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some_o thing_n we_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a about_o and_o may_v content_o be_v so_o but_o not_o as_o to_o pardon_n and_o a_o future_a state_n in_o the_o book_n chap._n i._n pardon_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a importance_n p._n 1_o natural_a light_n can_v assure_v we_o that_o god_n will_v forgive_v p._n 2_o nor_n if_o he_o will_v how_o far_o pardon_n shall_v extend_v as_o to_o person_n or_o crime_n p._n 10._o nor_o of_o the_o term_n upon_o which_o p._n 18_o the_o plea_n that_o it_o will_v assure_v we_o of_o pardon_n upon_o mere_a repentance_n consider_v à _fw-la p._n 18._o ad_fw-la p._n 45._o nor_o when_o god_n will_v pardon_v p._n 45._o nor_o how_o often_o p._n 49_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o sih_n mean_v in_o heb._n 6.4_o and_z ch_z 10.26_o p._n 51_o nor_n to_o what_o degree_n god_n will_v forgive_v p._n 63_o under_o each_o of_o which_o head_n be_v show_v what_o assurance_n we_o have_v from_o revelation_n chap._n ii_o a_o future_a state_n of_o happiness_n a_o point_n of_o great_a importance_n p._n 72_o natural_a light_n can_v assure_v we_o there_o be_v such_o a_o state_n p._n 80_o the_o heathen_n uncertain_a of_o it_o p._n 81_o nor_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o it_o p._n 119._o the_o wretched_a notion_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o it_o p._n 120_o nor_n of_o its_o eternity_n and_o unchangeableness_n p._n 149_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 150_o nor_o that_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o immediate_o after_o death_n p._n 168_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 170_o nor_n who_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o p._n 175._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_n about_o this_o p._n 177_o nor_o the_o term_n of_o it_o p._n 183._o nor_o where_o grace_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o enable_v we_o to_o perform_v the_o term_n on_o which_o pardon_n and_o future_a happiness_n be_v suspend_v p._n 187_o under_o each_o of_o which_o head_n be_v show_v what_o satisfaction_n we_o have_v from_o revelation_n the_o close_a christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n to_o be_v love_v and_o adhere_v to_o p._n 201._o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a we_o do_v fall_v short_a of_o pardon_n and_o heaven_n p._n 205._o and_o clear_o up_o our_o right_n to_o they_o p._n 206._o direction_n for_o our_o so_o do_v ib._n in_o the_o appendix_n a._n w_n be_v logic_n like_o his_o religion_n p._n 213._o his_o objection_n against_o reveal_v religion_n that_o it_o have_v not_o and_o can_v not_o be_v universal_o know_v p._n 214._o the_o reason_n of_o so_o large_a a_o answer_n to_o it_o p._n 215._o the_o case_n of_o man_n different_a from_o that_o of_o other_o creature_n p._n 216._o the_o gospel_n preach_v to_o adam_n and_o noah_n p._n 217._o man_n own_o fault_n that_o it_o do_v not_o from_o they_o descend_v to_o all_o in_o every_o age_n ib._n god_n not_o oblige_v to_o spread_v it_o by_o miraculous_a method_n p._n 226._o preach_v to_o abraham_n and_o the_o jew_n though_o other_o nation_n not_o exclude_v thereby_o from_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n p._n 228_o the_o fault_n of_o christian_n and_o heathen_n that_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o further_o spread_v p._n 234._o a._n w_n be_v promise_n challenge_v p._n 235._o heathen_n leave_v to_o god_n p._n 236._o but_o certain_o in_o a_o better_a case_n than_o deist_n among_o we_o p._n 237_o no_o want_n of_o evidence_n for_o christianity_n but_o somewhat_o else_o in_o they_o p._n 238_o their_o hope_n from_o infinite_a mercy_n vain_a p._n 244._o sacrifice_n not_o mere_o symbolical_a nor_o repentance_n a_o expiation_n much_o less_o the_o only_a one_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o man_n p._n 246._o the_o contradiction_n and_o gross_a blunder_n of_o our_o modern_a deist_n p._n 254._o