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with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o faithfulness_n to_o fail_v psal._n 89._o 32_o 33._o and_o prov._n 11._o 31._o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v recompense_v in_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v smart_v for_o his_o evil-doing_n a_o child_n of_o god_n when_o he_o sin_v against_o he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o execute_v yet_o he_o may_v be_v brand_v he_o may_v have_v a_o mark_v of_o shame_n put_v upon_o he_o his_o pilgrimage_n may_v be_v make_v uncomfortable_a and_o these_o may_v be_v full_o consistent_a with_o god_n grace_n and_o love_n therefore_o we_o beg_v a_o release_n from_o these_o penal_a evil_n that_o as_o the_o gild_n so_o the_o punishment_n also_o my_o be_v abolish_v 2._o the_o right_n that_o a_o justify_v person_n have_v to_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o daily_a sin_n pardon_v of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o in_o the_o impetration_n of_o it_o 2._o the_o offer_n 3._o the_o judicial_a 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he_o pardon_v sin_n in_o the_o conscience_n and_o there_o god_n alone_o can_v forgive_v sin_n or_o speak_v peace_n to_o the_o soul_n upon_o a_o double_a account_n 1._o because_o of_o his_o authority_n 2._o because_o of_o his_o power_n 1._o because_o of_o his_o authority_n conscience_n be_v god_n deputy_n and_o till_o god_n be_v pacify_v conscience_n be_v not_o pacify_v upon_o sound_n and_o solid_a term_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v where_o conscience_n do_v its_o office_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 20_o 21._o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o then_o have_v we_o confidence_n towards_o
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