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he_o that_o put_v away_o thy_o iniquity_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n so_o chap._n 48._o 9_o 11._o for_o my_o name_n sake_n will_v i_o defer_v my_o wrath_n and_o for_o my_o praise_n will_v i_o refrain_v it_o from_o thou_o that_o i_o cut_v thou_o not_o off_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n will_v i_o do_v it_o for_o first_o not_o all_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o the_o world_n reason_n whether_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n can_v forgive_v the_o least_o sin_n because_o they_o can_v satisfy_v the_o debt_n nor_o cancel_v the_o bond_n second_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n see_v clear_o though_o blind_a in_o many_o other_o thing_n that_o none_o but_o god_n can_v forgive_v sin_n luk._n 5._o 21._o three_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n without_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o thou_o be_v mercy_n psal._n 130._o 3._o that_o be_v with_o thou_o 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