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instance_n of_o many_o it_o be_v that_o of_o paul_n in_o 1_o tim._n 1.13_o 16._o who_o be_v before_o a_o blasphemer_n a_o persecutor_n and_o injurious_a but_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n because_o i_o do_v it_o ignorant_o in_o unbelief_n howbeit_o for_o this_o cause_n i_o obtain_v mercy_n that_o in_o i_o first_o jesus_n christ_n may_v show_v forth_o all_o long_a suffering_n for_o a_o pattern_n to_o they_o which_o shall_v hereafter_o believe_v on_o he_o to_o everlasting_a life_n it_o be_v no_o small_a encouragement_n to_o a_o sick_a man_n to_o hear_v of_o some_o that_o have_v be_v recover_v out_o of_o the_o same_o disease_n and_o that_o prevail_a in_o a_o high_a degree_n than_o in_o himself_o four_o moreover_o it_o be_v encourage_v to_o consider_v that_o when_o god_n have_v cut_v off_o other_o in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o sin_n he_o have_v hitherto_o spare_v thou_o what_o speak_v this_o but_o a_o purpose_n of_o mercy_n to_o thy_o soul_n thou_o shall_v account_v the_o long_a suffering_n of_o god_n thy_o salvation_n 2_o pet._n 3.15_o have_v he_o smite_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o enmity_n to_o christ_n what_o hope_n have_v remain_v but_o in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o only_o spare_v thou_o but_o also_o give_v thou_o a_o heart_n ingenuous_o ashamed_a and_o humble_v for_o thy_o evil_n do_v not_o this_o speak_v mercy_n for_o thou_o sure_o it_o look_v like_o a_o gracious_a design_n of_o love_n to_o thy_o soul._n inference_n 1._o and_o be_v there_o forgivenss_n with_o god_n for_o such_o as_o have_v be_v enemy_n to_o christ_n 1._o his_o truth_n and_o people_n then_o certain_o there_o be_v pardon_n and_o mercy_n for_o the_o friend_n of_o god_n who_o involuntary_o fall_v into_o sin_n by_o the_o surprisal_n of_o temptation_n and_o be_v break_v for_o it_o as_o ingenious_a child_n for_o offend_v a_o good_a father_n can_v any_o doubt_n if_o god_n have_v pardon_n for_o enemy_n he_o have_v none_o for_o child_n if_o he_o have_v forgiveness_n for_o such_o as_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n with_o wicked_a hand_n he_o have_v not_o much_o more_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n for_o such_o as_o love_n christ_n and_o be_v more_o afflict_v for_o their_o sin_n against_o he_o than_o all_o the_o other_o trouble_v they_o have_v in_o the_o world_n doubt_v it_o not_o but_o he_o that_o receive_v enemy_n into_o his_o bosom_n will_v much_o more_o receive_v and_o embrace_v child_n though_o offend_v one_o how_o pensive_a do_v the_o dear_a child_n of_o god_n sometime_o sit_v after_o their_o lapse_n into_o sin_n will_v god_n ever_o pardon_v this_o will_v he_o be_v reconcile_v again_o may_v i_o hope_v his_o face_n shall_v be_v to_o i_o as_o in_o former_a time_n pensive_a soul_n if_o thou_o do_v but_o know_v the_o largeness_n tenderness_n freeness_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o yearn_v over_o enemy_n and_o have_v give_v forth_o thousand_o and_o ten_o thousand_o of_o pardon_n to_o the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n thou_o will_v not_o sink_v at_o that_o rate_n inference_n 2._o 2._o be_v there_o pardon_v with_o god_n for_o enemy_n how_o inexcusable_a then_o be_v all_o they_o that_o persist_v and_o perish_v in_o their_o enmity_n to_o christ_n sure_o their_o destruction_n be_v of_o themselves_o mercy_n be_v offer_v to_o they_o if_o they_o will_v receive_v it_o 55.7_o proclamation_n be_v make_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o among_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n who_o repent_v of_o what_o they_o have_v be_v and_o do_v against_o he_o and_o be_v now_o unfeigned_o willing_a to_o be_v reconcile_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n he_o shall_v find_v mercy_n but_o god_n shall_v wound_v the_o head_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o trespass_n psal._n 68.21_o if_o