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acceptable_a time_n have_v i_o hear_v thou_o and_o in_o a_o day_n of_o salvation_n have_v i_o help_v thou_o the_o acceptable_a time_n be_v that_o whereof_o s._n paul_n speak_v when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n come_v 49._o god_n send_v his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o acceptable_a time_n and_o full_a of_o grace_n 4._o wherein_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n be_v so_o gracious_o accept_v and_o his_o prayer_n hear_v of_o god_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v a_o day_n of_o salvation_n wherein_o his_o father_n give_v he_o a_o triumphant_a victory_n over_o those_o so_o bitter_a torment_n of_o death_n a_o acceptable_a time_n be_v it_o a_o day_n of_o salvation_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o he_o who_o at_o all_o time_n be_v accept_v as_o of_o we_o who_o without_o he_o and_o his_o death_n have_v be_v refuse_v for_o in_o that_o day_n be_v your_o redemption_n wrought_v by_o our_o redeemer_n and_o sinner_n save_v by_o his_o passion_n who_o have_v no_o sin_n and_o as_o he_o die_v and_z rise_v 17._o so_o he_o pray_v and_o be_v hear_v for_o us._n i_o pray_v for_o they_o i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n i_o pray_v for_o they_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o say_v our_o saviour_n now_o the_o acceptable_a time_n and_o day_n of_o salvation_n which_o esay_n speak_v of_o s._n paul_n do_v very_o apt_o and_o effectual_o apply_v to_o his_o present_a occasion_n behold_v now_o be_v the_o acceptable_a time_n behold_v now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n for_o the_o father_n live_v in_o hope_n of_o this_o acceptable_a day_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n to_o come_v but_o the_o very_a time_n begin_v from_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o continue_v even_o to_o the_o world_n end_n and_o unto_o every_o one_o of_o we_o so_o much_o of_o this_o acceptable_a time_n be_v grant_v as_o we_o have_v time_n grant_v here_o to_o live_v which_o be_v not_o long_o because_o our_o life_n be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o span_n it_o may_v fit_o be_v 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prophet_n teach_v the_o selfsame_o in_o few_o word_n 55._o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a his_o own_o imagination_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n s._n paul_n mean_v the_o same_o thing_n 2._o when_o he_o speak_v of_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_o in_o this_o present_a world_n 1_o but_o our_o saviour_n christ_n shut_v up_o the_o whole_a in_o one_o word_n repent_v 18_o the_o order_n of_o our_o repentance_n set_v down_o by_o the_o bless_a apostle_n be_v this_o cleanse_v first_o of_o all_o we_o must_v remove_v evil_a from_o us._n cleanse_v your_o hand_n purge_v your_o heart_n wash_v and_o scour_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n make_v you_o self_n clean_o both_o from_o outward_a and_o inward_a sin_n for_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a in_o our_o external_a action_n but_o we_o must_v also_o chase_v from_o our_o heart_n evil_a cogitation_n 18._o the_o proud_a 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