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wherein_o both_o themselves_o and_o their_o seed_n be_v high_o concern_v verse_n 73._o especial_o that_o great_a and_o gracious_a covenant_n of_o mercy_n which_o he_o make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o sanction_n of_o a_o oath_n verse_n 74_o 75._o namely_o that_o he_o will_v give_v we_o power_n ability_n and_o grace_n in_o and_o from_o the_o messiah_n reveal_v to_o obey_v and_o attend_v he_o in_o a_o sincere_a performance_n of_o all_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o cheerful_o and_o constant_o to_o persevere_v therein_o be_v by_o he_o rescue_v and_o secure_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o enemy_n without_o we_o though_o not_o altogether_o from_o those_o which_o may_v be_v found_v in_o ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o negligence_n and_o miscarriage_n verse_n 76._o and_o thou_o child_n meaning_n john_n the_o baptist_n shall_v be_v a_o wonderful_a person_n and_o extraordinary_a prophet_n of_o god_n for_o thou_o 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psal_n 136._o 1_o chron._n 16.41_o and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o primitive_a christian_n to_o appeal_v to_o and_o to_o magnify_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o needful_a occasion_n and_o to_o beg_v his_o mercy_n of_o pardon_n particular_o for_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o for_o which_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o pardon_n the_o like_a allocation_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o all_o the_o liturgy_n extant_a o_o god_n the_o father_n etc._n etc._n o_o god_n the_o son_n redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n as_o we_o have_v deviate_v from_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n so_o from_o the_o law_n of_o redemption_n which_o be_v the_o great_a deviation_n and_o render_v we_o the_o more_o inexcusable_o guilty_a therefore_o do_v we_o petition_v our_o redeemer_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n who_o he_o send_v into_o the_o world_n not_o to_o condemn_v the_o world_n but_o that_o the_o world_n through_o he_o may_v 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misacting_n o_o holy_a bless_a etc._n etc._n remember_v not_o lord_n our_o offence_n nor_o the_o offence_n of_o our_o forefather_n neither_o take_v thou_o vengeance_n of_o our_o sin_n spare_v we_o good_a lord_n spare_v thy_o people_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v with_o thy_o most_o precious_a blood_n and_o be_v not_o angry_a with_o we_o for_o ever_o this_o be_v agreeable_a to_o scripture_n wherein_o we_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v make_v good_a his_o promise_n to_o we_o and_o remember_v our_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n no_o more_o heb._n 10.17_o that_o he_o will_v not_o punish_v the_o father_n sin_n upon_o the_o child_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v threaten_v in_o the_o second_o commandment_n exod._n 20.5_o we_o read_v of_o the_o like_a form_n of_o prayer_n ezra_n 9.7_o nehem._n 1.6_o joel_n 2.17_o and_o we_o plead_v the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n mention_v 1_o pet._n 1.19_o to_o move_v god_n to_o remove_v his_o anger_n from_o we_o that_o it_o may_v not_o 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