ●hrist's like the glory of the Southern Sun ●t height in Christians when this work is done ● Christian now is in a line direct ●o God the Father may have full aspect ●ook from the South the North is just before ye ●o Saints in holiness may see Gods glory ●nd hence it was that Abraham did discover ●he glory of the Lord From hence moreover Moses that holy man of God contemns ●ll Egypts glory counterfeiting Jems Moses by faith sees holiness rewarded ●hinks Egypts glory not to be regarded ●e did esteem of Israels distess Above the glory that he might possess ●n Pharoahs Court his faith bore evidence ●nto that Heaven promis'd recompence But secondly consider as the light ●s contrary to darkness day to night ●o sin and holiness do hate each other ●nd in one place they cannot dwell together ●ut as the Sun when shining bright and clear Doth make nights sable shadows disappear And as the gloomy