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&_o the_o promise_n of_o remission_n belong_v to_o we_o it_o be_v presumption_n to_o snatch_v at_o the_o promise_n before_o we_o have_v the_o condition_n and_o though_o thou_o have_v pardon_v yet_o can_v thou_o have_v no_o peace_n till_o thou_o have_v come_v to_o god_n by_o repentance_n for_o god_n hold_v the_o same_o rule_n with_o we_o in_o forgive_a we_o which_o he_o prescribe_v to_o we_o in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o brethren_n for_o though_o our_o brother_n come_v not_o to_o we_o and_o humble_v himself_o unto_o we_o yet_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o forgive_v he_o but_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o go_v to_o he_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o we_o forgive_v he_o but_o he_o be_v to_o come_v and_o say_v it_o repent_v i_o even_o so_o deal_v god_n with_o we_o he_o may_v happy_o have_v forgive_v we_o yet_o unless_o we_o turn_v and_o come_v again_o unto_o he_o and_o say_v it_o repent_v we_o he_o will_v not_o tell_v we_o neither_o shall_v his_o spirit_n 4._o luc._n 17._o 4._o assure_v and_o witness_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n that_o he_o have_v pardon_v us._n now_o if_o there_o be_v assurance_n as_o well_o as_o pardon_v thou_o shall_v be_v perplex_v and_o turmoil_v as_o much_o in_o the_o want_n of_o assurance_n as_o of_o pardon_n god_n often_o deal_v with_o his_o child_n as_o joseph_n do_v with_o his_o brethren_n he_o will_v not_o at_o first_o make_v himself_o know_v unto_o they_o but_o speak_v rough_o unto_o they_o and_o threaten_v they_o the_o prison_n and_o afterward_o he_o tell_v they_o i_o be_o joseph_n your_o brother_n so_o till_o we_o be_v prepare_v by_o repentance_n neither_o 45._o gen._n 45._o will_n god_n make_v himself_o nor_o our_o pardon_n know_v unto_o we_o but_o will_v rather_o speak_v rough_o and_o threaten_v the_o prison_n of_o hell_n but_o if_o once_o we_o come_v with_o break_a 19_o 1._o pet._n 3._o 19_o and_o with_o bleed_a heart_n unto_o he_o then_o can_v he_o no_o more_o refrain_v himself_o than_o joseph_n can_v but_o will_v say_v to_o our_o conscience_n i_o be_o your_o father_n be_v of_o good_a comfort_n your_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o when_o we_o have_v by_o repentance_n fill_v god_n bottle_n with_o tear_n then_o will_v he_o fill_v our_o heart_n with_o this_o sovereign_a balm_n and_o will_v anoint_v our_o heart_n with_o the_o oil_n of_o gladness_n and_o the_o unspeakable_a joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n then_o shall_v the_o former_a fear_n sting_n and_o horror_n of_o the_o accuse_a conscience_n be_v banish_v all_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o joy_n repentance_n charm_v the_o wind_n and_o the_o bluster_a storm_n of_o the_o accuse_a conscience_n and_o make_v the_o haven_n of_o thy_o heart_n to_o be_v calm_a and_o clear_a so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v of_o repentance_n as_o they_o of_o our_o saviour_n what_o kind_n of_o grace_n be_v this_o that_o the_o 32._o psal_n 32._o wind_n and_o sea_n obey_v it_o even_o the_o sea_n of_o a_o hellish_a and_o a_o rage_a conscience_n for_o the_o experience_n of_o all_o god_n child_n that_o have_v have_v any_o experience_n of_o repentance_n in_o themselves_o can_v witness_v thus_o much_o that_o they_o have_v no_o soon_o set_v themselves_o to_o prayer_n confession_n and_o renew_v of_o their_o covenant_n with_o god_n but_o though_o at_o first_o they_o bring_v a_o hell_n in_o their_o conscience_n yet_o they_o have_v present_o feel_v hell_n turn_v into_o heaven_n and_o in_o steed_n of_o the_o prick_n of_o conscience_n the_o unconceiveble_a peace_n of_o god_n cheer_v and_o comfort_v they_o it_o be_v david_n own_o experiment_n i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v and_o thou_o forgave_v i_o that_o be_v thou_o take_v hell_o out_o of_o my_o conscience_n and_o shed_v the_o sense_n of_o thy_o forgiveness_n into_o my_o heart_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o diverse_a of_o the_o psalm_n special_o the_o penitential_a one_o the_o prophet_n beginning_n in_o 13._o psal_n 6._o &_o 13._o much_o heaviness_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n end_n in_o much_o joy_n and_o assurance_n this_o be_v the_o first_o evil_a which_o repentance_n remoove_v 2._o repentance_n remoove_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n in_o regard_n stain_n 2._o of_o the_o stain_n of_o the_o stain_n the_o blur_v and_o ignominy_n for_o even_o this_o also_o it_o take_v away_o it_o so_o heal_v the_o wound_n that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o scar_n remain_v when_o onesimus_n have_v once_o repent_v the_o stain_n and_o ignominy_n of_o his_o theft_n be_v take_v away_o once_o unprofitable_a but_o now_o profitable_a to_o be_v receive_v not_o as_o a_o thief_n 11._o philem_n 11._o but_o as_o a_o brother_n but_o as_o long_o as_o a_o man_n remain_v impenitent_a so_o long_o the_o stain_n stick_v in_o the_o soul_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o if_o he_o be_v still_o in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_v even_o as_o dirt_n do_v in_o the_o face_n till_o it_o be_v wash_v out_o all_o say_v our_o saviour_n before_o i_o be_v thief_n and_o 8._o joh._n 10._o 8._o robber_n why_o say_v he_o not_o they_o be_v thief_n in_o asmuch_o as_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v the_o reason_n may_v be_v because_o they_o die_v impenitent_o in_o that_o their_o sin_n and_o impenitency_n seem_v to_o continue_v the_o sin_n though_o the_o act_n be_v past_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o man_n may_v say_v of_o cain_n still_o that_o he_o be_v a_o murderer_n but_o not_o of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v a_o adulterer_n the_o stain_n be_v wash_v out_o by_o repentance_n and_o he_o be_v make_v clear_a and_o clean_o as_o the_o pick_a glass_n because_o you_o say_v say_v christ_n to_o the_o pharisy_n you_o see_v 9_o joh._n 9_o that_o be_v remain_v obstinate_a in_o your_o blindness_n therefore_o your_o sin_n remain_v that_o be_v the_o blot_n and_o stain_v of_o it_o sin_n cast_v dirt_n in_o our_o face_n and_o besmeare_v and_o befoule_n we_o but_o after_o repentance_n may_v a_o man_n say_v as_o nebuchadnezzer_n do_v of_o himself_o after_o his_o 33._o dan._n 4._o 33._o restore_n at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v my_o glory_n and_o my_o beauty_n restore_v unto_o i_o so_o at_o the_o time_n of_o our_o repentance_n the_o shame_n and_o the_o deformity_n which_o sin_n bring_v upon_o we_o be_v takenaway_n and_o our_o glory_n and_o our_o beauty_n be_v restore_v unto_o we_o which_o we_o have_v before_o we_o sin_v the_o same_o thing_n god_n promise_v to_o the_o gentile_n in_o their_o conversion_n then_o will_v i_o change_v in_o the_o people_n 11._o zeph._n 3._o 9_o 11._o their_o lip_n that_o it_o may_v be_v pure_a so_o junius_n read_v it_o with_o the_o which_o all_o may_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v i_o will_v call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o then_o follow_v a_o promise_n of_o take_v away_o the_o stain_n in_o that_o day_n shall_v thou_o not_o be_v ashamed_a for_o all_o thy_o work_n etc._n etc._n thus_o do_v repentance_n take_v away_o the_o shame_n and_o the_o stain_n of_o sin_n but_o impenitency_n set_v a_o very_a brand-marke_a of_o shame_n upon_o the_o forehead_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o make_v he_o as_o foul_a after_o as_o in_o his_o sin_n a_o man_n turn_v from_o the_o sun_n remain_v so_o till_o he_o turn_v he_o towards_o it_o again_o so_o in_o sin_n turn_v away_o from_o god_n he_o remain_v so_o till_o by_o a_o fresh_a act_n of_o repentance_n he_o turn_v himself_o to_o god_n again_o the_o wicked_a sinner_n may_v not_o think_v that_o his_o sin_n pass_v away_o with_o the_o act_n which_o present_o vanish_v no_o but_o as_o the_o work_n of_o the_o repentant_a follow_v they_o to_o 14._o apoc._n 14._o the_o grave_n so_o also_o of_o the_o wicked_a that_o as_o the_o one_o be_v dead_a may_v be_v still_o call_v just_a and_o holy_a so_o the_o other_o still_o wicked_a and_o impure_a a_o lesson_n for_o