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praise_v the_o lord_n and_o again_o to_o praise_v the_o lord_n why_o he_o forgive_v all_o thy_o sin_n &_o heal_v all_o thy_o infirmity_n if_o this_o be_v so_o let_v no_o man_n despair_v of_o the_o physician_n and_o remain_v in_o his_o sickness_n let_v no_o man_n extenuate_v god_n mercy_n and_o pine_v away_o in_o his_o sin_n for_o christ_n die_v for_o sinner_n rom._n 5.8_o and_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n 1._o tim._n 1.15_o if_o i_o be_v not_o a_o sinner_n he_o be_v not_o a_o saviour_n qualecumque_fw-la fit_a ergopeccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o then_o thy_o sin_n be_v god_n can_v and_o will_v pardon_v it_o if_o thou_o by_o despair_n do_v not_o close_o up_o his_o hand_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o gate_n of_o indulgency_n against_o thyself_o final_o he_o conclude_v his_o exhortation_n out_o of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n 55.7_o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a his_o own_o imagination_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o 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want_v vessel_n to_o receive_v it_o 2._o king_n 4.6_o so_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o we_o till_o we_o want_v faith_n to_o apprehend_v the_o same_o second_o concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o render_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o same_o love_n for_o love_n that_o be_v most_o fit_a since_o it_o be_v like_a for_o like_a but_o though_o it_o be_v like_a yet_o it_o be_v less_o for_o as_o he_o go_v before_o we_o in_o time_n he_o love_v we_o first_o 1._o joh._n 4_o 19_o so_o he_o excel_v we_o in_o degree_n he_o love_v we_o more_o than_o we_o do_v or_o can_v love_v he_o he_o love_v we_o as_o a_o father_n we_o love_v he_o as_o child_n we_o be_v a_o ascend_a his_o a_o descend_a love_n but_o though_o we_o can_v love_v he_o so_o much_o as_o we_o ought_v and_o as_o he_o love_v we_o yet_o let_v we_o love_v he_o above_o all_o thing_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o earth_n i_o have_v desire_v none_o in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o psal_n 73.25_o final_o let_v we_o love_v nothing_o but_o for_o he_o minùs_fw-la te_fw-la diligit_fw-la o_o domine_fw-la qui_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la aliquid_fw-la diligit_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la diligit_fw-la say_v augustine_n o_o lord_n he_o love_v thou_o less_o than_o other_o thing_n who_o love_v any_o thing_n beside_o thou_o which_o he_o love_v not_o for_o thy_o sake_n three_o concern_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o take_v away_o all_o our_o rejoice_v but_o in_o he_o alone_o who_o voluntary_o without_o our_o desire_n and_o free_o without_o our_o desert_n and_o entire_o without_o our_o cooperation_n have_v save_v we_o by_o his_o grace_n even_o by_o his_o love_a favour_n towards_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n therefore_o as_o i_o will_v not_o nay_o i_o can_v attribute_v any_o thing_n unto_o myself_o but_o weakness_n and_o sin_n which_o true_o and_o proper_o be_v my_o own_o and_o if_o i_o must_v needs_o rejoice_v i_o will_v rejoice_v of_o my_o 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by_o lively_a faith_n in_o themselves_o by_o ardent_a love_n so_o there_o be_v a_o common_a life_n in_o they_o all_o a_o mutual_a sense_n and_o participation_n in_o all_o thing_n the_o honour_n of_o christ_n by_o any_o be_v our_o comfort_n his_o dishonour_n by_o any_o be_v our_o grief_n the_o good_a and_o prosperity_n of_o our_o brethren_n be_v we_o their_o evil_n and_o calamity_n also_o be_v we_o who_o be_v weak_a say_v s._n paul_n and_o i_o be_o not_o weak_a who_o be_v offend_v and_o i_o burn_v not_o 2._o cor._n 11.29_o so_o much_o of_o the_o first_o benefit_n to_o wit_n vivification_n in_o the_o spirit_n the_o second_o be_v resurrection_n of_o soul_n &_o body_n he_o have_v raise_v we_o up_o together_o there_o be_v the_o first_o &_o the_o second_o resurrection_n the_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v of_o the_o soul_n the_o 2._o of_o the_o body_n the_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o quality_n be_v by_o grace_n the_o second_o to_o glory_n the_o first_o in_o respect_n of_o time_n be_v in_o this_o life_n the_o 2._o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o first_o be_v a_o praecursor_n aforerunner_n unto_o the_o second_o &_o prepare_v a_o way_n thereunto_o final_o as_o there_o be_v a_o death_n in_o sin_n &_o a_o death_n for_o sin_n so_o there_o be_v a_o double_a resurrection_n the_o first_o à _fw-la culpa_fw-la from_o sin_n the_o second_o à _fw-la poenae_fw-la from_o the_o punishment_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o anima_fw-la corrupta_fw-la in_o culpam_fw-la fecit_fw-la quoque_fw-la ut_fw-la corpus_fw-la corrumperetur_fw-la in_o poenam_fw-la say_v s._n bernard_n the_o soul_n be_v corrupt_v by_o sin_n the_o body_n by_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o so_o say_v he_o mors_fw-la mortem_fw-la operata_fw-la est_fw-la