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alas_o poor_a delude_a wretch_n do_v thou_o hope_v for_o mercy_n to_o keep_v thou_o from_o hell_n whilst_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o course_n of_o ungodliness_n why_o man_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v come_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o thou_o and_o sink_v thou_o deep_o into_o hell_n supplicii_fw-la hell_n quos_fw-la diu_fw-la ut_fw-la convertantur_fw-la tolerat_fw-la non_fw-la conversos_fw-la durius_fw-la damnat_fw-la hier._n tarditatem_fw-la vindictae_fw-la compensat_fw-la gravitate_fw-la supplicii_fw-la for_o by_o despise_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v treasure_v up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n rom_n 2.4_o 5._o do_v thou_o presume_v of_o mercy_n in_o thy_o state_n of_o impenitence_n why_o man_n this_o very_a presumption_n will_v add_v load_n upon_o thy_o back_n and_o degree_n unto_o thy_o torment_n read_v over_o that_o text_n deliberate_o and_o the_o lord_n awaken_v thy_o conscience_n in_o the_o perusal_n of_o it_o deut._n 29.19_o 20_o 21._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n he_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n it_o be_v to_o this_o effect_n as_o if_o the_o carnal_a wretch_n have_v say_v god_n be_v gracious_a and_o merciful_a and_o though_o i_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o christ_n but_o take_v my_o pleasure_n in_o sin_n and_o be_o not_o so_o forward_o in_o godliness_n as_o these_o precise_a minister_n will_v persuade_v i_o yet_o i_o trust_v in_o god_n that_o he_o will_v show_v pity_n upon_o i_o he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o severe_a as_o these_o hot-spirited_n man_n will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o delight_v in_o it_o and_o i_o hope_v to_o taste_v of_o his_o compassion_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o send_v i_o to_o hell_n whatever_o he_o have_v say_v well_o but_o will_v such_o a_o person_n find_v mercy_n 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be_v all_o at_o his_o disposal_n and_o can_v minister_v no_o further_o assistance_n than_o he_o be_v please_v to_o put_v into_o they_o if_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v set_v against_o thou_o who_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n 3._o vnconverted_a sinner_n be_v under_o a_o curse_n in_o all_o that_o do_v concern_v they_o and_o how_o can_v they_o expect_v to_o succeed_v in_o any_o of_o their_o affair_n when_o there_o be_v a_o curse_n from_o heaven_n intermingle_v therewith_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o every_o person_n out_o of_o christ_n to_o be_v a_o accurse_a person_n and_o that_o curse_n be_v of_o a_o extensive_a nature_n it_o ride_v a_o large_a circuit_n it_o spread_v itself_o upon_o and_o insinuate_v itself_o into_o every_o mercy_n which_o they_o receive_v and_o every_o work_n they_o perform_v and_o every_o place_n and_o relation_n they_o be_v in_o and_o every_o providence_n they_o be_v under_o prov._n 3.3_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o house_n 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