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and_o 〈◊〉_d hold_v out_o the_o flag_n of_o peace_n before_o they_o that_o if_o in_o the_o time_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v come_v in_o they_o may_v and_o welcome_a reas_n 2._o from_o the_o attribute_n of_o mercy_n and_o long-suffering_a which_o discover_v themselves_o in_o withhold_v the_o stroke_n of_o vengeance_n and_o hold_v his_o hand_n back_o jer._n 3._o 12._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o god_n will_v have_v a_o time_n for_o all_o his_o attribute_n to_o appear_v now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o mercy_n and_o now_o god_n will_v let_v sinner_n have_v large_a trust_v of_o it_o he_o warn_v yea_o follow_v on_o to_o warn_v and_o persuade_v with_o a_o people_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v escape_v reas_n 3._o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o glory_n by_o his_o patience_n god_n aâ—mâ—_n at_o himself_o his_o own_o glory_n in_o all_o his_o do_n now_o by_o this_o clemency_n of_o his_o he_o will_v gain_v honour_n either_o to_o his_o mercy_n in_o their_o welfare_n or_o his_o justice_n 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36._o 16._o jer._n 26._o 8_o 9_o 3._o in_o some_o sense_n they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o god_n who_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n express_v a_o relâ—â—â—ing_n at_o the_o very_a mention_n of_o it_o hos_fw-la 11._o 8._o 9_o 4._o a_o burden_n in_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o or_o matter_n of_o threaten_v contain_v in_o they_o which_o be_v fore_o and_o heavy_a to_o bear_v context_n ver_fw-la 2._o the_o reason_n be_v 1._o of_o the_o first_o from_o the_o sympathetical_a compassionateness_n of_o god_n messenger_n towards_o their_o fellow-creature_n there_o be_v a_o philanthropy_n a_o love_n of_o man_n natural_o in_o man_n this_o be_v increase_v by_o grace_n this_o we_o see_v eminent_a in_o paul_n rom._n 9_o 1._o and_o moses_n blot_v i_o rather_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n 2._o of_o the_o second_o from_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n displeasure_n in_o the_o godly_a and_o hence_o it_o produce_v sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n 1._o it_o bring_v sin_n to_o mind_n which_o 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