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common_a or_o unclean_a and_o convince_v he_o that_o his_o favour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v according_a to_o the_o mean_a and_o unworthy_a conception_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o extent_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n be_v no_o more_o capable_a of_o limitation_n than_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o and_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o favour_n shall_v not_o as_o his_o country_n man_n have_v hitherto_o vain_o imagine_v be_v descent_n from_o abraham_n and_o observation_n of_o legal_a ceremony_n but_o the_o more_o noble_a and_o universal_a condition_n of_o fear_n and_o righteousness_n convince_v of_o this_o truth_n peter_n open_v his_o mouth_n and_o say_v of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n but_o in_o every_o nation_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o work_v righteousness_n be_v accept_v by_o he_o in_o which_o word_n we_o may_v observe_v i._o the_o universality_n and_o impartiality_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n and_o favour_n 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only_o antecedent_o to_o all_o merit_n or_o demerit_n of_o man_n no_o respect_n be_v have_v to_o the_o person_n of_o men._n otherwise_o we_o can_v not_o but_o conceive_v injustice_n to_o be_v in_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o reconcile_v such_o a_o partial_a conduct_n with_o his_o infinite_a excellency_n and_o therefore_o in_o 2_o chron._n xix_o 7._o the_o reason_n why_o god_n be_v no_o respeâ—…er_n of_o person_n be_v say_v to_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n all_o reasonable_a preference_n of_o one_o person_n to_o another_o must_v necessary_o be_v found_v upon_o some_o just_a cause_n otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v trifle_v and_o fond_a nay_o even_o injust_a and_o foolish_a we_o find_v indeed_o in_o ourselves_o our_o affection_n ofttimes_o excite_v without_o sufficient_a reason_n we_o be_v passionate_o carry_v to_o object_n not_o worthy_a our_o love_n or_o desire_n we_o value_v the_o object_n of_o our_o love_n beyond_o their_o true_a merit_n and_o weigh_v not_o so_o much_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o blind_a desire_n yet_o after_o all_o we_o never_o fix_v our_o affection_n without_o some_o apparent_a show_n of_o reason_n reason_n indeed_o ofttimes_o false_a and_o frivolous_a yet_o specious_a and_o please_a which_o the_o imperfection_n of_o our_o nature_n permit_v to_o become_v effectual_a with_o we_o and_o false_o represent_v to_o we_o as_o persuasive_a argument_n but_o far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o imagine_v any_o such_o imperfection_n to_o be_v in_o god_n in_o he_o be_v no_o variableness_n or_o shadow_n of_o change_n he_o full_o know_v the_o merit_n of_o all_o cause_n and_o can_v never_o be_v deceive_v by_o false_a light_n or_o prejudices_fw-la he_o can_v be_v sway_v by_o passion_n and_o affection_n or_o be_v betray_v into_o erroneous_a judgement_n by_o false_a representation_n he_o ever_o proceed_v upon_o fix_v and_o immovable_a principle_n draw_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n 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