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
A94270	Teratologia: or, a discovery of Gods vvonders, manifested in former and modern times by bloudy raine, and vvaters: vvith other prodigious occurences, being intimations of the divine displeasure; but withall, most gracious invitations to repentance. With certaine uses that a wise Christian will, and every Christian ought to make thereof. / By J. S.	J. S.	1650 (1650)	Wing S94; Thomason E612_16; ESTC R206493	17,511	27

but short stay there and returning into England was summoned back again by a report that Constantes a famous old City in Normandy was besieged by the ●●●nch To which place the King made his addresse with all possible expedition and taking with him but a few came on with such speed and resolution that the besiegers affrighted made all the haste they could to be gone but over taken by pursuite there were slaughtered to a very great number This was about the year of Christ 1464. To be brief for there be already noted examples enough In Kalenburg Castle Crantz Saxon. l. 12. c. 5. saith Crantzius and about the same year 1464. it rained Bloud for the drops thereof were seen saith he upon womens vails and upon stra●● that lay near this Castle And he saith further that a little after this rain the sun was there seen at noon sine splendore without splendor or brightnesse And this followed saith Crantzius Warres were exasperated Inter Duces Civitates Saxionae between the Dukes and Cities of Saxonie Lastly and of late times in Glocester-shire at a Village called Barnwood upon the report of the neighbourhood who beheld it I have no other knowledge of this particular in the moneth of February 1648. it rained Bloud upon certaine Clothes washed and hung upon an Hedg there to dry Many eyes beheld it but what the consequence may be is secret hidden in the bosome of the great and Omniscient God whose judgements are unsearchable Rom. 11.13 and his wayes past finding out Let no man presume to draw neer or attempt to open the Cabinet of these Divine Counsells that are only reserved to himselfe And now to hasten forward Pliny tells us in the place above mentioned where he speaks of Bloudy raine but especially of Iron that fell from the Heavens in the forme of spunges that the Soothsayers being consulted and enquired of what the same might portend answered Plin. vide supra Cavenda praemonuerunt superna vulnera The same did forewarn said they that supernall wounds were to be taken heed of Loe these are strange things even wonders in our eyes Let 's therefore leave them to God the Author of them and endeavour to make some good use of them to the benefit and good of our soules And what shall that be Why even this Let it serve in the first place to exhort every wise Christian not to put far away the evil day Amos 6.3 building upon a vaine confidence and flattering themselves with fallacious hopes and groundlesse collections promising peace to themselves when the judgements of God are even at their dores This was the fault of the Jewes and Israelites in the Prophet Amos his time and the same was the fault of them both in the Prophet Isaiahs time Isay 22.12 who prophesied about fifty years before Amos and whereof he complains saying When the Lord God of Hosts in that time calleth to weeping to mourning and to baldnesse and to girding with sackcloth behold joy and gladnesse c. Much adoe the Lord had with these untoward people Hegesippus writes Hegesip de excid Urbis Hierosol l. 5. c. 44. that though they had a great many of warnings by prodigious signes and fearfull apparitions before Jerusalem was besieged and the City destroyed yet the most of them had a way of expounding the meaning of those apparitions in a better sense to themselves then God intended them putting away the Evill day till the Vengeance of God fell upon the heads of them in a most severe manner as they that will take the paines to peruse Josephus and Hegesippus Authors of note and credit both which have written that Story will easily see The next use will be a use of Admonition to all sorts of people to be very heedfull of their wayes When God speaks let no man close his ears but say as Samuel once Speak Lord 1 Sam. 3.10 for thy servant heareth How well is the Lord pleased with a ready returne how soone doth he receive those that come unto him and tenderly embrace any that tremble at his threats Such a one let him assure himselfe shall finde mercy when contemners shall not escape misery and unhappinesse And to make us assured how ready he is to come in to our assistance when we come in to call upon him for it how willing to bear our infirmities and to pardon our failings to cure our wounds that sinne hath made in our Soules and to stir us forward not to be wanting to our selves John 4.24 loe he doth discover and manifest himselfe being a Spirit under such notions as are most attractive to any nature by all the parts and passions of man by the nearest relations that intercede in our common societies by all tendernesse of Paternall and maternall affections he declares himselfe He hath to suite with our weaknesse a face a mouth he hath nostrils eyes ears armes hands c. he hears he sees he smels c. By all the externall and internall senses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 affected in shew after the manner of a man he makes himself known unto us and doth declare and demonstrate with all tendernesse of affection himself ready to assist at every need Nay how passionate he is in our sufferings he calls to be called upon * Psal 50.15 Call upon me me that am a † Quis ille nobis intelligendus est Pater Deus scil tam Pater nemo tam pius nemo Tcrtul de poenit p. 45. Father in the time of trouble and I will help thee and thou shalt glorifie me * Mat. 11.28 Come onto me me that am a Saviour all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will ease you He sues to be sued and sought unto and takes it as a courtesie done to him to aske a favour from him He hath an heart he hath bowels bowels of compassion feeling under humane infirmities He is grieved at our miscarriage he is glad at our well doing Ephes 4.30 there 's joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents more then over ninety nine righteous persons that need no repentance Finally what ever may conduce towards the winning and drawing of a man to his owne Salvation the Lord God of mercy imparts to him under such representatives as may cause him with boldnesse alacrity and cheerfulnesse to be still calling and craving for necessary supplies for Heaven whilst time and opportunity lasts whereunto we have great and manifold encouragements Christ Jesus our elder brother made in the shape of man Phil. 2.7 is our Advocate our Mediatour our Intercessor our Judge our Friend our All in All. Col. 3.11 Lose not then to day what cannot perhaps be gain'd to morrow we are not sure of another * Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum Horat. day Yet an opportunity tenders it selfe and a Kingdome may be purchased at a low rate and with a little labour