Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	let_v	lord_n	love_n	5,328	5	5.4187	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14975	Two sermons of assise the one intituled A prohibition of reuenge, the other, A sword of maintenance : preached at two seuerall times, before the right worshipfull iudges of assise, and gentlemen assembled in Hertford, for the execution of iustice, and now published / by W. Westerman ...	Westerman, William.	1600 (1600)	STC 25282; ESTC S2384	63,408	150

like men perish but the word of God endureth for euer To be short let all that feare God obey this precept of his renounce the pursuite of their owne malice purge their hearts and cleanse their hands giue place to his ordinance reuerence his Ministers seeke lawfull remedies vpon necessitie but seeke not so reuenge in this world as though thou wouldest leaue nothing to be reuenged of God in another Despise not Gods vengeance here on earth neither faint nor be astonied though thy cause can not bee heard though thy right cannot be cleared appeale in prayers to the witnesse and Iudge of heauen he is higher than the highest euen that king of kings that God of Gods that Lord of lords whose great name is heere subscribed to the claime and promise of trueth vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord to whome being one in substance three in person the onely wise inuisible and eternall God be all honor power and dominion for euer and euer Amen FINIS THE SWORDE OF MAINTENANCE A Sermon preached before the Right Worshipfull the Iudges of Assise and gentlemen assembled at Hertford the 13. of Iuly 1599 for the execution of Iustice * ⁎ * PERIIT ET INVENTA EST LONDON ❧ Printed by R. B. for Gregory Seaton 1600. The text Hate the euill and loue the good and establish Iudgement in the gate it may be Amos. 5. 15. that the Lord God of hostes will be mercifull vnto the remnant of Ioseph INeede not vse many circumstāces Right worshipfull Fathers and brethren beloued in the Lord to moue this graue assembly to attention whose religious mindes are readily prepared I trust to receiue with meekenes the worde of God and therefore cannot but affourd mee beneuolent audience in the handling of the matter of this text being so consonant to your godly dispositions pertinent to the present occasion and set downe in compendious precepts so fit for your sharpe vnderstanding short allowance of time For what else is my text but a briefe issue of a long Processe betweene the Lord of hostes his people Who like a plaintiffe much agrieued Amos. 3. had often protested against the rebellions of Israell and made many proclamations as with sound of trumpet against their iniuries offered reproued their corruptions of Amos. 4. religion and their defaults of Iustice cut downe their mightie sinnes with mightie iudgements executions of famine sword pestilence thereby hauing wasted their multitude from thousands to hundreds from hundreds Am. 5. to tennes and yet now as a kinde father intending the correction and not the cōfusion of his children hee offereth a capitulation of peace with these conditions If you will seeke the Lord and liue if you will seeke good and not euill chuse life and not death hate his enemies loue his friends establish his approued ordinance of iudgement abandon all places of idolatry surcease those loftie sinnes of oppression and iniustice so commonly practised in the gate then goe to the Lord will reason with you and come to a friendly parle for further reconciliation But before any peace can be concluded mercie expected punishment released or execution stayed you must condiscend to these Articles Hate the euill and loue the good and establish iudgement in the gate In these wordes we may generally note these two pointes First what conditions the Lord requireth Secondly what truce hee offereth The conditions concerne the affections and actions the affections are hatred and loue each of them being directed vnto his seuerall obiect hatred is let loose at euill loue is drawne and confined wholly to the good The action is mixt including many vertues excluding many vi●es being an accomplishment of iustice and mercy and the establishment of iudgement whose fountaine is in the heart and priuate affections of men reformed but the streames do flowe runne downe in publike to the comfort of the good and terrour of the badde These are the Articles which the Lord doth propounde to the Israelites by his Prophet Amos and daily by vs his Ambassadors doth offer vnto you his people 2. Cor. 5 with desire that you would be reconciled vnto him and subscribe with heart and hand to the contents thereof Which being promised and performed beholde a gratious truce and couenant on Gods behalfe It may be the Lord of hostes will be mercifull to the remnant of Ioseph Let no man be discouraged at this phrase of speach as though Gods promises were like the doubtful Oracles of heathenish Idoles yea and nay it may be and it may not be for with the Lord there is assurance of mercie his wordes be yea and Amen Hath hee saide it and shall hee not doe it hath hee spoken and shall hee not accomplishe it The possibilities Numb 23. of men are full of hazard but the Lord is not a man that hee should lye or double or be preuented of his purpose Is there no doubt then in this speach None touching the absolute performance of the Lord but much difficultie in respect of flesh and bloud if men looke vpon their owne vnworthinesse vnconstant perseuerance and the lowe ebbe that the house of Ioseph and Gods people are sometimes driuen vnto Yet againe all is courage when we cast our eyes vpon the Lord of hosts who is strong to saue inclyning to mercy whose readinesse to helpe in extremitie appeared to Ioseph and was often shewed to his seed when they were but a remnant and reuersion and therefore may assuredly comfort all faithfull hearts that without all doubt hee will be mercifull vnto them if they keepe this couenant with the Lord and consent to hate the euill and loue the good and establish iudgement in the gate Thus much haue I spoken to declare vppon what ground our doctrine exhortations by Gods assistance shall be planted in what tearmes the estate of the Israelites ●hen stoode and what Articles were propounded for the redresse of their calamities in the vrging vnfolding whereof our greatest time shall be spent because we desire to apply the same approued remedy to our owne decayes wāts assuring our selues the Lord will not faile to be mercifull if we keepe touch and promise with him in such conditions as he requireth In one word therefore to winde vp the sūme of all these conditions it is that which wee Knowledge 1 call sometimes conscience sometimes zeale not the common conscience of the world but that same which is first cūscientia ioyned with knowledge that it may haue an eye to discerne Courag● 2. good from euill Secondly that which is rooted and planted in the will and affections that it may haue an edge of hatred to threaten the euill and a backe of loue to defend the good Practise 3. Thirdly such a conscience here is required as hath not onely skill to discerne or will to desire but also a readie hand to practise not resting in contemplation but proceeding to such action