Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	hear_v	lord_n	sin_n	15,720	5	5.7661	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27165	No treason to say, Kings are Gods subjects, or, The supremacy of God, opened, asserted, applyed in some sermons preached at Lugarshal in Sussex by N.B. then rector there, accused of treason by James Thompson, Vicar of Shalford in Surry, and the author ejected out of the said rectory for preaching them : with a preface apologetical, vindicating the author and sermons from that false accusation, relating the manner of his ejection, and fully answering the narrative of the said Vicar, now also parson of Lurgarshal / by Nehemiah Beaton ...	Beaton, Nehemiah, d. 1663.	1661 (1661)	Wing B1568; ESTC R17272	43,029	53

but yet we should look on God as the Primum Mobile and his hand as turning these Wheels about All this while he hath had and held all their hearts in his hand Come therefore let us rejoyce in him this day and glory in the God of our salvation and beware that we make not this a day of wickedness and provocation instead of a day of thanksgiving and praise To prevent this 1. Let us see acknowledge and be sensible of every one of us his own and the whole Nations sinfulness and great unworthiness of such a mercy Alas if we consider what wickedness is amongst us how by all sorts and kinds of sins we have provoked the Lord we may wonder that instead of the voice of joy that we hear this day the Lord had not caused us to hear the voice of weeping the confused noyse of War and to have seen Garments rolled in bloud 2. Let us give the glory to God we are so apt to fail herein and 't is a sin that the jealous God is so highly provoked by that although I have already much pressed it I cannot but once more urge it upon you God will let no creature share with him if he have not all the honour he reckons he hath none yea he counts himself highly dishonoured 3. Let us prize this mercy according to its worth and let us not because we have not all we look for over-look all that we have Consider how unlikely it was not long since that we should have been in so good a condition as now we are Certainly whatever any of us may think now we should have thought this a great mercy if the Army and late usurping Power had gone a little farther Truly God hath exceeded our hopes in this mercy 4. Let us beware of provoking God now he is coming towards this Nation in a way of mercy to stop and turn from us and do us hurt after he hath done us good 5. Lastly If there be in us any fear of God any love to the King let not any of us dare this day to call or count that an expression of joy and thanksgiving which is a breach of Gods Law or that tends to his dishonour Thus far on day of Thanksgiving Afterwards upon the coming forth of the Kings Proclamation against Prophanness I resumed this Texton June 10. having read the Proclamation and repeated the foregoing use I added to it as followeth Let us bless God for this most seasonable Proclamation and for all those pious and gracions expressions in it To what a height of impudence in sin were some graceless wretches grown amongst us Drunkenness Swearing Cursing and reviling those that refused to run into the same excess of riot with themselves these were and yet are the dayly practices of many in all places and of some in this place and though by this their wickedness they only prov'd themselves subjects and vassals to the Prince of darkness yet they cloaked over their abominable villany with pretences of loyalty and affection to the King and this their prophaneness they dar'd to call and expect that others should count a testimony thereof In the mean time those that had any fear of God and true affection to the King were grieved at the very soul at this horrible wickedness knowing it did highly offend and provoke God dishonour yea and endanger the Kings Majesty and therefore they earnestly besought the Lord that he would put it into his heart to discountenance and give some check to this growing will by declaring his detestation and abhorrency of these their lewd courses And the Lord hath heard them and given them the very desire of their hearts For how fully and excellently hath his Majesty declared himself So fully that we may say What can the man say that comes after the King Hear again his Majesties words Pulchra sunt his dicenda and so I again repeated his Majesties Declaration to them And here because one of those hath openly affirmed some few daies since that this was not nor could not be the Kings Declaration but was put out by some Rogues in his Name I shall propound and answer that Objection Object How do we know that this is the Kings own Declaration Answ 1. Let us inquire whence it is that these Objectors are thus doubtful 2. Let us consider how offensive these words are 1. For the first 'T is because it so extreamly disappoints and crosses their hopes and expectations men are alwaies very backward to believe what they passionately desire should be false Had it been a Proclamation for the encouragement of Vice and Wickedness you should never have heard any one of these made any question of the truth of it 2. Take notice of the great offence these Objectors are guilty of 1. This their doubting and these their words are full of reproach and very injurious to the Kings Majesty their words betray them you may see by this what thoughts these men have had and still have of the King They thought him altogether such a one as themselves a lover and encourager of Prophaneness else what mean they when they say this cannot be the Kings Declaration Now what can be more dishonourable to the King 2. Their words shew you what that love and affection to the King of which they boast was grounded on viz. a hope and perswasion that he would not cross them in their sinful courses 3. These words are guilty of Rebellion they open a gap to all disobedience it seems if any Laws and Proclamations come out which cross our desires we may decline obedience and say they are none of the Kings Laws none of his Proclamations But to leave these and conclude this Use Let all of us bless God for this mercy this is the way to have more mercies in this kind God can make him yet a farther and greater blessing to these Nations and let every one of us in our place observe and obey this Proclamation and bring to punishment those that will not 4. This Doctrine informs which is the readiest and only sure way to obtain any good for our selves or the Church of God from the King for if God have his heart in his hand can we but make sure of God if we wrestle with him by Prayer and prevail with him the business is done he can command the heart of the King and cause it to meet with our desires Solomon discovers and secretly checks the folly of those that neglect this course Prov. 29. 26. Many seek the Rulers favour but every mans judgement cometh from the Lord. As if he should say Men that desire to obtain any thing of Princes they presently run to him but alas they begin at the wrong end would they begin at God though that seem the farthest way about 't is the nearest way to speed for every mans judgement is from the Lord. As if he had said The Prince of himself cannot dispose of his own favour