Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	jesus_n	sin_n	sinner_n	3,659	5	7.4408	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70894	The life of the Most Reverend Father in God, James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh, primate and metropolitan of all Ireland with a Collection of three hundred letters between the said Lord Primate and most of the eminentest persons for piety and learning in his time ... / collected and published from original copies under their own hands, by Richard Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656. Collection of three hundred letters.	1686 (1686)	Wing P548; Wing U163; ESTC R1496	625,199	629

be_v to_o receive_v the_o communion_n viz._n almighty_a god_n and_o heavenly_a father_n etc._n etc._n have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o pardon_v you_o and_o deliver_v you_o from_o all_o your_o sin_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o the_o first_o clause_n in_o the_o form_n of_o absolution_n use_v at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a will_v have_v serve_v the_o turn_n viz._n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v leave_v power_n to_o his_o church_n to_o absolve_v all_o sinner_n which_o true_o repent_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o of_o his_o great_a mercy_n forgive_v thou_o thy_o offence_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o imaginable_a why_o the_o next_o clause_n shall_v be_v superad_v to_o this_o prayer_n viz._n and_o by_o his_o authority_n commit_v to_o i_o i_o absolve_v thou_o from_o all_o thy_o sin_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o forgive_v sin_n authoritatiuè_fw-la by_o such_o a_o delegated_a and_o commissionated_a power_n as_o before_o we_o speak_v of_o after_o all_o which_o tedious_a charge_n of_o the_o doctor_n be_v against_o the_o lord_n primate_n which_o i_o have_v be_v force_v to_o transcribe_v to_o let_v the_o impartial_a reader_n see_v i_o shall_v not_o answer_v he_o by_o half_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o prove_v that_o first_o the_o doctor_n have_v deal_v very_o disingenuous_o with_o the_o lord_n primat_n book_n by_o he_o there_o cite_v out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v cull_v some_o passage_n here_o and_o there_o on_o purpose_n to_o cavil_v and_o find_v fault_n for_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o 1._o that_o the_o lord_n primate_n do_v there_o assert_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o priest_n or_o minister_n contribute_v in_o this_o great_a work_n of_o cleanse_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n they_o do_v it_o as_o god_n minister_n and_o receive_v a_o power_n from_o god_n so_o to_o do_v and_o that_o though_o perhaps_o he_o do_v not_o make_v use_n of_o the_o doctor_n be_v distinction_n of_o authoritatiuè_fw-la yet_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o 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to_o be_v endow_v with_o such_o a_o power_n i_o shall_v put_v down_o his_o own_o word_n in_o the_o say_a book_n viz._n have_v thus_o reserve_v unto_o god_n his_o prerogative_n challenge_n royal_a in_o cleanse_v the_o soul_n we_o give_v unto_o his_o under_a officer_n their_o due_a when_o we_o account_v of_o they_o as_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n not_o as_o lord_n that_o have_v power_n to_o dispose_v of_o spiritual_a grace_n as_o they_o please_v but_o as_o servant_n that_o be_v tie_v to_o follow_v their_o master_n prescription_n therein_o and_o in_o follow_v thereof_o do_v but_o bring_v their_o external_a ministry_n for_o which_o itself_o also_o they_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n god_n confer_v the_o inward_a blessing_n of_o his_o spirit_n thereupon_o when_o and_o where_o he_o will_v who_o then_o be_v paul_n say_v st._n paul_n himself_n and_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v even_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o every_o man._n therefore_o say_v optatus_n in_o all_o the_o servant_n there_o be_v no_o dominion_n but_o a_o ministry_n cui_fw-la creditur_fw-la ipse_fw-la that_fw-mi quod_fw-la creditur_fw-la non_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la creditur_fw-la it_o be_v he_o who_o be_v believe_v that_o give_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v believe_v not_o he_o by_o who_o we_o do_v believe_v whereas_o our_o saviour_n then_o say_v unto_o his_o apostle_n joh._n 20._o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o forgive_v shall_v be_v forgive_v st._n ambrose_n st._n augustine_n st._n chrysostom_n and_o st._n cyril_n make_v this_o observation_n thereupon_o that_o this_o be_v not_o their_o work_n proper_o but_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o remit_v by_o they_o and_o therein_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o the_o true_a god_n to_o forgive_v sin_n therefore_o be_v thus_o proper_a to_o god_n only_o and_o 118._o to_o his_o christ_n his_o minister_n must_v not_o be_v 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admit_v penitent_n from_o or_o to_o the_o communion_n he_o proceed_v thus_o that_o this_o authority_n of_o lose_v remain_v still_o in_o the_o church_n we_o constant_o maintain_v against_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o montanist_n and_o novation_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o have_v confute_v the_o uncharitableness_n of_o those_o heretic_n 128._o who_o deny_v that_o penitent_n who_o have_v commit_v heinous_a sin_n aught_o to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n go_v on_o thus_o that_o speech_n of_o his_o viz._n st._n paul_n be_v special_o note_v and_o press_v against_o the_o heretic_n by_o st._n ambrose_n to_o who_o you_o forgive_v any_o thing_n i_o forgive_v also_o for_o if_o i_o forgive_v any_o thing_n to_o who_o i_o forgive_v it_o for_o your_o sake_n i_o forgive_v it_o in_o the_o person_n of_o christ._n for_o as_o in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o power_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n such_o a_o one_o be_v deliver_v to_o satan_n for_o god_n have_v give_v 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