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Corn
f.rt
to
thole
that
are
of
mere,feell
f>irits.
357
it
bath
been carrved
contrary
to
what I
conceive themeaning
is,
many
conceive
this
Scripture to
be
meant
of
the
Mercy
of
God rejoycing
againft
thejudgement of
the Law and
condena-.
nation,
but
I'take it
for
judgement here,
udgennent
is
coming,
mercy
ffrives againft
it.
And
how
the
`.cti,ruts
faith,
ri
hat
a
mothball
have
judgement without mercy
that
'was
cruel;
when
any
judgement
comes
to
be
executed.upon
a
kingdom, upon
familyes,
the
mercy
of
thofe towards
filch as
were
in
misery,,
fliallcry,
and
the Lord
will
heare the crycs
of
mercy
in
the
time
of
judgement,the mercy
which-they had shown to
others
(hall
plead for
them,
let
whatfoever
judgements come,
that
foul may fay'
the Lord intends mercy to
me in
ir,
this merciful
man
shall
be
delivered,
though
there
is
a
(form abróad
in
the
Land,
and
miferies in
aliplaces, yet
the
Lord
will
remember
this man, he
was
merciful; to them
that
were
in
mifery,
and
Ile
regard this
man,
his
mercy (hall come up inro
remem
brance,
-and
fay,
I
am
above
judgement
:
A
merciful
min
he
may
rejoyce in the midit of
judgement,
as
being
above
judge-
ment, the Lord
hath
difcovered himfelfe
to
me in. making
me_
of
a
merciful.difpofition
to'
others, therefore
now
the
judge-.
ments
of God
are abroad,
I
queflion not
but
mercy
will
tri-
umph
over
judgement;
for
me.,
I
(hall
be
preferved,
my
mer-
cy will
plead
for me
that judgement
fhall not take hot
"d
ofme;
becaufe when
others were in mifery,
I
was
pittifull
unto
them-
therefore
6leffed
are
the mercifull, for
they fhRll
obtain
mercy
:
In
their troubles the merciful man (hall triumph
and
boaft over
judgement
:
Judgement
(hall
not take hold
of
him
becaufe
his mercy shall. be
remembred in
the
day.
of his
trouble..
SERMON