Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	full_a	lord_n	psal_n	2,435	5	7.5110	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30574	An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682.	1650 (1650)	Wing B6070B; ESTC R36308	388,238	512

times of distraction wherein we live must account to suffer something things cannot be carried on with that equity as if all things were setled among us therefore though we may in an humble and peaceable way make our moans one to another and seek to inform those that are in Power and Petition yet it ought to be our care what ever we suffer in our particular to preserve what we can the honor of our Supream Court better many particulars suffer hard things than the honor of that should not be kept up for by not keeping up that we make way to suffer worse things than ever yet we have done for how would we have help when we meet with Wrong and Injustice Under God there are but three waies two extreams and one middle for men to have right in case of Injustice The two extreams they are besides our appeal to God I speak to men whereby a man can have any thought to get help against Injustice 1. The one extream is That which heretofore was the Kings Arbitrary Power acted by those that are about him We have tasted enough of this Hemlock heretofore Would we think to have our help that way We know what that Hemlock means The second extream is The appeal to the People that were a remedy worse than tbe disease for then all would seem to come to be in a confusion that way if the People the generality of the people should take up the matter we should then have nothing but murders and robberies Then the meanest man that lives in the Kingdom if he hath but as strong Arms and Legs as the richest of all he is presently equal with them when things come to be redrest by the tumultuous people Therefore the third way of help in way of Injustice it is The Mene and that is by our Parliament that is as things are now is the only regular help that we can have If we see therefore or feel some things amiss we may be sensible and seek help too but in a peaceable and humble way of Petitioning but still we should be more tender of their honor than of our own private right And an appeal to Heaven there may be likewise but of any seeming way of appeal to either of the two extreams certainly in that we make our remedy worse than the disease Pray much for them therefore that there may not one stalk of Hemlock rise up among them or any seed fall down from them but that they may be as the field which the Lord hath blessed Full of the fruits of Justice and Righteousness that themselves and this City and the Kingdom may be the habitation of Justice That Mercy and Truth may meet together that Righteousness and Peace may kiss each other that Truth may spring out of the earth and Righteousness may look down from Heaven so you have it in Psal 85. 9 10 11. verses Now there 's one Note more that I find Tremelius and Pareus and divers others have The Furrows of the field say they there is in the latter end of the word translated field a Jod which by some is made paragogical and an addition of form only But others to be an affix for the plural number and so they translate it to be thus Hemlock in the furrows of my field And that is a great aggravation If Hemlock should be be in the furrows of any field it 's evil but what my people men that profess Godliness what those that profess to set up Reformation yet Hemlock there in the furrows of my field Oh! this is sad and evil indeed In Jer. 31. 23. Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel As yet they shall use this speech in the Land of Judah and in the Cities thereof when I shall bring again the Captivity thereof The Lord bless thee O habitation of Justice and mountain of Holiness When I bring their captivity again when I 'le own them to be mine then there shal be such eminent Justice and Holiness that this speech shall be used The Lord bless thee O habitation of Justice and mountain of Holiness So if we would have any evidence to our souls that God doth own us and that we are his and God indeed hath delivered us from our Captivity we should labor that Justice and holiness may be so eminent that all the people about us may say The Lord bless this Land the habitation of Justice and mountain of Holiness Both must go together we must not think to raise up the Ordinances of God and cast out superstition but we must be the habitation of Justice of the Lord that the Lord hath blessed It follows VER 5. The Inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the Calves of Beth-aven YOU heard before that they were convinced in their consciences that they did not fear God For now they shall say We have no King because we feared not the Lord. They feared not God but now they shall fear From whence the Note is this That those that fear God least are most afraid of any thing else Where the fear of God is not other base fear will be and so much the more the less we fear God Oh! how much better were it that our fear were set upon God than upon other things You must love something Were it not better that your love were placed upon God than any thing else And you must fear something Were it not better that your fear were upon God than any thing else And you must rejoyce in something and sorrow and the like Fear it is a very troublesom affection if it be misplaced Oh! learn to place your affections right place them upon God By the fear of God you shall come to fear nothing else Oh! how excellent is Gods fear This one thing sets out the excellency of the fear of God That where the fear of God is setled in the hearts of men and women all other base fears are rooted out Would not you be glad to be delivered from creature fears especially you that have liv'd in many dangers a few months since Oh! if you might be delivered from the fears of the creature how glad would you bee Here 's the only way Let the fear of God be strong in your hearts and the fear of the creature will not prevail with you You see it clearly in the example of Habakkuk in Hab. 3. 16. When I heard God revea'd his will my belly trembled my lips quivered at the voice rottenness entred into my bones and I trembled in my self But now Habakkuk why would you trouble your self with so much fear Mark there was a great good came to him by it That I might rest in the day of trouble when he cometh up unto the people When there shall be a coming up unto the people and the enemy shall prevail and when the figtree shall not blossom nor