Comfort to rkofe that are of mercifull fpirits. it hash been earryed contrary to what I conceive the meaning is, many conceive this Scripture to be meant of the mercy of God rejoycing againfl the Judgement of the Law and condem- nation, but I take it for judgement here, udgemen i. coming, mercy ftrives againff it. And hpw the `crib ruce faith, 1 It man Jhallhave judgement without mercy that was cruel, when any judgement comes to be executed upon a kingdom, upon familyes, the mercy of thofe towards fuch as were in milery,; fhallcry, and the lord will heare the cryes of mercy in the time of judgement,the mercy which they had Chown 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 abroad in the Land, and miferies in aliplaces, yet the Lord will remember this man, he was mercifull to them that were in mi,fery, and I'le regard this man, his mercy (hall come up imo remem, brance, and fay, I am above Judgement : A merciful min he may rejoyce in the mida of judgement, as being above judge- ment, the Lord hath difcovered himfelfe to nie m 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; tor me, I fhall be preferved, my mer- cy will plead for me that judgement hall not take hold of me, becaufe when others were in mifery, I was pittifull unto them And therefore bleffed are the mercifull, for they fhall obtain mercy: In their troubles the merciful man íhall triumph and boaf over judgement : Judgement fhall not take hold of him becaufe his mercy shall be remembred in the day of his trouble.
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