Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	heart_n	lord_n	way_n	4,954	5	4.7237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16347	Incipit Speculum vite Cristi; Meditationes vitae Christi. English.	Love, Nicholas, fl. 1410.; Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, ca. 1217-1274, attributed name.	1494 (1494)	STC 3261; ESTC S111579	210,740	291

devocyon_n fellen_v down_o prostrate_a to_o before_o the_o throne_n ●_o n._n ●_o of_o almyghty_a god_n king_n of_o heaven_n and_o gabriel_n to_o who_o as_o seynte_v bernard_n say_v be_v make_v special_a revelation_n of_o cryste_n incarnaconn_v in_o she_o own_o name_n say_v in_o this_o manner_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o ¶_o almyghty_a lord_n hit_v like_v to_o your_o high_a mageste_v of_o your_o endless_a goodness_n to_o make_v of_o nouȝt_n that_o noble_a and_o reasonable_a creature_n man_n for_o our_o comfort_n and_o our_o goodness_n that_o of_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v the_o restore_a of_o our_o false_a company_n lucifer_n &_o his_o felawe_n that_o felle_v down_o from_o we_o by_o apostasye_a so_o that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v here_o in_o this_o blessyd_v place_n with_o we_o love_a and_o worshyp_a you_o wythouten_v end_n but_o 'loo_o go_v odd_a lord_n now_o all_o they_o perysshen_v and_o none_o be_v save_v and_o in_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n pass_v we_o see_v none_o of_o they_o all_o here_o our_o enemy_n haven_n the_o vyctorye_n &_o of_o they_o our_o party_n be_v not_o restore_v but_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n contynuel_o fill_v where_o to_o lord_n be_v they_o bear_v to_o great_a meschyef_n for_o though_o it_o be_v down_o after_o your_o ryȝtwysnes_n nevertheless_o lord_n it_o be_v now_o time_n of_o mercy_n have_v in_o mind_n that_o you_o make_v they_o after_o your_o own_o likeness_n and_o though_o her_o fornfader_n fo_o &_o wrechyd_o breken_fw-mi your_o maundement_n nevertheless_o your_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o thing_n wherefore_o all_o their_o eye_n be_v set_v upon_o as_o the_o servant_n on_o the_o lord_n hand_n till_o you_o have_v mercy_n &_o help_v they_o with_o a_o spedeful_a &_o heleful_a remedy_n seqiut_a the_o contencome_n inter_fw-la minam_fw-la &_o veritatem_fw-la ¶_o here_o with_o begin_v a_o manner_n of_o altercation_n and_o disputation_n bytuene_v the_o four_o king_n deughter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v marcy_n and_o sothfastnes_n pee_z and_o right_a wysnesse_n of_o the_o which_o four_o mercy_n and_o pee_z accord_v to_o the_o angel_n prayer_n for_o say_a be_v favourable_a to_o man_n restore_v but_o that_o other_o two_o sister_n soothe_v 〈…〉_o be_v 〈…〉_o in_o s●r_n ▪_o the_o a_o 〈…〉_o fastnes_n and_o right_a wysnes_n ageyne_v sayden_n ¶_o as_o faint_a bernarde_n by_o devout_a i_o ditation_n make_v hereof_o a_o process_n fair_a &_o long_o but_o for_o to_o take_v thereof_o short_o as_o to_o our_o purpose_n at_o this_o time_n somewhat_o in_o other_o manner_n &_o in_o other_o word_n we_o may_v ymagyne_v &_o think_v thꝰ_n first_o mercy_n &_o pee_z kneling_z to_z before_o she_o fader_fw-mi king_n of_o heaven_n by_o y●_z ꝓphete_n word_n david_n say_v thus_o lord_n shall_v thou_o cast_v a_o u●_n nunquid_fw-la in_o ●●●●num_fw-la p●●●ci●●_n de_fw-fr u●_n way_n from_o the_o man_n without_o end_n ▪_o or_o haste_v thou_o foryeten_v to_o do_v mercy_n and_o this_o oft_o they_o reherceden_fw-mi than_o say_v our_o lord_n lete_fw-la clepe_v forth_o your_o other_o two_o sister_n the_o which_o you_o see_v ready_a ayenste_n you_o &_o lete_fw-la we_o see_v also_o what_o they_o wool_fw-mi say_v here_o to_o &_o they_o be_v 〈…〉_o miser●●●●_n 〈…〉_o cor●●●_n 〈…〉_o s●●_n o●●_n m_o 〈…〉_o n●_n 〈…〉_o clepe_v &_o come_fw-mi all_o to_o guider_n mercy_n begin_v &_o say_v in_o this_o wise_n my_o fader_fw-mi of_o mercy_n it_o be_v your_o will_n ever_o without_o end_n a_o among_o your_o other_o douȝter_n my_o sister_n to_o yeve_v i_o that_o prerogatyve_a above_o all_o other_o werke_n that_o only_o i_o shall_v special_o regne_fw-la here_o with_o you_o in_o heaven_n but_o also_o that_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v replenysh_v with_o i_o to_o so_o moche_n virtue_n that_o who_o so_o will_v true_o &_o besely_a ask_v my_o help_n in_o any_o meschyef_a or_o need_n he_o shall_v without_o fail_v find_v your_o socour_n &_o help_v thoruȝ_n the_o meditaconn_n of_o i_o but_o now_o lo_o my_o dear_a fader_fw-mi that_o worthi_a party_n of_o earth_n &_o your_o noble_a creature_n man_n in_o his_o great_a wretchydnesse_n &_o myschyef_n so_o long_o time_n lyg_v cry_v continuel_o &_o ask_v after_o my_o help_n &_o now_o time_n be_v come_fw-mi in_o the_o which_o but_o if_o you_o help_v he_o &_o save_v he_o i_o less_o my_o name_n here_o against_o that_o other_o sister_n 〈…〉_o ●eri●●●_n p_o 〈…〉_o i_o 〈◊〉_d b●r●o●_n tuoru_fw-fr 〈…〉_o ●e_z 〈…〉_o sothfastnes_n say_v &_o you_o know_v well_o my_o fader_fw-mi sothfast_n god_n that_o i_o be_o beginning_a of_o your_o word_n &_o after_o you_o make_v man_n in_o so_o great_a worthiness_n that_o you_o wed_v i_o to_o he_o in_o that_o condycyon_n that_o what_o time_n he_o break_v your_o hest_n he_o &_o all_o that_o come_v of_o he_o shall_v less_o her_n blessyd_v lyf_v &_o be_v damn_a &_o do_v to_o death_n wherefore_o he_o forsake_v i_o &_o betake_v he_o to_o your_o enemy_n &_o my_o the_o fader_fw-mi of_o losing_n witness_v my_o sister_n riȝtwysnes_n i_o perysshe_v &_o less_o my_o name_n but_o he_o have_v death_n that_o he_o have_v deserve_v than_o speak_v riȝtwys_o ●●t●●_n justify_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●_o 〈◊〉_d ●e_a ●●t●●_n nes_z ryȝtwis_o lord_n thou_o have_v make_v i_o governor_n of_o thy_o doom_n last_v wythoute_n end_n &_o my_o sister_n troth_n techer_n of_o thy_o law_n &_o all_o thouȝ_n it_o so_o be_v that_o our_o sister_n mercy_n be_v styre_v of_o pyte_n &_o a_o good_a zele_n for_o man_n savacyon_n nevertheless_o in_o that_o she_o will_v save_v he_o that_o have_v so_o grete_o forfetyd_v agein_v you_o &_o we_o also_o i._n ca._n i._n without_o dew_n satisfaction_n she_o will_v destroy_v we_o both_o her_o susteren_n that_o be_v to_o say_v truth_n &_o ryghtwysnes_n &_o fordo_v our_o name_n pa●_n pa●_n here_o with_o y●_z four_o sister_n come_v forth_o that_o be_v to_o say_v pee_z &_o ●irite_n sovir_o blame_a her_o suster_n for_o her_o contrarious_a word_n &_o her_o stryt_n say_v to_o hem_v thus_o know_v you_o not_o well_o sister_n that_o ●actu●●s●●ocu●●●●●_n in_o pace_n ●actu●●s●●ocu●●●●●_n our_o fader_fw-mi have_v ordain_v &_o make_v his_o place_n only_o there_o as_o i_o be_o &_o i_o may_v not_o abide_v ne_o dwell_v there_o as_o be_v stryf_v &_o dissension_n and_o that_o be_v not_o seem_o but_o full_o ageyn_v kind_n to_o be_v among_o virtue_n wherefore_o but_o you_o cease_v of_o stryf_v &_o be_v acord_v i_o must_v forsake_v you_o &_o my_o fader_fw-mi also_o lo_o here_o be_v agrete_a contraversy_n bytwene_v the_o se_fw-mi four_o douȝter_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o so_o great_a reason_n that_o it_o be_v not_o see_v how_o that_o in_o man_n savation_n mercy_n &_o sothfastnes_n ▪_o pee_z &_o ryȝtwysnes_n may_v full_o be_v keep_v &_o accord_v than_o bad_a di●●i●i●_n pater_fw-la onn●●udicuim_fw-la de_fw-fr di●●i●i●_n the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n that_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o have_v commit_v &_o you_o ven_v all_o his_o doom_n to_o his_o dear_a soon_o soverayne_a wisdom_n king_n everlasting_a with_o he_o in_o one_o godhede_v y●_z these_o four_o douȝter_n shall_v go_v to_o he_o he_o to_o termyne_n this_o question_n &_o yeve_v a_o doom_n there_o on_o and_o than_o the_o king_n soverayne_a wisdom_n write_v y●_z sentence_n &_o the_o doom_n in_o this_o manner_n &_o take_v it_o to_o his_o chancellor_n reason_n to_o rede_n it_o in_o his_o name_n sayenge_a in_o these_o word_n this_o daughter_n sothfastnes_n say_v that_o she_o peryssh_v &_o lese_v her_o name_n but_o man_n have_v the_o death_n that_o he_o have_v deserve_v &_o with_o she_o acord_v her_o lister_n riȝtwysnes_n &_o on_o y●_z other_o side_n mercy_n say_v that_o she_o perissh_v &_o lese_v her_o name_n but_o man_n have_v mercy_n &_o be_v save_v &_o with_o her_o accord_v her_o four_o sister_n pee_z wherefore_o to_o accord_v all_o these_o to_o guider_n &_o for_o a_o fynal_a doom_n in_o this_o mater_fw-la lete_fw-la be_v make_v a_o good_a death_n of_o man_n so_o y●_z one_o be_v find_fw-mi wyd●uten_fw-mi ●egis_fw-la judicium_fw-la ●egis_fw-la sin_n y●_z may_v &_o will_v innocent_o &_o for_o charyte_n suffer_v death_n for_o man_n &_o then_o have_v they_o all_o y●_z they_o asken_fw-mi for_o than_o may_v not_o dethe_v long_o hold_v he_o that_o be_v without_o sign_n or_o trespass_n and_o so_o he_o shall_v pierce_v he_o make_v in_o he_o a_o hole_n &_o a_o weigh_n thorugh_o the_o which_o man_n may_v pass_v and_o be_v save_v ¶_o in_o this_o sentence_n and_o doom_n all_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n wonder_v and_o commend_v the_o soverayne_a wysdom_n assent_v well_o here_o to_o but_z ferthermore_o askeden_fw-mi among_o them self_o where_o that_o one_o may_v be_v find_fw-mi that_o shall_v fulfille_v and_o do_v this_o deed_n of_o charyte_n and_o than_o mercy_n take_v with_o her_o reason_n and_o seek_v among_o all_o y●_z ordre_n of_o augel_n in_o hevene_n to_o see_v whether_o any_o of_o they_o

mind_n of_o his_o passion_n and_o pass_a love_n to_o we_o shall_v be_v evermore_o this_o high_a worshipful_a sacrament_n this_o be_v that_o precyous_a ghostly_a meet_a &_o specyall_a mind_n of_o our_o lord_n jhun_v in_o the_o which_o be_v have_v all_o ghostly_a like_n &_o the_o savour_n &_o taast_a of_o all_o sweetness_n and_o also_o this_o be_v that_o sweet_a memoryale_n where_o through_o we_o ben_fw-mi withdraw_v &_o keep_v from_o wyckednesse_n and_o comfort_v &_o strengthen_v in_o goodness_n and_o protyten_v every_o day_n in_o increase_n of_o virtue_n &_o of_o grace_n in_o sothfastnesse_n this_o be_v that_o hic_fw-la yefte_n &_o moo_v noble_a memoryale_n that_o owe_v worthy_o to_o be_v prynt_v ever_o in_o our_o mind_n and_o to_o be_v best_o keep_v in_o the_o inward_a affecconn_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o contynuel_n mind_n of_o he_o that_o yevith_n we_o this_o sweet_a memoryale_n &_o precyous_a yeft_v for_o who_o yet_o be_v ofttyme_o seen_v hin_n mind_n be_v likyng_o prynt_v in_o the_o heart_n thus_o our_o lord_n jhun_v of_o his_o great_a mercy_n have_v make_v a_o like_n mind_n of_o his_o merueyle_n yeve_v this_o meet_a specyal_o to_o he_o that_o dreden_fw-mi he_o and_o here_o we_o shall_v understonde_v that_o in_o two_o manner_n man_n dreden_fw-ge god_n and_o thereafter_o he_o yevith_n this_o meet_v diverse_o to_o hem_v for_o some_o dreden_fw-mi god_n as_o servant_n dreden_fw-mi her_o lord_n leve_v &_o eschew_v to_o sign_n onn_o for_o drede_n of_o pain_n and_o to_o these_o manner_n of_o man_n if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o dede_o sign_n &_o in_o grace_n our_o lord_n yevith_n this_o foresaid_a mete_v as_o to_o her_o ghostly_a sustenance_n so_o that_o by_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o they_o be_v sustain_v in_o lyf_v of_o soul_n and_o keep_v fro_o everlasting_a dethe_v but_o other_o be_v that_o dreden_fw-mi god_n as_o true_a chyldern_n dreden_fw-mi to_o offend_v their_o fader_fw-mi for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o and_z to_o these_o manner_n of_o man_n our_o lord_n god_n yevith_n his_o precyous_a mete_v not_o onn_o to_o her_o ghostly_a sustenance_n but_o also_o to_o her_o soverayn_a like_n &_o wonderful_a comfort_n in_o soul_n and_o of_o this_o manner_n of_o dread_v folk_n spekith_v of_o the_o same_o prophet_n david_n in_o these_o word_n o_o lord_n god_n how_o moche_n be_v the_o manifold_a plentee_n of_o thy_o sweetness_n the_o which_o thou_o have_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o dreden_fw-mi the_o but_o they_o that_o dreden_fw-mi not_o god_n have_v neither_o ghostly_a sustenance_n nor_o heelful_a like_n of_o this_o precyous_a &_o noble_a mete_v but_o through_o her_o own_o wyckednesse_n &_o undispose_n in_o soul_n take_v it_o and_o eten_v it_o to_o her_o ghostly_a dethe_v &_o everla_a dampnaconn_v and_o that_o ben_fw-mi two_o manner_n of_o peple_n one_o be_v of_o they_o that_o dreden_fw-mi not_o to_o receyve_v this_o holy_a sacrament_n in_o dede_o sign_n or_o else_o by_o default_n of_o drede_a contynuen_n in_o her_o sin_n for_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o drede_fw-la of_o god_n cast_v out_o sign_n and_o therefore_o who_o so_o contynu_v in_o dede_o sign_n it_o be_v a_o open_a preyf_v that_o he_o drede_v not_o god_n and_o thene_n he_o be_v unable_a to_o receyve_v and_o heelful_o eat_v this_o worthy_a sacrament_n another_o manner_n of_o peple_n that_o lacken_v the_o drede_n of_o god_n be_v heretic_n the_o which_o in_o defawte_a of_o buxom_a drede_n to_o god_n &_o holy_a chirche_n presumptuous_o leve_v upon_o her_o bodily_a wytte_n &_o kind_o reison_v leave_v not_o that_o holy_a doctor_n have_v tauȝt_a &_o holy_a chirche_n determine_v ▪_o of_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n but_o false_o trowen_v &_o obstynat_o sayen_v that_o it_o be_v breed_n in_o his_o kind_n as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o consecraconn_n so_o that_o the_o substance_n of_o breed_n be_v not_o torn_v in_o to_o y●_z substance_n of_o goddis_fw-la body_n but_o abide_v still_o breed_n as_o it_o be_v before_o by_o cause_n that_o it_o semyth_n so_o to_o all_o her_o bodily_a 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