Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	judgement_n	sin_n	sinner_n	2,057	5	7.5058	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11016	Here after folows the hystorye of Gesta Romanorum; Gesta Romanorum. English.		1557 (1557)	STC 21287; ESTC S103179	104,702	166

whych hangyng speketh the apostle saying Suspende elegit a īa mea My soule hath chosen to be hanged For lyke as a man is lyfte vp from the grounde by hangynge ryght so a synner is lyfte vp fro synne towarde heuen vnto god by the hāgynge of satisfaccyō vpon thys galous we shold hange tyll the byrdes of heuen came downe y t is to say tyll the apostles cōme downe to fede vs wyth our good dedes For there is more ioye of one synner doynge hys penaūce a fore the aūgels of god in heuen c. Lyke as the stewarde brought agayne themperours doughter So it behoueth vs to seke about by dyuerse werkes of mercy fynde our soule y t we lost brynge her agayn to the chyrche rule well our .v. wyttes and fede our greyhounde as we sholde make our lyfe so clene and pure that we fall not agayne to synne for drede that it fortune to vs worse y t we haue no leyser to aske mercy agayn at our nede And yf we fulfyll al this truly vnto to our lyues ende wtout doubte we shall optayne euerlastyng lyfe To y e whych our lord brynge vs all Amē IN Rome dwelled somtyme a myghty Emperoure and a wyse named Edfenne whych ordeyned for a law that who so euer rauysshed a mayde shold be at her wyll whether she wolde put hym to deth or y t she wolde haue hym to her husbande It befell after that a man rauy●shed in a nyght two fayre maydēs y e fyrst damoysell desyred that he sholde dye the second desyred weddyng The rauyssher was taken ●edde before the iudge that sholde satisfye bothe these damoyselles thrugh hys wysdome ryghtfulnes The fyrst damoysell euer desyred the deth accordyng to the lawe Than sayd the seconde I desyre hym to be my husbande for in lyke wyse as thou hast the lawe for the in lyke wyse I haue it for me neuerthelesse my petycyon is more better than yours for it is more charytable therfore me thynketh in my reason that the iustyce sholde gyue sentence wyth me Than the iustyce vnderstādyng the greate mercy of the seconde damoysell gaue iudgemēt that he sholde wedde her and so it was done ¶ Thys Emperour betokeneth our lord Iesu Chryst. The rauyssher betokeneth euery synner whyche rauyssheth goddes mercy as often as he defouleth the cōmaūdemētes of god by synne for the deuyl may neuer ouercōme man but yf it be suffred by wyll For saynt Austyn sayth Non est peccatū nisi sit volūtariū It is no synne but yf it be voluntary The synner rauyssheth the mercy of god as oft as he hath very cōtricyon The rauysher also is called afore the Iustyce whan y e soule is departed from the body and anone the fyrst damoysell that is the deuyll layde agaynst the synner that he ought to dye euerlastyngly by y e lawe of ryghtwysnes But that other mayden that is Chryst layde for her how y e mercy of god ought to helpe by cōtricyon cōfessyon whyche is y e hygh waye to euerlastyng lyfe Unto the whyche god brynge bothe you me Amen SOmtyme dwelled in Rome a myghty emperour and a ryche named Lypodyus whyche toke to wyfe a fayre vyrgyn a gentyll and was the kynge of Assyryens doughter This yonge lady cōceyued bare a chylde in the byrth of her sone she dyed And anone after her decese thys Emperour wedded an other wyfe and begate her wyth chylde also And anone after that these chyldren were borne he sente them bothe in to a straūge lande for to be nourysshed Than sayd the mother of the seconde chylde My reuerende lorde .x. yeres ben passed syth I bare my chylde and yet sawe I hym neuer but ones that was the fyrst daye of hys byrth therfore I beseche you my lorde to sende for hym that I may ones reioyce me of hys syght Than sayd y e Emperour I haue an other chylde by my fyrst wyfe yf I sende for thy sone than must I sende for bothe thā anone he sente for them And whan they were cōmen they were passyng fayre wel nourysshed wel taught and passynge lyke in al maner thynges that vnnethes that one myght be knowen fro that other but yf it were onely of the father Than sayd the mother of y e seconde chylde A my lorde tell me whyche of these is my sone he called hym her sone that he begate on hys fyrst wyfe Whan thempresse herde thys she gaue all her cure to nourysshe to eeche hym despysed that other Whan the Emperour sawe thys he sayd to hys wyfe Sothly I haue deceyued the for hym that y e louest so moche is not thy sone but that other is thy sone Than set she all her cure vpon the second forsoke the fyrst Whan the Emperour sawe thys he sayd Truly I haue deceyued the yet without doubte this is not thy sone but one of them two is thy sone Than sayd y e mother A my lorde for hys loue that dyed on y e rode tell me wythout cauellacyon whyche of them is my sone The Emperour answered sayd certaynly I wyl not tell you tyll they be cōme to māhode for this reason Fyrst I tolde you that thys was thy sone hym thou nourysshest as thy sone and forsokest that other whan I tolde you that thys was thy sone than y e despysed the fyrst cherysshedest the seconde therfore I wyll that thou cherysshe nourrysshe them bothe tyll they cōme to that y e mayst haue ioye of them Whan thempresse herde thys ▪ she nourysshed them bothe a lyke And whā they were bothe cōme to age themperour made a great supper and before all hys gestes he tolde hys wyfe openly whyche of them was her chylde Than reioyced she greatly wyth her sone she ended her lyfe in peace and rest ¶ Thys Emperours sones betokeneth those y t be chosen to euerlastyng lyfe those y e be not chosen The mother of them is the chyrche y t nouryssheth them bothe Therfore our lorde wyl not y t the chyrche sholde knowe whyche be chosen and whyche be not chosen For yf she knewe that than wolde she loue y e one hate y e other so sholde charyte be ouerthrowen amonge vs sholde lyue in discorde stryfe but trouth at the daye of dome shall tell vs whyche of them shall be saued and whyche shall be dampned Therfore praye we in thys worlde that we may cōme to the euerlastynge feest in heuen Unto the whyche god brynge bothe you me Amen SOmtyme dwelled in Rome a myghty emperour named Polēnus whyche had thre sones whom he loued moche It befell vpon a daye whan thys Emperour lay vpō hys bedde he bethought hym to whych of hys sones he myght gyue hys empyre after hys decese Than called he to hym hys thre sones and sayde Whyche of you thre y t is slowest shall haue myne Empyre after

lot fell on hym that gaue the counseyle than hys felowes forthwith put out hys eyen And whan he was blynde he wente to themperours palays asked of y e stewarde an hondred shyllynges accordyng to thēperours lawe Dere frende sayd the stewarde thou myghtest se wyth bothe thyne eyen yesterday thou also vnderstandest y e lawe amys for y e lawe is made for men y t are blynde thrugh infirmytees or by y e wyll of god yesterday y u haddest thy syght in the tauerne but wylfully y u hast lost thyne eyen therfore go y u to the tauerne agayn to thy felowes make thy peace quyte thy selfe for here getest thou not a farthyng Than went this wretched man forth tolde hys felowes of y e stewardes answere wyth that came in y e tauerner despoyled them of al theyr clothes and bette them thus droue them w t shame out of the cyte and so were they neuer sene ther after ¶ Dere frendes thys emperour is our sauyour Chryst whych ordeyned for a lawe y t euery blynde man sholde haue an hōdred shyllinges of his treasour This blinde man betokeneth euery synner whyche synneth thrugh infirmytees or entysyng of the deuyl the worlde the flesshe whyche shall receyue an hondred shyllynges yf he be inwardly repentaūt of hys synnes that is to saye he shall haue an hondred tymes more ioye accordynge to scrypture saying thus Centuplū accipietis et vitā eternā possidebitis Ye shall receyue an hondred tymes more ioye yf ye be repentaunt turne frō synne also ye shal haue euerlastyng lyfe These men that came to the tauerne dranke the wyne be synners whyche oftentymes cōme to y e tauerne of our aduersary y e deuyll and drynke that is to say they there consume waste away al goostly vertues whyche they receyued whan they toke christendom at y e font stone wherfore y e deuyl our ennemy despoyleth them maketh them to lese all theyr good dedes y t euer they wrought before they cast lottes that is to say the cast amonge them y e custome of synne this lot of sinne falleth on them that is worshypfull wythout mercy suche a man wylfully becōmeth blynde that is to saye he becōmeth wylfully a foule synner lyke Iudas that betrayed our lord wtout ony suggestyon or entysing therfore suche men synne more greuously whan they cōme before the stewarde that is to saye before the prelates of the chyrche they may not lyghtly optayne the ioyes of heuen for why they be not in y e ryght waye to leue theyr synne Therfore study we wyth all our diligence to please god that we may optayne euerlastyng rewarde Unto y e whych brynge vs our lorde Iesus Amen IN Rome dwelled somtyme a myghty Emperoure named Pylomyus whyche had onely a doughter a fayre damoysel a gracyous in y e syght of euery mā and was named Aglaes There was also in themperours palays a gētyll knyght y t loued thys lady aboue all thynge in y e worlde It befell after vpon a daye that thys knyght talked wyth thys lady vttred in secrete wyse hys desyre to her Thā sayd she curteysly syth ye haue vttred to me the preuytees of your herte I shall in lyke wyse for your loue vtter to you y e secretes of my hert truly I say that aboue all other I loue you best Than sayd y e knyght I purpose to visyte y e holy lande therfore gyue me your trouth that thys .vij. yere ye shal take none other man but onely for my loue to tary me so longe and yf I cōme not agayne to this day .vii. yere take thā what man ye lyke best And in lyke wyse I shall promyse you that wythin thys .vij. yere I shall take no wyfe Than sayd she thys couenaunt pleaseth me well Whan thys was sayd eueryche of them betrouthed other thā this knyght toke hys leue of this lady went forth to the holy lande Anone after that y e Emperour treated wyth the kyng of Hungary of maryage for hys doughter Than came the kynge of Hungary to themperours palays to se his doughter whā he had seen her he lyked meruaylously wel her beaute and her goodnes so that themperour the kyng were accorded in all thynges as touchyng y e maryage vpon the condicyon that the damoysell wolde consent Than called themperour the yonge lady to hym sayd O my fayre doughter I haue prouyded for the y t a kyng shall be thy husbande yf the lyst to assent therfore tell me what answere thou wylte gyue to thys Than sayd she to her father it pleaseth me well but of one thyng dere father I you beseche yf it myght please you to graunt me for y e loue of god I haue auowed my chastite onely to god for thys .vij. yere therfore dere father I beseche you for al the loue y t is bytwene your gracyous fatherhode me that ye name no man to be my husband tyll these .vij. yere be ended and than I shall be redy in all thynges to fulfyll your wyll Than sayd themperour syth it is so that thou wylt no husband haue these .vii. yere I wyll not breke thy vowe but whā the .vii. yere ben passed thou shalt haue y e kynge of Hungary to thy husbande And than themperour sent forth hys lettres to y e kyng of Hungary praying hym yf it myght please hym to abyde .vii. yere for y e loue of his doughter thā sholde he spede of his entent without fayle Hereof the kynge was pleased and graūted to abyde And whan these .vij. yere were ended saue a daye the yonge lady stode in her chambre wyndowe wepte sore sayinge thus Alas alas as to morowe my loue promysed to be wyth me agayne fro the holy lande also the kynge of Hungary to morowe wyll be here for to wedde me accordyng for my fathers promyse yf my loue cōme not at a certayne houre than am I vtterly deceyued of the inwarde loue of hym Whan the daye came the kynge arayed hym towarde themperour w t a great company to wedde hys doughter was royally besene arayed in purple And whyle y e kyng was rydyng on hys way there came a knyght sodeynly ryding bi hym to whom he sayd thus Dere frende whens arte thou whens cōmest thou The knyght answered and sayd I am of th empyre of Rome and now am cōme late fro the holy lande am redy to do your seruyce suche as I cā And as they rode talkyng by the waye it began to rayne so fast that all the kynges aray was almoost loost Than sayd y e knyght My lorde quod he ye haue done folysshly for as moche as ye brought not w t you your hous Than sayd the kyng how spekest thou so my hous is large brode made of stones morter how sholde I than beare wyth me my