Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	miserable_a	person_n	son_n	3,454	5	7.3934	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59163	The use of passions written in French by J.F. Senault ; and put into English by Henry, Earl of Monmouth.; De l'usage des passions. English	Senault, Jean-François, 1601-1672.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661.	1671 (1671)	Wing S2505; ESTC R17401	255,670	850

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the_o judge_n to_o give_v sentence_n on_o his_o side_n but_o if_o he_o yield_v under_o the_o violence_n of_o torture_n or_o be_v surprise_v in_o his_o answer_n his_o tear_n do_v not_o blot_v out_o his_o sin_n nor_o will_v his_o confession_n preserve_v his_o life_n 9_o in_o repentance_n a_o man_n need_v but_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o it_o the_o law_n thereof_o be_v so_o mild_a as_o god_n forget_v all_o the_o injury_n do_v unto_o he_o provide_v sinner_n mingle_v a_o little_a love_n with_o their_o repentance_n and_o that_o the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n be_v not_o the_o only_a motive_n of_o their_o sorrow_n our_o own_o interest_n do_v therefore_o oblige_v we_o to_o defend_v a_o passion_n which_o be_v so_o advantageous_a to_o we_o and_o since_o the_o hope_n of_o our_o salvation_n be_v ground_v upon_o a_o virtue_n which_o owe_v its_o birth_n to_o sorrow_n we_o ought_v to_o uphold_v her_o cause_n and_o to_o employ_v our_o best_a reason_n 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she_o endue_v we_o with_o strength_n to_o assist_v they_o after_o she_o have_v witness_v her_o fellow-feeling_n of_o they_o by_o her_o sorrow_n she_o give_v they_o testimony_n of_o her_o power_n by_o the_o effect_n and_o give_v out_o her_o order_n from_o the_o throne_n where_o she_o be_v seat_v 5._o she_o engage_v the_o eye_n to_o shed_v tear_n for_o they_o the_o mouth_n to_o comfort_v they_o and_o the_o hand_n to_o relieve_v they_o she_o descend_v into_o dungeon_n with_o prisoner_n she_o mount_v up_o to_o the_o scaffold_n with_o malefafactor_n she_o assist_v the_o afflict_a with_o her_o counsel_n she_o distribute_v her_o good_n among_o the_o poor_a and_o not_o seek_v any_o other_o motive_n than_o misery_n it_o suffice_v she_o that_o a_o man_n be_v unfortunate_a to_o take_v he_o into_o her_o protection_n all_o these_o high_a endeavour_n proceed_v only_o from_o sorrow_n and_o be_v not_o grief_n mingle_v with_o mercy_n she_o will_v not_o operate_v with_o so_o much_o vigour_n for_o self_n love_n have_v put_v we_o so_o much_o out_o of_o order_n that_o divine_a providence_n have_v be_v fain_o to_o make_v we_o miserable_a by_o pity_n so_o to_o interess_n we_o in_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o do_v not_o she_o touch_v we_o we_o shall_v not_o seek_v out_o a_o remedy_n for_o they_o neither_o shall_v we_o ever_o dream_v of_o cure_v a_o malady_n which_o be_v indifferent_a to_o we_o gal._n but_o because_o mercy_n be_v a_o sanctify_a contagion_n which_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o our_o neighbour_n suffering_n we_o aid_v he_o to_o comfort_v ourselves_o and_o we_o help_v he_o at_o his_o need_n to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o the_o grief_n we_o feel_v thus_o misery_n teach_v we_o mercy_n and_o our_o own_o evil_n teach_v we_o to_o cure_v that_o of_o other_o who_o can_v condemn_v so_o just_a a_o resentment_n and_o who_o dare_v blame_v a_o passion_n to_o which_o we_o owe_v our_o innocence_n ser._n if_o the_o miserable_a be_v sacred_a person_n be_v the_o merciful_a profane_a if_o we_o respect_v they_o who_o fortune_n have_v set_v upon_o shall_v we_o censure_v those_o that_o assist_v they_o if_o we_o admire_v patience_n shall_v we_o despise_v compassion_n if_o misery_n draw_v tear_n from_o our_o eye_n shall_v not_o mercy_n draw_v praise_n from_o our_o mouth_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o adore_v a_o virtue_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v please_v to_o consecrate_v in_o his_o own_o person_n before_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o incarnation_n he_o have_v only_o that_o mercy_n which_o deliver_v the_o unfortunate_a without_o taste_v their_o misfortune_n which_o cure_v the_o disease_n without_o take_v it_o upon_o she_o and_o which_o comfort_v the_o afflict_a without_o add_v to_o their_o number_n he_o see_v our_o misery_n but_o have_v no_o feel_v of_o they_o his_o goodness_n make_v use_n of_o his_o power_n succour_v the_o miserable_a and_o be_v not_o afflict_v with_o they_o but_o since_o he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o make_v himself_o man_n he_o have_v mingle_v his_o tear_n with_o we_o he_o have_v suffer_v our_o sorrow_n to_o wound_v his_o soul_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v our_o misery_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v mercy_n we_o may_v then_o lawful_o exercise_v a_o virtue_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v practise_v and_o may_v well_o become_v miserable_a without_o any_o stain_n to_o our_o honour_n since_o the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o who_o person_n the_o least_o shadow_n of_o defect_n can_v be_v find_v will_v be_v sensible_a of_o his_o friend_n affliction_n and_o shed_v tear_n to_o bemoan_v they_o before_o he_o will_v work_v miracle_n to_o relieve_v they_o all_o the_o philosopher_n do_v also_o honour_v this_o passion_n and_o to_o exalt_v her_o merit_n which_o the_o stoic_n have_v in_o vain_a labour_v to_o debase_v they_o give_v she_o a_o glorious_a title_n and_o admit_v she_o into_o the_o company_n of_o the_o virtue_n they_o acknowledge_v she_o may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o reason_n be_v all_o the_o chance_n of_o life_n 5._o and_o that_o provide_v she_o agree_v with_o justice_n a_o man_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d not_o to_o reverence_v she_o when_o she_o help_v the_o poor_a and_o pardon_v the_o guilty_a from_o all_o these_o discourse_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o gather_v that_o there_o be_v no_o passion_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o may_v not_o profitable_o be_v husband_v by_o reason_n and_o by_o grace_n for_o to_o sum_v up_o in_o a_o few_o word_n all_o which_o have_v be_v say_v in_o this_o work_n love_n may_v be_v change_v into_o a_o holy_a friendship_n and_o hatred_n may_v become_v a_o just_a indignation_n do●●●s_o moderate_v be_v help_n to_o acquit_v all_o the_o virtue_n and_o eschew_v be_v chastity_n chief_a defence_n hope_n encourage_v 〈◊〉_d gallant_a action_n and_o despair_n divert_v we_o from_o rash_a erterprise_n fear_n be_v 〈…〉_z to_o wisdom_n

reason_n with_o it_o or_o to_o speak_v more_o like_o a_o christian_a there_o be_v nothing_o august_n but_o what_o be_v enliven_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ._n but_o to_o the_o end_n you_o may_v not_o believe_v i_o seek_v out_o hateful_a example_n to_o take_v from_o choler_n that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n which_o she_o boast_v of_o i_o will_v examine_v the_o reason_n that_o be_v allege_v in_o her_o defence_n &_o consider_v she_o in_o a_o condition_n wherein_o she_o may_v challenge_v either_o praise_n or_o excuse_n ought_v we_o not_o to_o be_v angry_a when_o all_o law_n divine_a as_o humane_a be_v violate_v may_v not_o one_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o choler_n when_o she_o persuade_v we_o to_o revenge_v our_o parent_n and_o be_v it_o not_o a_o action_n of_o piety_n to_o be_v incense_v against_o a_o impious_a ●retch_n who_o profane_v altar_n and_o dishonour_n church_n i_o confess_v this_o passion_n can_v have_v fair_a pretext_n &_o that_o she_o be_v in_o her_o glory_n when_o she_o be_v irritate_v for_o so_o rational_a subject_n but_o you_o will_v find_v that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v move_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o country_n will_v have_v the_o same_o resentment_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o pleasure_n that_o they_o will_v be_v as_o angry_a for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o horse_n as_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o friend_n and_o that_o they_o will_v make_v it_o as_o great_a as_o business_n to_o correct_v a_o servant_n as_o to_o beat_v back_o a_o enemy_n 12._o it_o be_v not_o piety_n but_o weakness_n that_o excite_v this_o choler_n and_o since_o she_o be_v high_o move_v as_o well_o for_o a_o word_n as_o for_o a_o murder_n we_o must_v conclude_v ●he_n be_v neither_o courageous_a nor_o rational_a the_o great_a part_n likewise_o of_o our_o revenge_n be_v injury_n and_o we_o run_v hazard_n of_o commit_v a_o fault_n as_o oft_o as_o we_o will_v be_v judge_n in_o our_o own_o cause_n our_o interest_n blind_v we_o and_o our_o self-love_n persuade_v we_o that_o the_o slight_a injury_n can_v be_v repair_v but_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o guilty_a we_o be_v of_o the_o humour_n of_o king_n though_o we_o be_v not_o of_o their_o condition_n and_o imagine_v that_o all_o the_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v to_o we_o be_v as_o many_o high-treason_n we_o will_v have_v neither_o fire_n nor_o gallow_n use_v save_v to_o punish_v our_o enemy_n &_o be_v unjust_a enough_o to_o desire_v to_o engage_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o our_o interest_n we_o can_v wish_v sh●_n will_v let_v no_o thunder_n fall_n but_o upon_o th●_n head_n of_o such_o as_o have_v offend_v we_o and_o ou●_n of_o a_o height_n of_o impiety_n we_o will_v that_o th●_n heaven_n be_v always_o in_o arm_n in_o our_o quarrel_n 32._o but_o though_o we_o make_v no_o such_o wish_n ye●_n will_v our_o revenge_n be_v still_o irrational_a he●_n very_a name_n show_v we_o that_o she_o be_v faulty_a and_o though_o she_o seem_v so_o please_v to_o those_o that_o cherish_v she_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o cruel_a nor_o more_o pusillanimous_a for_o she_o differ_v from_o injury_n only_o in_o time_n and_o if_o he_o that_o provoke_v be_v faulty_a he_o that_o revenge_v be_v not_o innocent_a the_o one_o begin_v the_o fault_n the_o other_o end_v it_o the_o one_o make_v the_o challenge_n the_o other_o accept_v of_o it_o &_o the_o second_o be_v not_o more_o just_a than_o the_o first_o save_v that_o the_o injury_n he_o have_v receive_v serve_v for_o a_o pretence_n to_o do_v another_o therefore_o be_v it_o that_o our_o religion_n forbid_v revenge_n as_o well_o as_o injury_n and_o very_o well_o know_v we_o can_v keep_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n in_o punish_v our_o wrong_n she_o command_v we_o to_o remit_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o to_o he_o who_o judgement_n be_v never_o unjust_a she_o teach_v we_o that_o to_o revenge_n affront_v do_v unto_o we_o be_v to_o entrench_v upon_o his_o right_n and_o that_o as_o all_o glory_n be_v due_a to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n so_o all_o revenge_n belong_v to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v our_o edge_n but_o that_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o admira●e_a in_o her_o doctrine_n and_o which_o surpass_v as_o ●ell_v the_o weakness_n of_o our_o virtue_n as_o of_o our_o ●ind_n be_v that_o she_o will_v have_v we_o lose_v the_o de●re_n of_o revenge_n and_o that_o stifle_v this_o re●entment_n which_o nature_n think_v so_o just_a we_o ●ange_v our_o hatred_n into_o love_n innocent_n and_o our_o fury_n mercy_n he_o will_v have_v we_o imitate_v his_o goodness_n and_o that_o raise_v to_o a_o more_o than_o ●ortal_a condition_n we_o wish_v well_o to_o those_o ●hat_n do_v we_o mischief_n he_o will_v have_v we_o pray_v to_o 〈◊〉_d for_o their_o conversion_n and_o that_o accord_v to_o the_o example_n of_o his_o only_a son_n who_o ●btained_v salvation_n for_o those_o that_o butcher_v ●im_n we_o ask_v p●rdon_n of_o he_o for_o our_o enemy_n he_o reserve_v his_o high_a reward_n for_o charity_n and_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o can_v ●ope_v for_o forgiveness_n unless_o we_o show_v mercy_n 〈◊〉_d raise_v this_o virtue_n above_o all_o other_o and_o reverse_v the_o world_n maxim_n he_o will_v have_v 〈◊〉_d to_o believe_v that_o greatness_n of_o courage_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o forget_n of_o injury_n all_o his_o endeavour_n be_v to_o blot_v out_o of_o our_o ●ouls_n the_o memory_n of_o offence_n and_o hatred_n of_o our_o enemy_n to_o hear_v he_o speak_v you_o will_v ●hink_v his_o state_n be_v ground_v on_o this_o law_n only_o and_o that_o we_o can_v claim_v share_n in_o his_o glory_n if_o we_o do_v not_o imitate_v his_o clemen●cy_n humane_a philosophy_n have_v not_o be_v abl●_n to_o attain_v to_o this_o degree_n of_o perfection_n yet_o sh●_n have_v observe_v that_o hatred_n be_v unjust_a an●_n that_o revenge_n be_v poor_o condition_v sh●_n have_v make_v use_n of_o weak_a reason_n to_o perswad●_n we_o to_o rare_a virtue_n and_o when_o she_o have_v no●_n be_v able_a to_o quite_o to_o abolish_v choler_n she_o hat●_n endeavour_v to_o assuage_v it_o she_o have_v shew'●_n we_o that_o the_o world_n be_v a_o republic_n where●●_n all_o man_n be_v citizen_n 31._o that_o if_o the_o body_n wer●_n holy_a the_o member_n thereof_o be_v sacred_a and_o that_o if_o it_o be_v forbid_v to_o conspire_v against_o the_o state_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o at●tempt_v any_o thing_n against_o a_o man_n who_o mad●_n a_o part_n thereof_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o strang●_n disorder_n if_o the_o eye_n shall_v fight_v against_o th●_n hand_n or_o that_o the_o hand_n shall_v declar●_n war_n against_o the_o eye_n that_o nature_n whic●_n have_v unite_v they_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n have_v inanimate_v they_o with_o one_o and_o th●_n same_o spirit_n and_o that_o contribute_v to_o th●_n public_a good_a they_o shall_v mutual_o assi●●_n one_o another_o lest_o the_o ruin_n of_o one_o part_n may_v draw_v on_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a that_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d be_v bind_v reciprocal_o to_o preserve_v themselves_o for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o state_n know_v that_o society_n subsist_v only_o by_o love_n and_o tha●_n body_n can_v live_v when_o the_o member_n ●hereof_o be_v at_o discord_n all_o these_o maxim_n codemn_v revenge_n nature_n as_o corrupt_v as_o she_o 〈◊〉_d teach_v we_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o philosopher_n that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v command_v we_o ●othing_v which_o be_v not_o reasonable_a and_o if_o we_o ●eed_v his_o grace_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o argument_n of_o their_o difficulty_n as_o a_o mark_n of_o our_o unruliness_n as_o we_o ●aught_v to_o adore_v his_o justice_n that_o punish_v 〈◊〉_d we_o ought_v to_o adore_v his_o mercy_n which_o for●ifieth_v our_o weakness_n and_o acknowledge_v that_o ●he_n impose_v no_o law_n upon_o we_o but_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o give_v we_o strength_n to_o observe_v they_o the_o three_o discourse_n of_o the_o good_a use_n of_o choler_n the_o poet_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o the_o way_n to_o hell_n lie_v open_a to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o that_o all_o man_n be_v indifferent_o permit_v to_o descend_v thither_o but_o that_o to_o get_v from_o thence_o when_o one_o be_v once_o enter_v there_o and_o to_o see_v the_o light_n again_o after_o one_o have_v be_v in_o darkness_n be_v a_o favou●_n which_o the_o heaven_n grant_v only_o to_o tho●●_n grandee_n that_o have_v merit_v it_o by_o their_o glorious_a labour_n 123._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o eas●_n than_o to_o abuse_v choler_n and_o engage_v on●_n self_n in_o the_o unjust_a resentment_n of_o re●venge_n corrupt_a nature_n have_v teach_v u●_n these_o disorder_n and_o without_o other_o instru●cters_n than_o our_o