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great_a mercy_n to_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o no_o other_o sacrifice_n for_o you_o you_o may_v as_o much_o offend_v god_n by_o despair_v as_o by_o presume_v of_o his_o mercy_n 10.29_o heb._n 10.29_o both_o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n lay_v these_o thing_n up_o in_o your_o heart_n the_o lord_n of_o his_o mercy_n bless_v they_o to_o you_o to_o all_o you_o that_o thus_o fear_v the_o lord_n 4.2_o mal._n 4.2_o shall_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v under_o his_o wing_n joy_n in_o that_o day_n when_o all_o the_o elect_n shall_v behold_v their_o king_n and_o redeemer_n in_o his_o majesty_n and_o glory_n for_o all_o those_o that_o thus_o fear_v the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n write_v it_o be_v say_v of_o tamerlane_n the_o scythian_a that_o he_o have_v always_o by_o he_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n and_o good_a desert_n of_o his_o servant_n which_o he_o daily_o 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