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	sin_n	sinner_n	3,410	5	7.5691	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87586	Parliament physick for a sin-sick nation. Or, An ordinance of Parliament explained, and applyed to these diseased times. Containing a catholicall medicine for all natures and nations, but especially, a generall receipt for all the sickly people in our English-hospitall, and Welch-spittle, compounded after the art of the apothecary, and according to Parliament prescription, as hereafter followeth. Wherein thou mayst see as in an urinal-glasse, the dangerous state of thy English mother, and the genius of the reforming physitians, in seeking her speedy cure, and lasting happinesse, unto all succeeding ages. / By Philo-Parl. Imprimatur, Ja: Cranford.	Joceline, Nathaniel.; England and Wales. Parliament. aut	1644 (1644)	Wing J757; Thomason E45_13; ESTC R21825	121,637	146

the_o relapse_n not_o much_o unlike_o a_o thief_n i_o know_v in_o cambridge_n bridge_n castle_n who_o after_o 7_o year_n imprisonment_n be_v at_o last_o set_v at_o liberty_n and_o to_o i_o and_o other_o confess_v many_o thing_n against_o himself_o but_o about_o a_o month_n after_o i_o see_v he_o hang_v at_o tyburn_n for_o a_o new_a robbery_n last_o consider_v why_o confession_n be_v call_v a_o vomit_n now_o it_o be_v so_o call_v in_o regard_n of_o its_o similitude_n or_o likeness_n to_o a_o vomit_n give_v by_o the_o welwilling_a and_o skilful_a physician_n and_o that_o in_o diverse_a regard_n 1._o 53._o a●●●vatio_fw-la cibo_fw-la um_o 〈◊〉_d &_o condimeg●a_n 〈◊〉_d pli._n l._n 11._o c._n 53._o a_o vomit_n be_v a_o ejection_n or_o cast_v out_o of_o some_o ill_a and_o burdensome_a thing_n within_o the_o body_n as_o raw-crudity_n phlegm_n black_a or_o yellow_a choler_n so_o confession_n do_v cast_v up_o and_o out_o that_o which_o do_v lie_v heavy_a upon_o the_o conscience_n psal_n 32._o prov._n 20.15_o ill_o get_v good_n be_v like_o raw_a and_o undigested_a meat_n in_o the_o stomach_n beza_n say_v they_o can_v never_o be_v concoct_v or_o digest_v 2._o cal._n per_fw-la os_fw-la ejeciio_fw-la amb._n cal._n a_o vomit_n be_v a_o cast_v out_o of_o some_o troublesome_a thing_n by_o the_o mouth_n and_o herein_o it_o be_v difference_v from_o a_o purge_n job_n 20.15_o so_o confession_n be_v do_v by_o the_o mouth_n rom._n 10.10_o with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v unto_o salvation_n this_o confession_n unto_o salvation_n be_v true_a of_o sin_n sunt_fw-la vomitiones_n ad_fw-la haec_fw-la homini_fw-la in_o remedium_fw-la excogitatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la as_o well_o as_o of_o faith_n 3._o a_o vomit_n be_v make_v for_o a_o remedy_n and_o help_v to_o a_o sick_a stomach_n because_o it_o clear_v and_o empti_v the_o stomach_n so_o confession_n be_v a_o part_n of_o repentance_n which_o be_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o cure_v a_o distemper_a kingdom_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v it_o cast_v up_o the_o filthiness_n within_o isa_n calep._n ventriculi_fw-la subversione_n contingit_fw-la calep._n 28.8_o 4._o a_o vomit_n be_v loathsome_a and_o burdensome_a to_o the_o corrupt_a stomach_n which_o be_v argue_v by_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o straining_n in_o the_o act_n of_o vomit_v so_o be_v confession_n contrary_a to_o pollute_a nature_n which_o will_v fain_o hide_v sin_n from_o the_o world_n prov._n 30.20_o but_o when_o the_o guilty_a conscience_n do_v fall_v into_o a_o sit_v of_o confess_v pot._n cant._n pot._n than_o the_o malefactor_n cry_v out_o o_o my_o back_n do_v ache_v i_o be_o paned_a extreme_o cassiod_n ille_fw-la tacet_fw-la qui_fw-la silentio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d conteg●_n greg._n hier._n cassiod_n alas_o i_o have_v almost_o break_v my_o lung_n and_o over-stretcht_a my_o heartstring_n before_o i_o can_v disgorge_v and_o empty_v my_o trouble_a mind_n and_o accuse_a conscience_n psal_n 32._o when_o david_n keep_v silence_n and_o do_v not_o confess_v his_o sin_n his_o strength_n decay_v through_o his_o roar_v all_o the_o day_n long_o david_n will_v fain_o have_v bite_v in_o his_o sin_n but_o he_o can_v not_o for_o his_o heartblood_n he_o must_v confess_v and_o confess_v he_o do_v antinomian_o antinomian_o and_o then_o when_o the_o sin_n be_v up_o he_o have_v ease_v i_o have_v often_o marvel_v with_o myself_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o some_o understanding_n christian_n who_o be_v call_v the_o pointer_n or_o eatonists_n shall_v deny_v the_o confession_n of_o their_o sin_n 4.13_o heb._n 4.13_o i_o can_v never_o think_v it_o be_v because_o god_n do_v not_o see_v they_o est_fw-la deus_fw-la totus_fw-la oculus_fw-la est_fw-la for_o this_o be_v to_o eclipse_v his_o omnisciency_n neither_o can_v i_o think_v it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v no_o sinner_n for_o our_o saviour_n do_v teach_v his_o disciple_n and_o all_o christian_n to_o ask_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n math._n 6._o 1_o john_n 1.9_o 10._o but_o certain_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o confession_n it_o be_v like_o a_o vomit_n which_o be_v loathsome_a and_o burdensome_a to_o a_o full_a and_o corrupt_a stomach_n as_o before_o have_v beed_o declare_v chap._n xiiii_o application_n of_o this_o aphorism_n have_v thou_o sin_v suffer_v not_o sin_n to_o lie_v upon_o thy_o conscience_n cast_v up_o all_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n by_o confession_n suffer_v not_o thy_o painful_a crudity_n as_o uncleanness_n murder_n deceit_n hypocrisy_n pride_n covetuousnesse_n envy_n malice_n unthankfulness_n unprofitablenes_n under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n any_o long_a to_o lodge_v within_o thou_o as_o a_o nest_n and_o bag_n of_o stomach_n worm_n but_o spew_v they_o out_o and_o so_o get_v ease_n motive_n hereunto_o be_v many_o some_o of_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o because_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a vomit_n without_o confession_n no_o absolution_n prov._n 28.13_o no_o cure_n without_o confession_n 3._o deo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la dicere_fw-la sufficit_fw-la &_o absolvitur_fw-la chrys_n ad_fw-la pop_n and._n hom._n 3._o ideo_fw-la plaga_fw-la non_fw-la curatur_fw-la quoniam_fw-la occultatur_fw-la innocent_n 3._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o acquaint_v the_o physician_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o patient_n otherwise_o he_o can_v make_v so_o suitable_a a_o composition_n it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a safety_n to_o cast_v up_o all_o the_o choler_n and_o steam_n that_o lie_v on_o the_o stomach_n which_o otherwise_o will_v putrefy_v and_o infect_v the_o whole_a body_n with_o ill_a blood_n and_o so_o a_o sickness_n follow_v by_o a_o inevitable_a necessity_n 2._o because_o confession_n be_v a_o fill_a vomit_n psal_n 81.10_o arist_n noli_fw-la opponere_fw-la obicem_fw-la defensionis_fw-la sed_fw-la aperi_fw-la sinum_fw-la confessionis_fw-la aug._n confitendo_fw-la dilata_fw-la os_fw-la tuum_fw-la cassiod_n glos_n non_fw-la datur_fw-la vacuum_fw-la arist_n open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a by_o prayer_n and_o humble_a confession_n and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o with_o a_o pardon_n with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n the_o wide_a thou_o do_v open_v thy_o mouth_n the_o full_a it_o shall_v be_v fill_v it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o hierome_n as_o in_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o emptiness_n so_o it_o be_v true_a in_o grace_n if_o we_o empty_v ourselves_o by_o confession_n and_o lay_v our_o empty_a pitcher_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o good_a he_o will_v fill_v they_o brim_n full_a with_o good_a wine_n 3._o because_o confession_n be_v a_o royal_a vomit_n it_o be_v fit_a for_o a_o king_n psal_n 51._o psal_n 32.2_o sam._n 24.10_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o shame_n to_o commit_v sin_n but_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o confess_v it_o aright_o job_n among_o many_o fruit_n of_o obedience_n as_o justice_n mercy_n chastity_n reckon_v also_o this_o of_o confession_n equal_v the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n with_o the_o best_a of_o his_o virtue_n 82._o dan._n dyke_n rep_v pag._n 82._o job_n 31.33_o god_n have_v unite_v shame_n to_o sin_n rom._n 6.21_o and_o honour_n to_o confession_n josuah_n 7.19_o the_o next_o way_n to_o get_v glory_n from_o god_n after_o sin_v be_v to_o glorify_v god_n by_o confess_v it_o be_v a_o disgrace_n for_o a_o drunkard_n to_o spew_v but_o it_o be_v his_o credit_n to_o spew_v out_o his_o drunkenness_n 4._o ign._n non_fw-fr pe●●ant_n in_o reg●s_n qui_fw-fr consitentu●_n peccataregum_fw-la ign._n because_o confession_n be_v a_o loyal_a vomit_n daniel_n who_o be_v as_o true_a a_o subject_n as_o any_o cavalier_n in_o england_n do_v confess_v the_o sin_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n dan._n 9_o 8._o and_o therefore_o scandalise_v not_o the_o parliament_n and_o minister_n for_o confess_v the_o sin_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n of_o court_n and_o country_n it_o be_v a_o loyal_a duty_n yet_o let_v it_o be_v do_v with_o as_o much_o discretion_n as_o may_v be_v 5._o because_o it_o be_v a_o gentle_a vomit_n it_o will_v make_v thou_o sick_a yea_o heartsick_a but_o it_o will_v not_o kill_v thou_o it_o will_v strain_v but_o it_o will_v not_o break_v thy_o heartstring_n if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o hope_n which_o be_v a_o necessary_a ingredient_n in_o this_o potion_n of_o confession_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o some_o shall_v have_v a_o strong_a vomit_n than_o other_o because_o they_o be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o confess_v as_o some_o other_o ar●_n &_o moreover_o they_o have_v foul_a stomach_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o grosser_n sin_n as_o murder_v adultery_n etc._n etc._n yet_o even_o these_o be_v so_o to_o confess_v sin_n as_o they_o be_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o mercy_n despair_n break_v the_o very_a heartstring_n of_o a_o sinner_n 6._o au●nna_n galen_n mesu_n mahom._n arab._n au●nna_n because_o its_o a_o metaphysical_a vomit_n of_o a_o more_o pure_a and_o spiritual_a nature_n than_o our_o common_a and_o physical_a vomit_n be_v there_o be_v a_o vomit_n

do_v kiss_v the_o foot_n of_o christ_n which_o argue_v her_o love_n humility_n be_v a_o other_o simple_a this_o appear_v by_o the_o humble_a publican_n luke_n 18.13_o saint_n bernard_n say_v annunt_fw-la vadam_fw-la ad_fw-la por_fw-mi have_v inseri_fw-la ut_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la miser●cordia_fw-la dei_fw-la respr●emus_fw-la bern._n ser._n 3._o de_fw-la annunt_fw-la i_o will_v go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n that_o all_o my_o hope_n may_v be_v only_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o you_o hear_v before_o humility_n be_v a_o prepare_v grace_n therefore_o we_o be_v command_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 5.6_o jam._n 4.7_o 8_o 9_o the_o soul_n will_v not_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n it_o will_v not_o mourn_v and_o weep_v till_o it_o be_v humble_v a_o impenitent_a heart_n be_v a_o proud_a heart_n needs_o must_v the_o potion_n of_o repentance_n be_v excellent_a ord._n humble_a address_n ord._n when_o the_o simples_n in_o it_o be_v so_o precious_a 2._o it_o be_v also_o a_o successful_a remedy_n it_o have_v do_v great_a yea_o the_o great_a cure_n look_v over_o the_o sacred_a scripture-bil_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o repentance_n be_v a_o never-failing_a remedy_n jonas_n 3_o it_o prevail_v for_o nineveth_n when_o the_o sentence_n seem_v to_o be_v go_v out_o against_o she_o so_o that_o the_o parliament_n seem_v to_o write_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o remedy_n probatum_fw-la est_fw-la now_o it_o be_v a_o succeesfull_a remedy_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a prescription_n the_o ordinance_n say_v he_o have_v leave_v it_o to_o nation_n bring_v near_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o destruction_n and_o despair_n math._n 4_o 17._o rev._n 2.5_o luke_n 13.1_o 2._o because_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a composition_n poenitentia_fw-la donum_fw-la &_o opus_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o best_o know_v the_o distemper_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o only_o prescribe_v it_o but_o also_o make_v it_o 2_o tim._n 2.25_o 3._o because_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a benediction_n without_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v profitable_a ma●●_n nihil_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la profictunt_fw-la conatus_fw-la omnes_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la d●●_n be●●●●_n 〈…〉_o ma●●_n math._n 4.4_o the_o best_a physic_n in_o the_o apothecary_n shop_n can_v cure_v the_o least_o disease_n without_o god_n blessing_n exod._n 15.26_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o heal_v thou_o 4._o because_o it_o be_v of_o divine_a infusion_n god_n do_v not_o only_o prescribe_v and_o make_v it_o but_o also_o bless_v and_o give_v it_o act_n 5.31_o and_o 11.18_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v a_o supernatural_a grace_n marc._n si●●_n tuonum●●_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d marc._n not_o only_o because_o god_n do_v compound_v it_o but_o do_v also_o give_v it_o yea_o put_v it_o into_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o sinner_n otherwise_o he_o will_v never_o take_v it_o it_o be_v so_o bitter_a to_o the_o sensual_a taste_n of_o a_o impenitent_a sinner_n 3._o hold_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o the_o curablenesse_n of_o the_o disease_n approve_v by_o these_o word_n in_o the_o ordinance_n and_o may_v also_o prevail_v for_o england_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a college_n or_o s●●te_a physician_n england_n be_v not_o hopeless_a or_o cureless_a though_o it_o be_v sick_a of_o a_o mortal_a disease_n though_o our_o sin_n be_v infinite_a in_o numbe●_n and_o heinous_a in_o quality_n yea_o gray-headed_a iniquity_n yet_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v more_o great_a and_o old_a than_o they_o isa_n 1.18_o exod._n 34.7_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n incurable_a but_o that_o impardonable_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n math._n 12.32_o john_n 5.16_o and_o this_o sin_n be_v therefore_o incurable_a because_o it_o be_v always_o accompany_v with_o impenitence_n repent_v dan._n dyke_n or_o repent_v it_o contemn_v and_o reject_v the_o physic_n that_o be_v offer_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o find_v by_o conference_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v of_o manoah_n his_o distrustful_a temper_n judge_n 13.22_o who_o say_v to_o his_o wife_n we_o shall_v sure_o die_v because_o we_o have_v see_v god_n so_o say_v they_o one_o to_o another_o we_o shall_v sure_o perish_v we_o have_v see_v god_n who_o be_v a_o consume_a fire_n in_o more_o than_o any_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o late_a time_n not_o only_o in_o germany_n and_o ireland_n but_o also_o in_o england_n but_o i_o find_v that_o the_o wife_n of_o manoah_n be_v of_o a_o better_a belief_n and_o that_o upon_o two_o good_a ground_n 13.22_o pet._n mart._n in_o judge_n 13.22_o as_o peter_n martyr_n say_v and_o so_o be_o i_o concern_v england_n destruction_n and_o that_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n and_o therefore_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o comfort_v you_o as_o she_o do_v her_o husband_n 1._o be_v of_o a_o good_a cheer_n god_n will_v not_o utter_o ruin_v this_o kingdom_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o kill_v we_o he_o will_v not_o have_v require_v and_o receive_v of_o we_o a_o burnt-offering_a now_o certain_o god_n have_v put_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n god_n have_v require_v a_o burnt-offering_a on_o fast_a day_n wherein_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n have_v be_v sacrifice_v to_o god_n many_o time_n week_n month_n yea_o above_o a_o whole_a year_n almost_o two_o year_n together_o we_o never_o read_v that_o god_n do_v destroy_v a_o nation_n in_o the_o act_n of_o public_a humiliation_n and_o a_o thorough_a reformation_n look_v over_o the_o 4_o forename_a change_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o find_v such_o a_o ordinance_n as_o this_o whereby_o the_o nation_n be_v put_v upon_o a_o deep_a and_o a_o general_a humiliation_n and_o public_a reformation_n as_o now_o it_o be_v and_o we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o god_n have_v receive_v our_o sacrifice_n or_o else_o questionless_a we_o have_v be_v long_o since_o 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