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	holy_a	lord_n	5,140	5	3.7012	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02793	Two godlie and learned sermons, preached at Manchester in Lancashire before a great audience, both of honor and vvoorship. The first, containeth a proofe of the subtill practises of dissembling neuters, and politique worldlings. The other, a charge and instruction, for all vnlearned, negligent, and dissolute ministers: and an exhortation to the common people, to seeke their amendment, by prayer, vnto God. By Simon Harward, preacher of the woord of God, and Maister of Arte, late of Newe Colledge in Oxfoord.	Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614.	1582 (1582)	STC 12924; ESTC S112568	108,746	262

god_n continual_o who_o more_o wretched_a sinner_n than_o publican_n 19.6_o math_n 9.9_o luke_n 19.6_o yet_o be_v matthew_n and_o zacheus_n the_o faithful_a child_n of_o god_n who_o more_o blind_a and_o obstinate_a than_o the_o pharisy_n yet_o be_v there_o among_o they_o a_o godly_a nicodemus_n 19.39_o joh._n 3.3_o &_o 7.50_o &_o 19.39_o which_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v instruct_v by_o christ_n and_o resist_v his_o companion_n the_o pharisy_n and_o think_v nothing_o to_o dear_a to_o be_v bestow_v to_o the_o honour_v of_o his_o lord_n and_o saviour_n who_o be_v more_o wilful_o bend_v to_o withstand_v christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n then_o be_v the_o jew_n to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v as_o the_o scripture_n saithe_v 1.11.47_o john_n 1.11.47_o he_o come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o yet_o be_v there_o some_o nathaniel_n true_a isralite_n 2.25.37.38_o lu._n 2.25.37.38_o in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n some_o symeons_n which_v fear_v god_n and_o look_v for_o the_o consolation_n of_o israel_n and_o some_o godly_a annas_n which_o serve_v god_n day_n and_o night_n with_o fasting_n and_o prayer_n and_o confess_v the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o all_o that_o look_v for_o redemption_n in_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o howsoever_o the_o seventie_o disciple_n may_v imagine_v the_o harvest_n to_o be_v but_o small_a yet_o indeed_o as_o christ_n tell_v they_o here_o the_o harvest_n be_v great_a then_o dear_o belooved_a we_o be_v here_o to_o learn_v not_o to_o measure_v the_o harvest_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o our_o own_o fancy_n 19.10.18_o 1._o re._n 19.10.18_o for_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o elias_n can_v not_o discern_v one_o when_o in_o deed_n there_o be_v seven_o thousand_o how_o much_o less_o be_v we_o able_a to_o perceive_v the_o greatness_n of_o god_n harvest_n who_o eye_n be_v nothing_o so_o bright_a nor_o judgement_n so_o clear_a nor_o knowledge_n so_o perfect_a as_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a prophet_n of_o god_n but_o rather_o we_o ought_v to_o praise_n god_n continual_o for_o the_o great_a increase_n which_o he_o daily_o add_v unto_o his_o harvest_n and_o for_o the_o blessing_n which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o course_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n make_v the_o same_o to_o fructifye_v and_o increase_v to_o hundred_o and_o thousand_o and_o to_o pray_v unto_o he_o incessantlye_o that_o as_o he_o have_v already_o draw_v a_o great_a part_n of_o christendom_n from_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o antichriste_n so_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o continue_v his_o goodness_n and_o to_o increase_v his_o harvest_n daily_o more_o and_o more_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o holy_a name_n and_o the_o advauncement_n of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v for_o the_o merit_n and_o intercession_n of_o his_o dear_o belooved_a son_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n how_o the_o harvest_n be_v great_a now_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v tell_v his_o disciple_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o harvest_n he_o show_v they_o in_o the_o next_o place_n of_o the_o small_a number_n of_o the_o labourer_n the_o labourer_n say_v he_o be_v but_o few_o by_o this_o word_n labourer_n he_o mean_v true_a and_o faithful_a pastor_n for_o otherwise_o of_o other_o labourer_n the_o jew_n do_v want_v no_o store_n they_o have_v their_o levit_n they_o have_v infinite_a synagogue_n and_o therein_o a_o great_a company_n of_o lawyer_n and_o scribe_n they_o have_v their_o priest_n which_o challenge_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o moses_n they_o have_v their_o pharisee_n the_o expounder_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v in_o great_a estimation_n of_o learning_n and_o holiness_n and_o how_o then_o be_v the_o labourer_n but_o few_o we_o must_v understande_v that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v not_o of_o false_a hierling_n but_o of_o true_a pastor_n not_o of_o those_o which_o bear_v a_o idle_a name_n and_o title_n of_o pastoure_n be_v pastor_n a_o pascendo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la 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3.1_o bonum_fw-la opus_fw-la desiderat_fw-la if_o any_o man_n desire_v the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n he_o desire_v a_o good_a work_n it_o be_v a_o work_n non_fw-la honos_fw-la sed_fw-la onus_fw-la not_o a_o honour_n but_o a_o burden_n or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n yet_o have_v it_o always_o a_o burden_n annex_v 5.17_o 1._o tim._n 5.17_o the_o elder_n which_o rule_v well_o be_v worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n maxim_n ij_o qui_fw-la laborant_fw-la verbo_fw-la &_o doctrina_fw-la especial_o they_o which_o labour_n in_o word_n and_o doctrine_n by_o all_o which_o place_n we_o of_o the_o ministry_n be_v admonish_v of_o our_o duty_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v labourer_n not_o loiterer_n not_o to_o live_v idle_o and_o secure_o but_o to_o be_v painful_a workman_n in_o the_o harvest_n of_o the_o lord_n saint_n paul_n have_v no_o better_a reason_n to_o persuade_v the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n 20.28_o act_n 20.28_o to_o take_v heed_n unto_o themselves_o and_o to_o all_o 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of_o the_o harvest_n to_o send_v forth_o labourer_n into_o his_o harvest_n we_o have_v to_o consider_v the_o tender_a care_n which_o every_o minister_n ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n still_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o same_o and_o not_o only_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n but_o also_o with_o great_a grief_n of_o hart_n to_o remember_v as_o well_o the_o small_a number_n of_o the_o faithful_a labourer_n as_o also_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n this_o vehement_a zeal_n and_o tender_a care_n for_o the_o harvest_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o moses_n when_o he_o pray_v so_o earnest_o for_o the_o people_n that_o he_o say_v 32.32_o exod._n 32.32_o o_o lord_n pardon_v their_o sin_n or_o else_o raze_v i_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v 24._o gen._n 18_o 24._o this_o be_v in_o abraham_n for_o when_o he_o see_v how_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o sodomite_n have_v provoke_v the_o scourge_n of_o god_n against_o they_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v lord_n if_o there_o be_v but_o fifty_o righteous_a in_o the_o city_n will_v thou_o destroy_v the_o place_n and_o not_o spare_v it_o for_o the_o fifty_o righteous_a and_o again_o behold_v i_o have_v begin_v to_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n if_o there_o lack_v five_o of_o fifty_o will_v thou_o destroy_v they_o for_o five_o and_o again_o what_o if_o but_o forty_o and_o again_o what_o if_o thirty_o what_o if_o twenty_o and_o again_o let_v not_o my_o lord_n be_v angry_a if_o i_o speak_v once_o again_o what_o if_o but_o ten_o show_v thereby_o sufficient_o the_o earnest_a zeal_n which_o he_o have_v 2.7_o 2._o pet._n 2.7_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n this_o be_v in_o lot_n who_o be_v vex_v with_o the_o unclean_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o be_v righteous_a and_o dwell_v among_o they_o in_o see_v and_o hear_v vex_v his_o righteous_a soul_n from_o day_n to_o day_n with_o their_o unclean_a and_o foul_a 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