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	soul_n	4,437	5	4.8368	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62994	Atheismus vapulans, or, A treatise against atheism, rationally confuting the atheists of these times by Will. Towers ... Polytheismus vapulans, or, There is but one God.	Towers, William, 1617?-1666.; Towers, William, 1617?-1666. Polytheismus vapulans.	1654 (1654)	Wing T1959; ESTC R23437	141,181	385

thy_o very_a soul_n be_v it_o any_o less_o than_o the_o lord_n god_n can_v say_v and_o you_o o_o great_a hailstone_n 1●_n exek_n 13_o 1●_n shall_v fall_v or_o be_v thou_o more_o lofty_a and_o god-denying_a than_o pharaoh_n be_v 9.28_o exod._n 9.28_o who_o entreat_v moses_n and_o aaron_n to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o more_o mighty_a hail_n hor._n hail_n credidimus_fw-la jupiter_fw-la regnare_fw-la hor._n coelo_fw-la tonante_fw-la will_n not_o the_o rattle_a thunder_n that_o tear_v the_o sky_n rip_v open_a thy_o breast_n and_o tear_v this_o confession_n out_o of_o it_o as_o it_o do_v out_o of_o thy_o fellow-heathen_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n which_o reign_v in_o heaven_n and_o be_v thou_o not_o afraid_a of_o these_o token_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o thus_o visit_v the_o earth_n 9_o ps_n 65.8_o 9_o tell_v all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n tell_v they_o if_o thou_o dare_v that_o they_o be_v not_o send_v upon_o god_n errand_n to_o thou_o to_o make_v thou_o confess_v it_o be_v god_n that_o send_v they_o nay_o tell_v thyself_o if_o thou_o dare_v so_o much_o as_o in_o thy_o most_o recluse_a and_o undiscoverable_a thought_n that_o these_o insensible_a minister_n of_o god_n do_v not_o powerful_o and_o beyond_o the_o resist_a efficacy_n of_o his_o own_o verbal_a ordinance_n preach_v the_o divinity_n itself_o unto_o thou_o hold_v out_o now_o at_o this_o battery_n if_o thou_o can_v and_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v faithful_a to_o thy_o own_o soul_n and_o inform_v thy_o next_o gainsaying_n self_n how_o much_o thou_o be_v now_o even_o now_o teach_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o little_o thou_o do_v dare_v to_o deny_v god_n now_o lest_o his_o last_o executioner_n the_o devil_n himself_o shall_v immediate_o appear_v and_o prove_v he_o to_o thou_o by_o a_o argument_n as_o everlasting_a as_o the_o active_a and_o passive_a torment_n of_o the_o devil_n himself_o as_o un-deniable_a as_o it_o be_v now_o wretched_o un-deniable_a that_o thou_o do_v before_o deny_v god_n in_o tongue_n and_o in_o hand_n in_o profane_a voice_n and_o in_o godless_a life_n 66._o do_v thou_o not_o now_o begin_v to_o feel_v that_o principle_n which_o thou_o have_v hitherto_o enslave_v to_o stir_v and_o fetch_v about_o to_o breath_n and_o gasp_n for_o life_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n 1.3_o ps_n 145.9_o joh._n 1.3_o a_o god_n that_o be_v good_a to_o all_o a_o god_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n and_o a_o god_n that_o hate_v nothing_o which_o he_o have_v make_v do_v thou_o not_o now_o confess_v he_o and_o confess_v he_o to_o have_v be_v good_a to_o thou_o in_o spare_v such_o a_o enemy_n so_o long_o that_o he_o may_v reconcile_v thou_o to_o have_v be_v good_a to_o thou_o who_o he_o may_v just_o hate_v in_o that_o thou_o have_v un-made_a thyself_o from_o all_o that_o which_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o in_o that_o thou_o be_v a_o rebel_n instead_o of_o a_o creature_n and_o a_o foe_n instead_o of_o a_o child_n and_o a_o bastard_n instead_o of_o a_o son_n be_v not_o he_o now_o all_o the_o desire_n and_o hope_v thou_o have_v who_o but_o a_o little_a before_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o begin_v to_o know_v he_o though_o thou_o tremble_v at_o thy_o former_a denial_n and_o with_o peter_n 26.75_o mat._n 26.75_o weep_v bitter_o 3._o bitter_o esto_fw-la ego_fw-la flagitiosus_fw-la sum_fw-la saltem_fw-la mecum_fw-la age_n paenitentiam_fw-la hieron_n lib._n 2._o ep._n 3._o agens_fw-la paenitentian_n with_o he_o with_o who_o thou_o have_v be_v flagitiosus_fw-la do_v thou_o not_o admire_v the_o inexpressibleness_n of_o his_o mercy_n thou_o have_v deride_v he_o in_o his_o minister_n thou_o have_v mock_v he_o in_o his_o other_o servant_n and_o in_o his_o own_o service_n thou_o have_v vilify_v he_o in_o forbear_v his_o house_n and_o vilify_v he_o more_o in_o despise_v he_o in_o set_v light_n by_o he_o in_o his_o very_a house_n as_o if_o thou_o thyself_o be_v all_o the_o god_n that_o be_v present_v there_o and_o what_o great_a indignity_n can_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n what_o sin_n can_v be_v imagine_v more_o than_o this_o can_v thou_o imagine_v it_o thou_o will_v sure_o act_v it_o too_o and_o yet_o how_o have_v god_n contrive_v it_o and_o what_o but_o a_o god_n can_v contrive_v this_o that_o there_o shall_v yet_o be_v probational_a hope_n of_o mercy_n to_o such_o a_o hellish_a sinner_n and_o that_o mercy_n itself_o shall_v be_v argument_n and_o conviction_n for_o itself_o past_a mercy_n for_o future_a mercy_n to_o bring_v thou_o down_o upon_o the_o knee_n of_o thy_o soul_n to_o humble_v thou_o at_o his_o footstool_n and_o to_o make_v thy_o universal_a absolute_a entire_a submission_n and_o prostration_n acceptable_a in_o his_o sight_n and_o comfortable_a in_o thy_o own_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n when_o he_o set_v before_o thy_o eye_n so_o much_o horror_n of_o iniquity_n that_o thy_o eye_n loath_a to_o see_v it_o and_o the_o very_a order_n in_o which_o they_o be_v set_v do_v confound_v thou_o the_o more_o he_o set_v before_o thy_o eye_n too_o so_o much_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n that_o thy_o eye_n be_v dazzle_v with_o it_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o horror_n of_o sin_n he_o have_v hitherto_o reprieve_v thou_o confess_v and_o adore_v and_o reverence_v he_o now_o with_o person_n and_o life_n and_o livelihood_n with_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o estate_n and_o will_v he_o not_o do_v more_o and_o more_o spiritual_a good_a for_o confess_v and_o adore_v and_o reverence_v they_z who_o have_v already_o do_v so_o much_o good_a in_o so_o marvellous_a a_o forbearance_n to_o thou_o that_o denyd'_v and_o scorn_v and_o revil'd_v thy_o god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o neglect_v he_o and_o he_o connive_v at_o that_o thou_o go_v on_o to_o despise_v he_o and_o he_o still_o hold_v his_o peace_n thou_o be_v perfect_a in_o sin_n and_o do_v even_o abjure_v he_o and_o then_o he_o hold_v out_o his_o bow_n in_o the_o sky_n but_o there_o be_v no_o arrow_n in_o it_o nay_o his_o very_a bow_n be_v a_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n ponam_fw-la arcum_fw-la be_v the_o word_n of_o a_o god_n at_o peace_n with_o man_n 9.13_o gen._n 9.13_o do_v but_o begin_v to_o serve_v and_o love_n and_o fear_v he_o and_o see_v if_o some_o good_a gabriel_n do_v not_o tell_v thou_o that_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o thy_o conversion_n 9.23_o dan._n 9.23_o and_o supplication_n the_o commandment_n go_v forth_o and_o that_o he_o be_v send_v to_o show_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v great_o belove_v to_o encourage_v thy_o better_a beginning_n to_o reward_v thy_o wise_a progress_n and_o to_o crown_v thy_o holy_a perfection_n 66._o let_v i_o here_o confess_v and_o deplore_v the_o sin_n the_o their_o sin_n of_o priest_n and_o people_n throughout_o this_o nation_n in_o imitation_n of_o that_o daniel_n piety_n to_o who_o this_o message_n be_v send_v while_o he_o be_v confess_v his_o sin_n v._o 20_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n let_v i_o pursue_v and_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o our_o unrelent_v perverseness_n and_o multiply_v provocation_n day_n by_o day_n and_o o_o let_v that_o mercy_n be_v what_o god_n design_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o invitatory_n mean_v to_o recall_v we_o from_o our_o obstinacy_n and_o customariness_n in_o sin_n &_o let_v who_o will_v call_v this_o extravagancy_n and_o digression_n it_o matter_n not_o i_o be_o sure_o he_o for_o he_o confess_v himself_o soar_v and_o guilty_a in_o that_o he_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o be_v touch_v and_o i_o and_o all_o our_o digression_n and_o extravagancy_n compel_v i_o to_o it_o 67._o what_o sin_n be_v there_o that_o be_v not_o our_o sin_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o what_o mercy_n be_v there_o to_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o we_o which_o we_o do_v not_o partake_v of_o be_v not_o we_o only_o a_o sodom_n and_o a_o egypt_n here_o while_o there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o though_o not_o enough_o of_o goshen_n and_o israel_n upon_o our_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n and_o yet_o have_v we_o not_o still_o the_o light_n of_o goshen_n though_o thrust_v under_o a_o bushel_n as_o if_o we_o either_o be_v or_o if_o we_o will_v may_v be_v the_o very_a israel_n of_o god_n what_o though_o we_o be_v not_o profess_v atheist_n be_v we_o not_o practical_a atheist_n neither_o do_v we_o not_o all_o of_o we_o do_v as_o they_o do_v drink_v a_o health_n to_o the_o devil_n though_o we_o do_v not_o compliment_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o say_v we_o do_v it_o when_o in_o overmuch_o and_o useless_a favour_n to_o the_o health_n of_o another_o and_o another_o man_n we_o mentu_fw-la we_o in_o potâ_fw-la est_fw-la nulla_fw-la salute_n salus_fw-la ovid._n nulla_fw-la new_a stomachi_fw-la new_a mentu_fw-la drink_v away_o

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to_o do_v 37.8_o psal_n 37.8_o evil_a as_o he_o do_v and_o to_o break_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n in_o a_o much_o worse_a sense_n than_o he_o do_v but_o that_o we_o shall_v imitate_v he_o in_o his_o sorrow_n in_o his_o better_a anger_n against_o his_o worse_a anger_n and_o in_o his_o other_o more_o predominant_a and_o denominate_a quality_n his_o meekness_n 12.3_o num._n 12.3_o and_o his_o zealous_a keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o god_n it_o make_v and_o offer_v promise_n to_o all_o man_n it_o pour_v out_o and_o denounce_v threat_n upon_o all_o man_n even_o king_n and_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n and_o what_o one_o mere_a man_n will_v take_v such_o a_o universal_a power_n to_o himself_o and_o will_v not_o suffer_v his_o empire_n to_o be_v bound_v by_o any_o part_n of_o that_o vast_a ocean_n all_o of_o which_o have_v itself_o a_o ne_n ultra_fw-la 104.9_o ps_n 104.9_o thus_o far_o thou_o shall_v go_v and_o no_o further_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o such_o a_o one_o 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