mercie→mercy

Final -ie for -y, a spelling convention only; same word.

About 1,898 places across the Puritan corpus, estimated: 1,898 in a random sample of 70 of 7,722 works.

Drawn Oct 19, 2026, 6:06 PM against rule-set version 11 · 1 sample drawn · no exact count yet (the overnight batch count is not built). Shown in original spelling.

1. …was taken of the ſonne of God fréelie, and of the pure and méere mercie→mercy of God: euen after the ſelfe-ſame maner, whoſoeuer are the members…

   Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 19 · Open in the reader

2. …become of him that takes away another mans? If Iudgement without mercie→mercy ſhall be to him that ſhewes no mercie; where ſhall ſubtraction and…

   Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 106 · Open in the reader

3. Thus God in iustice (for contempt of his mercie→mercy) admits a stronger delusion of the Deuill: not to make them two-fold…

   Thomas Adams · The Black Devil · p. 65 · Open in the reader

4. …which the Lords of the city never offred. I wish they may find more mercie→mercy with the Lord at the day of Christ, then they have shewed unto us.

   Henry Ainsworth · Animadversion to Cliftons Advertisement · p. 131 · Open in the reader

5. Let there be none to extend mercie→mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

   George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 532 · Open in the reader

6. …(as is before touched:) and also mainteyn civil peace, by executing mercie→mercy and judgment, justifying & delivering the poor and needy, and…

   Henry Ainsworth · The Communion of Saints · p. 392 · Open in the reader

7. …warning of their ſinnes, no reſpite. Yet, that he might approve his mercie→mercy even to …hoſe, upon whom he meant to…

   Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 561 · Open in the reader

8. …is no less to be extolled, than thy power, and will be by this mercie→mercy magnified in the same degree; equally sharing in the glorie of all…

   George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 294 · Open in the reader

9. …speech to their weake vnderstandings, Iudgement to whom iudgement, mercie→mercy to whom mercie belongs.

   Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 319 · Open in the reader

10. …ſundrie times exhorteth vs, when he ſaith; I beſeech you, for the mercie→mercy of God, that ye will giue your ſelues, &c. And the ſame apoſtle, in…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 175 · Open in the reader

11. …bottome or seat of gold, seemeth to have reference to the golden Mercie→Mercy-seat over the Arke in the Temple; on which God is said to sit, Ps.…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 29 · Open in the reader

12. …former state, their present pretense to be the Lords, and the future mercie→mercy that they should and yet shal receiv, might wel and did occasion…

    Henry Ainsworth · Animadversion to Cliftons Advertisement · p. 91 · Open in the reader

13. …heard us. Come we boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtaine mercie→mercy. Gods facilitie in his wonted grants, gives us ſtrong conſolation. A…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 44 · Open in the reader

14. …being to bee reputed as enemies themselves. This commendeth the mercie→mercy and free grace of God in Christ, for when we were enemies, wee were…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 174 · Open in the reader

15. …as a widow of the Lord, who yet remembred his covenant to shew them mercie→mercy; he foloweth his own wisdom in expounding the scriptures, &…

    Henry Ainsworth · A Reply to a Pretended Christians Plea for the Church of Rome · p. 172 · Open in the reader

16. …freed from former plagues, see Exodus 9. 26. and God promiseth like mercie→mercy to his Church by the Gospell, saying, Arise thou, bee inlightned,…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 32 · Open in the reader

17. …yea, with both he presseth hard upon God for free grace to shew them mercie→mercy in their unspeakable miserie, professing their patient waiting till…

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 633 · Open in the reader

18. And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercie→mercy endureth for ever.

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 683 · Open in the reader

19. …bring vs to put vp a supplication in the high Court of Requests and Mercie→Mercy. Now loe, they pray, they beseech, they sigh, they weepe, they…

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 220 · Open in the reader

20. …regeneration, Paul teacheth vnto Titus, ſaying: According to his mercie→mercy he hath ſaued vs by the fountaine of regeneration. And ſéeing that…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 112 · Open in the reader

21. …the ſafetie of the Citie be defended. For God ſaith: I will haue mercie→mercy, not Sacrifice. And Chriſt anſwereth: that it is lawfull to doe good…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 260 · Open in the reader

22. …to Israel; &c. Immediately Moses went in with him, and prayed for mercie→mercy; and the divine Majestie came downe unto Israel. After this manner…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 47 · Open in the reader

23. …it is moſt ſafe to put our whole truſt and confidence in the mercie→mercy and bountie of God alone. Now if Papiſts ſhall doe in truth and…

    Robert Abbot · A Hand of Fellowship to Help Keep Out Sin and Antichrist · p. 39 · Open in the reader

24. …that ought to be of force, which the ſcripture ſaith; I will haue mercie→mercy and not ſacrifice. But they which are not hindered, ought to obeie.…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 252 · Open in the reader

25. …to impute my ſin to my child, to make it guilty: ſo it pleaſeth his mercie→mercy to take my faith for my child, to make it holy.

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 595 · Open in the reader

26. …he advises them to be confident, and therein to rejoyce; for God in mercie→mercy will be mindful of the oppressed, and injustice of the oppressors,…

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 265 · Open in the reader

27. …mocke them: But vnto vs in the ſtead of all thoſe things, is by the mercie→mercy and goodneſſe of God ſet foorth the onely Oracle of the holy…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 37 · Open in the reader

28. …him in our behalfs by vertue of his Covenant, which makes that his mercie→mercy shall not determine, but that we shall reap the benefit of his…

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 520 · Open in the reader

29. …nothing elſe vndoubtedlie, but that a man is iuſtified onelie by the mercie→mercy of God, and by the merit of Chriſt onelie: which cannot be…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 159 · Open in the reader

30. But héerevnto we anſwer, that mercie→mercy is not properlie attributed vnto God; but by a metaphor taken of…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 413 · Open in the reader

31. …and they are hardened like the ice, but when the heate of the Lords mercie→mercy commeth againe on them, they are resolued and relent. So doubtlesse…

    Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 613 · Open in the reader

32. …thinking rightlie neither of their owne ablenes, nor yet of the mercie→mercy of God? Yea, they are vtterlie vnknowne vnto themſelues; for if they…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 68 · Open in the reader

33. And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercie→mercy endureth for ever.

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 683 · Open in the reader

34. …an inſtrument of cruelty, but for not making it an inſtrument of mercie→mercy; there is a Goe ye curſed. If a Magiſtrate doe not ſupport the juſt…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1245 · Open in the reader

35. …his bloulde for Chriſt his ſake. Of aboundant greatneſſe is the mercie→mercy of God: God doth not forſake thē yt be his, & thoſe which he…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 131 · Open in the reader

36. …We confeſſe doubtleſſe, that God is woont of his liberalitie and mercie→mercy to grant benefits after benefits; but we grant not for all this,…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 49 · Open in the reader

37. …ſtand? Who will harden? That God which is rich in goodneſſe, whoſe Mercie→Mercy is above all his workes, will he? He which is grieved for our…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1287 · Open in the reader

38. …not: but thoſe can receiue, vpon whom the ſecret, yet not the vniuſt mercie→mercy of God doth beſtowe it. Hereby it alſo appeareth, that it is God,…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 200 · Open in the reader

39. …ſhalt be with me in paradiſe. And the Publican, which praied; Haue mercie→mercy vpon me a ſinner, went his waie iuſtified. And Peter; when he had…

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Common Places · p. 237 · Open in the reader

40. …or if falls, yet falling forward to repentance, not backward from mercie→mercy. The faithfull ſhall not fall into apoſtacie; from the Lord: the…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 225 · Open in the reader

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