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	lord_n	praise_n	6,095	5	8.0007	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03610	The soules ingrafting into Christ. By T.H.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1637 (1637)	STC 13733; ESTC S104199	16,216	35

worth nor rest in his owne sufficiency and seeth himselfe miserable by corruptions committed and seeth that he is unable to releeve himselfe out of his misery and then hee is willing to part with all and when hee hath done this then there is no more words to the bargaine but the Lord bids him take the Pearle he hath bought it and carry it away with him so then the case is cleere if you bee good chapmen and bid roundly and come to Gods price there is no more words to the bargaine You would have sinne and Christ God and Devill no no but sell all and the pearle is yours you may take it in your hand and carry it home with you thus much for the proofe Reasons I come now to the Reasons whence comes it that the Lord will not delay to come into an humble soule the marvellous readinesse of the Lord it is admirable to thinke on it the reasons are three Because the Lord Jesus was sent for this very end by God the Father Matt. 15.24 And hee came also to this very purpose Luke 19.10 Gather up the places I am not sent but to the lost sheepe of Israel and in the other place there he came to seeke and save that which was lost that is lost in the sight and sense of his owne misery lost in regard of his owne ability and sufficiency to helpe himselfe Then lastly willing to be disposed by another this is the nature of a lost man The man that is in the wildernesse if hee knew not the way out there is no meanes to succour him therefore he is willing and contented that any man should direct him the way out if a man should say this is the path that leads you out of the wildernesse to such a place would hee not yeeld to his advice hee were but a lost man so dost thou see that thou art lost if thou liest in the wildernesse of sinne thou art a damned man and then lost dost thou see that thou art unable to come out and succour thy selfe art thou contented to be informed by God and disposed by him then marke what the text saith The Sonne of man the Lord Jesus came to seeke such sinners and the Lord will never leave till he finde thee and when hee hath found thee hee will never leave till hee hath saved thee the Lord though thou canst not seeke him hee will seeke thee and when hee hath sought thee hee will save thee too Then if the end of Christs comming and the scope of his sending be to save a lost sinner then above all hee will attaine his owne end fulfill what was betrusted to him hee will seeke and save him The second ground Because an humble broken soule is the fittest subject to set forth the glory of the riches of Gods grace and Salvation that is in Christ purchased and through Christ conveyed to the soule I say they are the fittest subjects for God to worke upon for the Lord to come to and dwell in and to set forth the honour of the worke of Redemption as it deserves Ephes 2.11.12 The text saith hee worketh all things according to the counsell of his will and why so namely to the praise of the glory of his grace Now observe it there is no soule so fit to set forth the praise of the glory of the grace of the Lord and the great worke of Salvation as a broken soule and selfe denying heart for an humble soule denies all in it selfe but expects all from grace and the free favour of God It saith it is unworthy to receive mercy that it needs and beggs and therefore an humble soule is the fittest of all to set forth the great worke of God all the Councell of God to set forth the riches of his grace that all may be said to be grace as in that of Zacharie when the temple was built thy cryed Grace Grace Grace as who should say grace layeth the first stone and grace layeth the last stone all is of grace from beginning to ending so an humble soule setteth forth the freenesse of Gods grace abundantly and saith I deserved nothing but hell and if I have any thing but hell it is from Gods mercy But a proud heart hee opposeth the worke of God all the workmanship of the grace of God The proud heart will have something of it selfe and take something to it selfe to boast of and where is grace now it's not grace but your parts and abilities that you attribute all to and by that meanes hinder the setting forth the riches of Gods mercy in Christ Therefore an humble soule is the best shop wherein the great worke of redemption and frame of salvation may be seene the poore soule will say Looke what the Lord hath done and it is marvellous in our eyes it ought to be marvellous in our hearts Looke as it is with men No wise man will dwell in an house where his credit may not be maintained and where hee may not have all conveniences necessary and therefore no marvell though Christ comes into an humble heart it is the fittest place for the credit of Christ Christ would worke all in the soule the humble soule is content he shall take notice of it It is a schoole rule there is no wise man that disposeth of the frame of a building but if he hath disposed of it he will set it up and dwell in it unlesse he wants power or wisdome power in that he hath begun a thing and was not able to finish it none of these can befall God God is a wise sufficient cause hee never disposeth of a matter fully but he brings a frame and a forme to the matter disposed Now when the Lord hath prepared a building and framed an humble soule to dwell in if hee will not finish his frame hee must want power and wisdome But these cannot be wanting to an almighty and most wise God therefore hee that hath fitted the heart for his owne credit and for all conveniences that all may be wrought by him and all glory may come to him surely that powerfull God that cannot be hindred and that wise God that doth nothing but out of wisedome hee will reare up the building of grace and salvation shall be bestowed upon the soule The third ground Because now all hinderances are taken out of the way that should stop him and all impediments that should let him are removed wholly therefore the place being for him and he ready to come he must of necessity come for if there be any hinderance to stop the comming of Christ into the soule it must either lie on his part or on our part but it shall appeare that there is no hindrance either on Gods part or a broken soules part therefore there is nothing can hinder the Lord from comming if there be any thing on our parts to hinder him it is either because wee love our selves or cleave to our