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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96726	The compleat history of the vvarrs in Scotland under the conduct of the illustrious and truly-valiant Iames Marquesse of Montrose, General for his Majestie Charls 1st. in that kingdome, together vvith a brief character of him, as also a true relation of his forein negotiations, landing, defeat, apprehension, tryal, and deplorable death in the time of Charls 2d.; De rebus auspiciis serenissimi, & potentissimi Caroli. English	Wishart, George, 1599-1671.; Pontius, Paulus, 1603-1658, engraver.	1660 (1660)	Wing W3118; Thomason E1874_2; ESTC R204133	128,925	242

which if I had done I deserved to have been branded with perpetual infamy for I never knew any man in this Kingdome that did keep correspondency with them neither had I Commission from his Majesty or the Marquesse of Montrose to treat with any I did indeed speak with some Noblemen and Gentlemen because I was formerly obliged unto them for their love to me and did expect from them some small assistance to furnish me in my journey but I never spake with them concerning the publike Affairs no further than the weekly Gazets made known to all the world if these great Fish could have been taken in our Statesmens Nets it might have been that such a Minim as I should have escaped the Bayliff of the Fish-markets hand this day I have been from my youth a Souldier and though that Calling in it self be honourable yet men in that Calling have greater occasions and provocations to sin than in any private Calling Besides naturally my youth led me to some abominable sins and custom in them did for many years detain me captive unto them so that I cannot but confesse that to me appertaineth shame and confusion in this life and damnation of soul and body eternally in Hell fire if God should deal with me according to my desert my comfort is that the blood of my Saviour cries lowder in his ears for mercy than my sins doe for vengeance and that he who hath promised a free pardon and remission unto all penitent sinners through faith in Jesus Christ will purge and cleanse my Soul from all uncleanesse and deliver me from all blood-guiltinesse by the blood of his Son our Saviour The true sorrow that I find in my Soul for my former sins and that godly resolution and stedfast purpose I have to lead a new life if it please God to continue it together with the joy the patience and the courage I have to suffer gives me some assurance of this blessed hope that through faith in Christ Jesus my Saviour my penitent Soul though sinful shall be saved And as for my Religion I die as I lived a true Protestant this Religion I thank God as it preserved me from Popish Superstition so it kept me from being seduced by the Novelties of the times and from being deluded with the wicked Doctrine which is now taught by the Reformers of the Kirk It was this Religion which did keep my hand from your Covenant of which in the space of some five years you gave two interpretations quite contradictory for in the year 1639. the Assembly did affirm as appears by our Acts of Parliament and Assembly that in all causes whatsoever you were to defend and maintain the person and dignity of your King but in the year 1644. you limit your obedience to your King to your Religion Laws and Liberty and make your selves in all differences between the King and you both Judge and Party The Religion in which I was bred taught me to give both to God and my King their due it taught me to honour and worship God and to expect Salvation through Christ and to live soberly and to deal justly with all men I ever hated that Religion which made Saints or Angels sharers with God in his worship or men partakers with my Redeemer in the work of my Redemption or that made our Christian liberty a cloak of maliciousnesse and though naturally I inclined to evill and wicked company drew me to most hainous and filthy sins yet I thank God I hated that Religion that taught impiety and wickednesse Rebellion Murther and Injustice or that approved the killing of Kings and their loyal Subjects for their loyalty as having its original rather from the Devill who was a murtherer from the beginning than from God and I did ever esteem it more aggreable to mans sinfull and corrupted nature than to Gods holy Word I have heard a learned man say that it were better to deny God to be than to believe him to be such an one who delights in the bloody sacrifices of men and women or to think that he is such an one who delights in cruelty and murther the God whom we serve and worship is the Savior of the world the peserver of man the Redeemer of Man-kind the avenger of his blood I have been taught from Gods word that he hath no pleasure in wickednesse neither shall any evil dwell with him undoubtedly such bloody Sacrifices cannot be pleasing or acceptable to him for they are repugnant to his nature and contradictory to the Justice and equity of his holy Law It is my greatest grief at this time I did not walk according to the purity of my Religion and the holinesse of God who hath called us to the knowledge of his truth Therefore let me entreat you to pray unto God with me and for me that he would be pleased to pardon my many and great sins that he would purge my soul with the blood of his Son from the guilt and pollution of all my sins that I may be presented unto my heavenly Father without spot or wrinkle holy without blemish that he would receive me through the merits of my Saviour into everlasting peace and into the glorious estate of his chosen Saints in heaven O Lord into thy hands I commend my soul Lord Jesu receive my spirit O merciful Father forgive my Enemies and lay not this sin to their charge Amen FINIS Upon the Death of King Charls the First GReat Good and Just could I but Rate My Griefs and Thy too Rigid fate I 'de weep the world to such a strain As it should Deluge once again But Since Thy loud-tongu'd blood demands supplys More from Briareus Hands than Argus eys I le sing Thy Obsequies with trumpet Sounds And write Thy Epitaph with Blood and Wounds MONTROSE Written with the point of his Sword