Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	let_v	sinner_n	1,997	5	7.5506	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00818	The curse of corne-horders with the blessing of seasonable selling. In three sermons, on Pro. II.26. Begun at the general sessions for the county of Cornwall, held at Bodmyn, and continued at Fowy. By Charles Fitz-Geffrie.	Fitz-Geffry, Charles, 1575?-1638.	1631 (1631)	STC 10939; ESTC S115075	43,052	70

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most_o ready_a charles_n fitz-geffry_n a_o brief_a view_n of_o the_o ensue_a sermon_n concio_fw-la prima_fw-la the_o occasion_n of_o the_o choice_n of_o this_o text._n page_n 1_o the_o division_n thereof_o into_o two_o part_n in_o the_o former_a part_n be_v consider_v 1._o the_o sin_n 2._o the_o sequel_n p._n 3_o 1_o ma._n i_o the_o sin_n withhold_a corne._n ibid._n all_o conservation_n of_o corn_n not_o unlawful_a what_o be_v unlawful_a herein_o ibid._n under_o the_o word_n corn_n every_o public_a commodity_n comprehend_v p._n 4_o doct._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n to_o procure_v or_o further_a famine_n by_o seek_v to_o raise_v the_o price_n of_o corn._n ibid._n reason_n 1._o it_o be_v odious_a unto_o god_n the_o detain_v of_o other_o commodity_n not_o so_o necessary_a for_o the_o life_n of_o man_n as_o corn_n forbid_v by_o god_n much_o more_o of_o this_o without_o which_o the_o life_n of_o man_n can_v hardly_o yea_o not_o at_o all_o be_v sustain_v the_o necessity_n of_o bread_n unto_o man_n life_n p._n 5_o 6_o 2._o it_o be_v opposite_a to_o nature_n unto_o which_o corne-horders_a be_v traitor_n for_o 1._o that_o which_o nature_n most_o desire_v they_o do_v most_o detest_v that_o be_v plenty_n p._n 7_o 8_o 2._o and_o that_o which_o nature_n most_o detest_v they_o most_o desire_v namely_o dearth_n and_o scarcity_n ibid._n 3._o condemn_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n p._n 9_o application_n three_o sort_n of_o people_n guilty_a herein_o p._n 11_o 1_o the_o greedy_a farmer_n who_o sometime_o withholdeth_a corn_n even_o in_o sell_v it_o ibid._n 2_o the_o covetous_a merchant_n p._n 13_o 3_o the_o huckster_n or_o badger_n of_o corne._n p._n 14_o concio_fw-la secunda_fw-la secunda_fw-la primae_fw-la the_o sequel_n the_o curse_n of_o the_o people_n p._n 17_o a_o common_a sin_n draw_v on_o a_o common_a curse_n p._n 18_o doct._n 2._o the_o people_n curse_n just_o procure_v be_v a_o fearful_a judgement_n p._n 19_o the_o people_n curse_n twofold_a 1._o causeless_o or_o unjust_a this_o not_o to_o be_v fear_v nor_o regard_v ibid._n exhortation_n to_o magistrate_n and_o officer_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n though_o the_o people_n do_v causeless_o curse_v they_o for_o such_o curse_n god_n will_v bless_v they_o ibid._n 2_o the_o just_o cause_v curse_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o oppress_v this_o curse_n very_o fearful_a p._n 20_o use_v terror_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o oppressor_n p._n 21_o especial_o to_o corne-horders_a p._n 22_o that_o these_o curse_n be_v not_o effectless_a in_o this_o life_n show_v by_o example_n a_o story_n out_o of_o matthew_n paris_n of_o walter_n grey_n archbishop_n of_o york_n a_o covetous_a corne-horder_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1234._o p._n 23_o another_o of_o a_o german_a bishop_n devour_v by_o rat_n an._n 930._o p._n 24_o the_o effect_n of_o these_o curse_n in_o latter_a time_n wherein_o some_o of_o these_o nabal_n have_v hang_v themselves_o when_o the_o price_n of_o corn_n have_v fall_v ibid._n the_o great_a curse_n of_o all_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 25_o objection_n answer_v 1._o may_v i_o not_o do_v with_o my_o own_o what_o i_o list_v p._n 26_o answer_n christ_n only_o may_v both_o say_v and_o do_v so_o man_n can_v without_o limitation_n who_o can_v cast_v nothing_o his_o own_o proper_o but_o his_o sin_n ibid._n man_n may_v not_o use_v their_o own_o to_o the_o hurt_n of_o other_o ibid._n it_o be_v damnable_a to_o withhold_v our_o own_o when_o our_o brethren_n be_v ready_a to_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o that_o which_o we_o may_v well_o spare_v p._n 27_o two_o other_o objection_n joseph_n and_o gedeon_n their_o example_n answer_v p._n 30_o 31_o famine_n a_o grievous_a punishment_n p._n 31_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n alone_o to_o punish_v a_o sinful_a nation_n with_o famine_n or_o any_o other_o judgement_n p._n 32_o we_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v thus_o scourge_v but_o this_o famine_n be_v not_o inflict_v immediate_o by_o