Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	6,662	5	5.6625	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56144	Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing P3917; ESTC R19620	792,548	593

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therefore_o please_v your_o grace_n to_o single_a out_o and_o empannell_n a_o whole_a jury_n of_o learned_a bishop_n and_o divine_n to_o join_v together_o in_o this_o subject_n it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o sway_n much_o with_o the_o world_n and_o since_o i_o have_v take_v the_o boldness_n to_o move_v so_o far_o will_v your_o grace_n give_v i_o leave_v out_o of_o the_o zealous_a intention_n of_o my_o thought_n upon_o the_o speed_n of_o this_o notable_a service_n to_o propound_v some_o further_a specialty_n if_o therefore_o in_o ireland_n the_o lord_n primate_n the_o bishop_n of_o kilmore_n the_o bishop_n of_o down_o and_o conner_n man_n as_o your_o grace_n best_o know_v of_o singular_a note_n in_o the_o church_n here_o at_o home_n my_o lord_n bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o if_o your_o grace_n shall_v think_v i_o worthy_a to_o come_v in_o the_o arreare_n of_o these_o great_a and_o famous_a prelate_n i_o shall_v not_o fail_v of_o my_o best_a with_o they_o 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a_o example_n of_o piety_n and_o purity_n phil._n 2._o 15._o we_o say_v and_o see_v that_o those_o who_o be_v in_o place_n among_o the_o papist_n be_v bold_a and_o courageous_a in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n if_o any_o protestant_n who_o be_v prefer_v either_o to_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a dignity_n shall_v stand_v as_o newter_n betwixt_o two_o and_o a_o little_a after_o three_o whether_o the_o back_n and_o belly_n of_o the_o poor_a bless_v we_o etc._n etc._n four_o whether_o we_o use_v our_o riches_n for_o the_o buy_n and_o procure_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n or_o not_o when_o we_o want_n it_o for_o our_o lord_n will_v take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o spend_n and_o dispose_n of_o our_o riches_n 76._o passage_n delete_v concern_v good_a work_n their_o end_n and_o against_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n and_o work_v of_o supererogation_n in_o master_n ward_n be_v commentary_n on_o matthew_n p._n 200._o this_o be_v purge_v out_o quest_n how_o many_o end_n be_v there_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n answ_n four_o namely_o first_o to_o please_v god_n second_o to_o glorify_v god_n and_o three_o to_o make_v our_o own_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a and_o four_a to_o confirm_v strengthen_v and_o build_v up_o other_o now_o the_o moral_a work_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n fall_v short_a in_o all_o these_o but_o only_o the_o last_o for_o sometime_o his_o neighbour_n reap_v benefit_n thereby_o ibidem_fw-la print_v book_n fol._n 156._o write_v copy_n fol._n 68_o 69._o why_o may_v we_o not_o ascribe_v some_o merit_n unto_o our_o work_n answ_n because_o that_o be_v to_o derogate_v from_o god_n and_o his_o good_a will_n who_o so_o gracious_o invite_v we_o to_o come_v and_o buy_v grace_n of_o he_o without_o money_n ormony-worth_n isa_n 55._o 1._o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o expect_v not_o exact_v the_o reward_n of_o glory_n as_o a_o due_a debt_n unto_o note_n we_o from_o god_n for_o our_o work_n as_o saint_n elzearous_a do_v etc._n etc._n will_v not_o this_o hinder_v and_o discourage_v man_n from_o work_v to_o remember_v that_o all_o their_o work_n merit_v nothing_o at_o god_n hand_n at_o all_o ans_fw-fr it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o hinder_v that_o it_o further_v so_o far_o from_o discourage_v that_o it_o encourage_v so_o far_o from_o lessen_v that_o it_o increase_v and_o so_o far_o from_o extinguish_v that_o it_o inflame_v our_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ibidem_fw-la write_v copy_n fol._n 105._o we_o deserve_v nothing_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o only_o by_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o commandment_n i._n e._n if_o there_o be_v any_o merit_n it_o be_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n if_o adam_n have_v merit_v it_o have_v be_v by_o obey_v that_o which_o be_v command_v not_o that_o which_o be_v require_v for_o when_o by_o such_o thing_n we_o desire_v to_o please_v god_n he_o will_v say_v who_o have_v require_v these_o thing_n 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