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be_v not_o impute_v it_o not_o for_o thus_o thy_o heavenly_a father_n do_v with_o thou_o and_o thus_o thou_o desire_v he_o shall_v do_v for_o thou_o will_v thou_o have_v a_o ocean_n of_o mercy_n fall_v upon_o thou_o and_o will_v not_o thou_o let_v a_o drop_n fall_v on_o thy_o brother_n thus_o shall_v thou_o testify_v thy_o thankfulness_n and_o thus_o as_o rom._n 3._o 5._o our_o unrighteousness_n shall_v commend_v the_o righteousness_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o sin_n so_o to_o do_v for_o our_o sin_n rather_o reward_v he_o with_o shameful_a contempt_n and_o dishonour_n but_o first_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o admirable_a goodness_n in_o pardon_v so_o great_a sin_n second_o and_o our_o thankful_a acknowledge_v of_o that_o grace_n in_o walk_v answerable_a and_o worthy_a of_o it_o the_o second_o thing_n in_o this_o phrase_n be_v the_o person_n that_o must_v not_o impute_v sin_n be_v the_o lord_n isa._n 43._o 25._o ay_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o put_v away_o thy_o iniquity_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n so_o chap._n 48._o 9_o 11._o for_o my_o name_n sake_n will_v i_o defer_v my_o wrath_n and_o for_o my_o praise_n will_v i_o refrain_v it_o from_o thou_o that_o i_o cut_v thou_o not_o off_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n will_v i_o do_v it_o for_o first_o not_o all_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o the_o world_n reason_n whether_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n can_v forgive_v the_o least_o sin_n because_o they_o can_v satisfy_v the_o debt_n nor_o cancel_v the_o bond_n second_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n see_v clear_o though_o blind_a in_o many_o other_o thing_n that_o none_o but_o god_n can_v forgive_v sin_n luk._n 5._o 21._o three_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n whereas_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n without_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o thou_o be_v mercy_n psal._n 130._o 3._o that_o be_v with_o thou_o alone_o to_o who_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o say_v i_o will_v forgive_v sin_n four_o who_o can_v forgive_v sin_n but_o he_o who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o thou_o that_o pass_v by_o the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o people_n who_o can_v remit_v a_o debt_n but_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a if_o another_o do_v it_o he_o abuse_v both_o the_o creditor_n and_o debtor_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o shall_v be_v remit_v therefore_o object_n minister_n can_v remit_v sin_n and_o not_o god_n alone_o god_n only_o remit_v sin_n by_o his_o proper_a authority_n and_o power_n which_o be_v here_o mean_v the_o minister_n only_o ministerial_o answ._n declare_v that_o which_o god_n do_v can_v minister_n remove_v burden_n give_v a_o cover_n large_a enough_o and_o remit_v another_o debt_n be_v my_o sin_n against_o a_o priest_n or_o against_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n that_o he_o must_v bestow_v pardon_n on_o i_o shall_v i_o hide_v i_o under_o the_o saint_n wing_n or_o what_o bond_n of_o they_o have_v i_o break_v which_o they_o can_v release_v i_o of_o nay_o rather_o say_v first_o against_o thou_o against_o thou_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o pray_v for_o mercy_n only_o from_o he_o second_o if_o i_o owe_v a_o man_n nothing_o i_o care_v not_o for_o his_o forgiveness_n and_o forbearance_n three_o there_o mercy_n be_v a_o poor_a mercy_n i_o need_v a_o rich_a mercy_n eph._n 2._o 4._o god_n rich_a in_o mercy_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 3._o who_o of_o his_o great_a mercy_n have_v beget_v us._n they_o be_v too_o strait_a a_o mercy_n i_o need_v those_o large_a mercy_n of_o which_o david_n speak_v ps._n 119._o 156._o thy_o compassion_n
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