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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50133	Humiliations follow'd with deliverances a brief discourse on the matter and method of that humiliation which would be an hopeful symptom of our deliverance from calamity accompanied and accommodated with a narrative of a notable deliverance lately received by some English captives from the hands of cruel Indians and some improvement of that narrative : whereunto is added A narrative of Hannah Swarton, containing a great many wonderful passages, relating to her captivity and deliverance.	Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.; Swarton, Hannah.	1697 (1697)	Wing M1116; ESTC R19464	26,849	74

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to_o go_v to_o live_v in_o a_o remote_a place_n without_o the_o public_a ministry_n deprive_v ourselves_o &_o our_o child_n of_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n for_o our_o soul_n and_o all_o this_o for_o worldly_a advantage_n i_o find_v a_o heart_n to_o repent_v of_o they_o all_o and_o to_o lay_v hold_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o cleanse_v i_o from_o they_o all_o i_o find_v much_o comfort_n while_o i_o be_v among_o the_o french_a by_o the_o opportunity_n i_o have_v sometime_o to_o read_v the_o scripture_n and_o other_o good_a book_n and_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o secret_n and_o the_o conference_n that_o some_o of_o we_o captive_n have_v together_o about_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o prayer_n together_o sometime_o especial_o with_o one_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o house_n with_o i_o margaret_z stilson_n then_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n precious_a to_o we_o and_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n speak_v one_o to_o another_o of_o it_o as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n and_o 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which_o prayer_n the_o lord_n have_v now_o hear_v and_o gracious_o answer_v praise_v be_v his_o name_n the_o lord_n enable_n i_o to_o live_v suitable_o unto_o his_o mercy_n and_o to_o those_o public_a and_o precious_a privilege_n which_o i_o now_o enjoy_v so_o that_o in_o ezek_n 11.16_o 17._o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n unto_o i_o in_o my_o captivity_n although_o i_o have_v cast_v they_o far_o off_o among_o the_o heathen_a yet_o will_v i_o be_v a_o little_a sanctuary_n to_o they_o i_o will_v gather_v you_o from_o the_o people_n where_o you_o have_v be_v scatter_v i_o find_v that_o god_n be_v a_o little_a sanctuary_n to_o i_o there_o and_o hope_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v i_o to_o the_o country_n from_o whence_o i_o have_v be_v scatter_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o destitute_a and_o not_o despise_v my_o prayer_n but_o grant_v i_o the_o desire_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o bring_v i_o to_o his_o house_n and_o my_o relation_n again_o i_o often_o think_v on_o the_o history_n of_o the_o man_n bear_v blind_a of_o who_o christ_n when_o his_o disciple_n ask_v whether_o this_o man_n have_v sin_v or_o his_o parent_n answer_v neither_o this_o man_n nor_o his_o parent_n but_o this_o be_v that_o the_o work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a in_o he_o so_o though_o i_o have_v deserve_v all_o this_o yet_o i_o know_v not_o but_o one_o reason_n of_o god_n bring_v all_o these_o affliction_n and_o misery_n upon_o i_o and_o then_o enable_v i_o to_o bear_v they_o be_v that_o the_o work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a and_o in_o my_o great_a distress_n i_o be_v revive_v by_o that_o in_o psal_n 118.17_o 18._o i_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v and_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n have_v chastened_a 〈◊〉_d sore_o but_o he_o have_v not_o give_v i_o over_o to_o death_n i_o have_v very_o often_o a_o secret_a persuasion_n that_o i_o shall_v live_v to_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o 2_o chron._n 6.36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o be_v a_o precious_a scripture_n to_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o evil._n we_o have_v read_v over_o and_o pray_v over_o this_o scripture_n together_o and_o talk_v together_o of_o this_o scripture_n margaret_n and_o i_o how_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v though_o they_o be_v scatter_v for_o their_o sin_n yet_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o return_n if_o they_o do_v bethink_v themselves_o and_o turn_v and_o pray_v so_o we_o do_v bethink_v ourselves_o in_o the_o land_n where_o we_o be_v garry_v captive_a do_v turn_v do_v pray_v and_o endeavour_v to_o return_v to_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o as_o they_o be_v to_o pray_v towards_o the_o temple_n i_o take_v it_o that_o i_o shall_v pray_v towards_o christ_n and_o according_o do_v so_o and_o hope_v the_o lord_n will_v hear_v and_o he_o have_v hear_v from_o heaven_n his_o dwelling_n place_n my_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n and_o mentain_v my_o cause_n and_o not_o reject_v i_o but_o return_v i_o and_o oh_o how_o affectionate_a be_v my_o read_n of_o the_o eighty_o four_o psalm_n in_o this_o condition_n the_o mean_n of_o my_o deliverance_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o letter_n that_o have_v pass_v between_o the_o government_n of_o new-england_n and_o of_o canada_n mr._n cary_n be_v send_v with_o a_o vessel_n to_o fetch_v captive_n from_o quebeck_n and_o when_o he_o come_v i_o among_o other_o with_o my_o young_a son_n have_v our_o liberty_n to_o come_v away_o and_o by_o god_n blessing_n upon_o we_o we_o arrive_v in_o safety_n at_o boston_n in_o november_n 1695._o our_o desire_a haven_n and_o i_o desire_v to_o praise_n the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n and_o for_o his_o wonderful_a work_n to_o i_o yet_o still_o i_o have_v leave_v behind_o two_o child_n a_o daughter_n of_o twenty_o year_n old_a at_o mont_fw-fr royal_a who_o i_o have_v not_o see_v in_o two_o year_n before_o i_o come_v away_o and_o a_o son_n of_o nineteen_o year_n old_a who_o i_o never_o see_v since_o we_o part_v the_o next_o morning_n after_o we_o be_v take_v i_o earnest_o request_v the_o prayer_n of_o my_o christian_a friend_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v they_o what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n finis_fw-la

innumerable_a and_o almost_o irremediable_a woe_n to_o break_v in_o upon_o we_o xii_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o magistrate_n minister_n and_o other_o that_o have_v serve_v the_o public_a have_v be_v but_o great_a sufferer_n by_o their_o service_n and_o meet_v with_o unrighteous_a discouragement_n xiii_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o the_o piracy_n which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v some_o who_o belong_v to_o these_o have_v perpetrate_v in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v scandal_n that_o call_v for_o much_o lamentation_n fourteen_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v in_o former_a year_n use_v unjustifiable_a hardship_n upon_o some_o that_o have_v conscientious_o dissent_v from_o our_o persuasion_n in_o religion_n xv._o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v treat_v one_o another_o very_o ill_o in_o the_o various_a temptation_n centention_n and_o revolution_n which_o have_v be_v upon_o we_o xvi_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o most_o filthy_a uncleanness_n have_v horrible_o defile_v the_o land_n xvii_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o the_o joy_n of_o harvest_n have_v be_v fill_v with_o folly_n and_o lewdness_n and_o forget_v the_o glad_a service_n of_o god_n who_o we_o shall_v have_v serve_v in_o the_o abun●lance_n of_o all_o thing_n xviii_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o much_o fraud_n have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o deal_n of_o many_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o oppression_n have_v make_v a_o cry_n xix_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o falsehood_n and_o slander_n have_v be_v common_o carry_v of_o dart_n through_o the_o land_n and_o the_o wound_a have_v be_v many_o xx._n and_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v that_o the_o successive_a and_o amaze_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o for_o our_o thus_o trespass_v have_v not_o reclaim_v we_o but_o we_o have_v prodigious_o go_v on_o still_o in_o our_o trespass_n in_o our_o humiliation_n let_v these_o thing_n be_v reflect_v on_o and_o with_o our_o most_o humble_a reflection_n let_v we_o do_v like_o they_o in_o 1_o sam._n 7.6_o gather_v together_o and_o draw_v water_n and_o pour_v it_o out_o in_o a_o shower_n of_o tear_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o fast_o on_o that_o day_n and_o say_v we_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n but_o that_o this_o our_o confession_n of_o our_o provocation_n may_v be_v penitent_a we_o must_v second_o incorporate_v thereinto_o a_o confession_n of_o what_o we_o have_v deserve_v by_o these_o provoke_v evil_n particular_o we_o have_v see_v many_o trouble_n but_o on_o our_o day_n of_o humiliation_n concern_v all_o our_o trouble_n let_v we_o humble_o make_v that_o confession_n in_o ezra_n 9.13_o thou_o our_o god_n best_a punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v have_v we_o lose_v many_o thousand_o of_o pound_n by_o the_o disaster_n of_o the_o sea_n let_v we_o humble_o confess_v our_o sin_n have_v deserve_v that_o instead_o of_o make_v one_o good_a voyage_n we_o shall_v have_v be_v strip_v of_o all_o the_o little_a that_o be_v leave_v unto_o we_o have_v one_o bad_a harvest_n after_o another_o diminish_v our_o ordinary_a food_n let_v we_o humble_o confess_v our_o sin_n have_v deserve_v that_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v be_v thereby_o defile_v shall_v have_v yield_v we_o n●thing_v at_o all_o have_v bloody_a popish_a and_o pagan_a enemy_n make_v very_o dreadful_a impression_n upon_o we_o and_o captive_v and_o butcher_v multitude_n of_o our_o belove_a neighbour_n let_v we_o humble_o confess_v our_o sin_n have_v deserve_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v all_o of_o we_o altogether_o give_v up_o unto_o the_o will_n of_o our_o enemy_n to_o serve_v our_o enemy_n in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o have_v our_o life_n continual_o hang_v in_o doubt_n under_o their_o turious_a tyranny_n have_v we_o be_v break_v sore_o in_o the_o place_n of_o dragon_n and_o cover_v with_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n say_v humble_o before_o the_o lord_n with_o they_o in_o lam._n 3.39_o why_o shall_v a_o man_n complain_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o we_o have_v have_v comfort_n to_o mitigate_v and_o moderate_v our_o trouble_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n god_n have_v remember_v mercy_n now_o concern_v all_o our_o comfort_n on_o our_o day_n of_o humiliation_n let_v we_o humble_o make_v that_o confession_n in_o lam._n 3.22_o it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v have_v we_o not_o the_o tiding_n of_o salvation_n by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n preace_v unto_o we_o to_o sweeten_v the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v we_o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o this_o country_n have_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o the_o water_n of_o life_n yet_o continue_v unto_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o become_v a_o region_n of_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v our_o poor_a though_o great_o increase_v and_o afflict_a yet_o more_o comfortable_o provide_v for_o than_o in_o many_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n let_v we_o humble_o confess_v it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o all_o seattered_a and_o famished_a and_o perish_v in_o our_o poverty_n do_v we_o see_v less_o of_o the_o distress_n of_o nation_n and_o perplexity_n with_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o wave_n thereof_o roar_v than_o they_o do_v in_o a_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n 8._o let_v we_o humble_o confess_v it_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n that_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o faint_a heart_n of_o man_n any_o where_o do_v fear_n come_v on_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o come_v upon_o ourselves_o why_o do_v not_o our_o adversary_n use_v the_o advantage_n which_o they_o have_v to_o confound_v we_o but_o be_v themselves_o in_o such_o confusion_n that_o we_o endure_v not_o a_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o disturbance_n from_o they_o which_o they_o may_v give_v unto_o we_o humble_o say_v before_o the_o lord_n with_o he_o in_o gen._n 32.10_o we_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o all_o these_o mercy_n this_o this_o will_v be_v the_o language_n of_o a_o true_a humiliation_n but_o a_o second_o admonition_n must_v be_v add_v unto_o this._n what_o signify_v confession_n without_o reformation_n it_o be_v all_o but_o hypocrisy_n all_o but_o impiety_n we_o be_v tell_v in_o prov._n 28.13_o it_o be_v he_o that_o confess_v &_o forsale_v who_o shall_v have_v mercy_n the_o ancient_n will_v well_o call_v the_o confession_n of_o sin_n the_o vemit_v of_o the_o soul_n but_o now_o if_o we_o return_v and_o proceed_v unto_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v by_o our_o confession_n as_o it_o be_v vomit_v up_o what_o be_v we_o but_o the_o dog_n that_o return_v unto_o their_o vomit_n when_o sin_n be_v sincere_o confess_v the_o repent_v sinner_n will_v say_v as_o in_o hos_n 14.8_o what_o have_v we_o any_o more_o to_o do_v with_o they_o come_v then_o we_o have_v now_o and_o then_o that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o day_n of_o humiliation_n but_o sir_n a_o day_n of_o reformation_n oh_o when_o shall_v we_o see_v such_o a_o day_n when_o shall_v it_o once_o be_v behold_v a_o essential_a piece_n of_o work_n to_o be_v attend_v when_o a_o day_n of_o humiliation_n arrive_v unto_o we_o let_v every_o one_o of_o we_o earnest_o inquire_v with_o ourselves_o what_o be_v there_o that_o i_o be_o now_o to_o reform_v in_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o life_n and_o in_o the_o family_n which_o i_o belong_v unto_o and_o importunate_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n to_o pursue_v such_o a_o reformation_n but_o then_o l●et_v all_o that_o sustain_v any_o public_a office_n whether_o civil_a or_o sacred_a further_o carry_v on_o the_o enqui●y_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o reform_v any_o spread_a evil_n in_o the_o public_a lei_fw-it the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o their_o severat_fw-la charge_n labour_v watchful_o to_o prevent_v all_o growth_n of_o sin_n in_o their_o vicinity_n and_o the_o church_n join_v with_o their_o pastor_n in_o sharpen_v their_o discipline_n against_o offence_n that_o may_v arise_v and_o in_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n and_o purity_n which_o they_o have_v heretofore_o be_v clothe_v withal_o and_o let_v justice_n grand_a jury_n man_n constables_z tythingman_n have_v their_o mutual_a consultation_n to_o procure_v the_o execution_n of_o good_a law_n and_o remember_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o be_v such_o a_o humiliation_n once_o obtain_v then_o will_v our_o god_n say_v i_o see_v they_o have_v humble_v themselves_o i_o will_v not_o utter_o destroy_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v in_o english_a the_o land_n of_o the_o humble_v oh_o if_o we_o be_v universal_o thus_o humble_v our_o land_n will_v soon_o