Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	glory_n	grace_n	lord_n	5,866	5	3.7353	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11078	Testis veritatis the doctrine [brace] of King Iames our late soueraigne of famous memory, of the Church of England, of the Catholicke Church : [brace] plainely shewed to bee one in the points of [brace] pradestination, free-will, certaintie of saluation [brace] : with a discouery of the grounds [brace] naturall, politicke [brace] of Arminianisme / by F. Rous.	Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.	1626 (1626)	STC 21347.3; ESTC S4449	57,093	98

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by_o free_a mercy_n nor_o damn_v none_o but_o by_o most_o righteous_a justice._n but_o why_o he_o save_v or_o not_o save_v this_o man_n rather_o than_o that_o man_n let_v he_o search_v who_o will_v look_v into_o the_o great_a depth_n of_o god_n judgement_n but_o withal_o let_v he_o take_v heed_n that_o he_o fall_v not_o down_o headlong_o ius_n meum_fw-la voluntas_fw-la est_fw-la judicis_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o right_n be_v the_o 14._o bernard_n in_o cant._n ser●…_n 14._o will_n of_o the_o judge_n what_o more_o just_a for_o merit_n what_o more_o rich_a for_o reward_n may_v not_o he_o do_v what_o he_o will_v mercy_n indeed_o be_v show_v to_o i_o but_o to_o thou_o be_v do_v no_o injury_n take_v that_o which_o be_v thou_o and_o go_v thy_o way_n if_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o save_v i_o also_o why_o will_v thou_o destroy_v i_o talk_v what_o thou_o will_v of_o thy_o merit_n extol_v thy_o labour_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v better_a than_o life_n d._n p._n lombard_n o●…_n master_n of_o sentence_n lib._n 1._o dist._n 41_o d._n plegit_fw-la eos_fw-la quos_fw-la voluit_fw-la gratuitâ_fw-la misericordia_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n elect_v who_o he_o please_v by_o free_a mercy_n not_o because_o they_o will_v be_v faithful_a but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v faithful_a and_o he_o give_v they_o grace_n not_o because_o they_o be_v faithful_a but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v for_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 7._o i_o obtain_v mercy_n that_o i_o may_v be_v faithful_a he_o say_v not_o because_o i_o be_v faithful_a grace_n be_v indeed_o give_v to_o the_o faithful_a but_o it_o be_v also_o give_v first_o that_o he_o may_v be_v faithful_a so_o also_o he_o reprobate_v who_o he_o please_v not_o for_o any_o future_a merit_n yet_o by_o a_o most_o true_a justice_n though_o hide_a from_o our_o eye_n manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la gratiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v manifest_a 5._o thomas_n aquina●…_n part_n 1._o q._n 23._o art_n 5._o that_o grace_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o praedestination_n and_o that_o can_v be_v put_v as_o a_o cause_n of_o praedestivation_n which_o be_v shut_v up_o under_o predestination_n god_n will_v show_v his_o goodness_n on_o some_o who_o he_o praedestinate_v in_o spare_v they_o by_o way_n of_o mercy_n and_o on_o those_o who_o he_o reprobate_v in_o punish_v by_o way_n of_o justice._n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o choose_v some_o and_o reprobate_v other_o but_o why_o he_o choose_v these_o unto_o glory_n and_o reprobate_v those_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v but_o the_o will_n of_o god_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr talis_fw-la causa_fw-la prohibens_fw-la etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o such_o 39_o bradwarden_n the_o profound_a de_fw-fr causa_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 39_o cause_n either_o forbid_v the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o cause_v it_o by_o which_o a_o answer_n may_v be_v give_v why_o he_o love_v this_o man_n or_o hate_v that_o man_n vocetur_fw-la praedestinatio_fw-la bonorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o praedestination_n 45._o id_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 45._o of_o the_o good_a be_v absolute_o call_v praedestination_n and_o the_o praedestination_n of_o the_o evil_a reprobation_n and_o then_o praedestination_n may_v be_v thus_o describe_v praedestination_n be_v a_o everlasting_a fore_n appointment_n of_o final_a grace_n in_o the_o way_n and_o everlasting_a happiness_n in_o the_o country_n or_o home_n to_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n hic_fw-la quart●…_n concludit_fw-la quod_fw-la utramque_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o conclude_v 9_o gorran_n in_o rom._n 9_o that_o both_o election_n and_o reprobation_n depend_v on_o god_n good_a pleasure_n say_v therefore_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v etc._n etc._n because_o free_o he_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o reject_v esau_n he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v by_o give_v grace_n and_o he_o harden_v who_o he_o will_v not_o by_o impart_v wickedness_n but_o by_o not_o give_v grace_n whereupon_o saint_n austin_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o depart_v far_o from_o the_o earth_n do_v harden_v ice_n not_o by_o impart_v coldness_n but_o by_o not_o give_v heat_n ago_o sum_fw-la qui_fw-la cunctos_fw-la condidi_fw-la sanctos_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o be_o he_o 63._o thomas_n campensis_n de_fw-fr imit_fw-la christi_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 63._o that_o make_v all_o saint_n i_o give_v they_o grace_n i_o bestow_v glory_n i_o know_v all_o their_o good_a work_n i_o prevent_v they_o in_o the_o blessing_n of_o my_o sweetness_n i_o fore_o know_v my_o belove_a before_o all_o age_n i_o elect_v they_o out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o they_o do_v not_o prae-elect_a i_o i_o call_v they_o by_o grace_n i_o draw_v they_o by_o mercy_n i_o lead_v they_o through_o manifold_a tentation_n i_o pour_v into_o they_o glorious_a consolation_n i_o give_v they_o perseverance_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o to_o be_v bless_v and_o honour_v in_o they_o all_o who_o i_o have_v so_o high_o glorify_v and_o praedestinate_v without_o any_o forego_n good_a work_n of_o their_o own_o gratia_n praedestination_n be_v in_o divinis_fw-la literis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o 18._o cassander_n end●…_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o doctrine_n c●…nsult_v art_n 18._o grace_n of_o praedestination_n be_v so_o great_o commend_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n that_o those_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o with_o good_a work_n spring_v from_o that_o faith_n may_v not_o ascribe_v these_o thing_n to_o themselves_o but_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o divine_a praedestination_n and_o flection_n and_o so_o may_v glory_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o in_o themselves_o the_o doctrine_n of_o king_n james_n concern_v freewill_n and_o effectual_a grace_n the_o only_a way_n for_o enable_v we_o to_o do_v it_o viz._n the_o will_n prayer_n medit_n on_o the_o lord_n prayer_n of_o god_n be_v by_o our_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v 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