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he_o from_o suffering_n get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n and_o as_o david_n away_o you_o wicked_a for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n psal._n 119.115_o 4_o grace_n teach_v a_o godly_a man_n to_o have_v the_o same_o friend_n and_o enemy_n that_o god_n have_v because_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o league_n now_o strike_v between_o they_o psal._n 139.31_o but_o 1_o see_v the_o hatred_n be_v carry_v against_o vice_n not_o person_n lest_o we_o sin_n against_o the_o precept_n of_o love_v our_o neighbour_n 2_o see_v to_o the_o purity_n of_o our_o affection_n that_o they_o be_v not_o private_a but_o set_v upon_o god_n glory_n nor_o as_o they_o
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the_o true_a church_n of_o those_o that_o dwell_v there_o be_v say_v their_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v 2_o he_o die_v only_o for_o his_o sheep_n joh._n 10.15_o not_o for_o the_o goat_n who_o be_v they_o those_o that_o hear_v his_o voâ—ce_n that_o follow_v he_o in_o obedience_n that_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o stranger_n nor_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o tempt_a seducer_n to_o draw_v he_o aside_o from_o follow_v the_o true_a shepherd_n 3_o he_o die_v only_o for_o his_o friend_n joh._n 15.13_o not_o for_o the_o wicked_a for_o enemy_n that_o say_v we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o man_n to_o reign_v over_o us._n object_n he_o die_v also_o for_o his_o enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o answ._n those_o for_o who_o christ_n die_v be_v enemy_n in_o their_o nature_n &_o corrupt_a constitution_n but_o now_o be_v friend_n by_o grace_n reconciliation_n object_n but_o christ_n die_v for_o reprobate_n for_o they_o be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n heb._n 10.29_o answ._n sanctification_n 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any_o sin_n psal._n 130_o mercy_n be_v with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v psal._n 1.03_o as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o son_n so_o the_o lord_n he_o that_o fear_v he_o he_o that_o apprehend_v mercy_n will_v not_o bolster_v himself_o in_o sin_n nor_o lay_v presumptuous_a sin_n upon_o god_n back_n but_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n mercy_n will_v lead_v he_o to_o repentance_n rom._n 2._o he_o know_v that_o though_o mercy_n rejoice_v against_o justice_n yet_o it_o destroy_v not_o god_n justice_n all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v mercy_n &_o truth_n these_o be_v the_o two_o foot_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n let_v we_o humble_o fall_v down_o and_o kiss_v both_o these_o his_o foot_n bernard_n 5_o mercy_n belong_v to_o the_o merciful_a to_o those_o that_o be_v charitable_a &_o kind_a to_o their_o brethren_n math_n 5._o bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a for_o they_o shall_v find_v mercy_n but_o judgement_n merciless_a shall_v be_v to_o they_o that_o show_v 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〈…〉_z ans._n it_o may_v be_v so_o for_o perhaps_o 1._o thou_o have_v perform_v that_o duty_n in_o a_o cold_a and_o formal_a manner_n or_o 2._o for_o sinister_a end_n not_o for_o conscience_n and_o 3._o by_o fit_n and_o start_v unconstant_o and_o how_o can_v a_o man_n that_o go_v backward_o and_o forward_o make_v riddance_n of_o his_o way_n but_o go_v about_o it_o hearty_o join_v the_o inward_a service_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o seek_v god_n with_o the_o outward_a tie_v thyself_o to_o a_o settle_a course_n in_o performance_n favour_v not_o the_o fleshy_a nor_o care_n to_o fulfil_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n of_o it_o and_o be_v assure_v to_o find_v more_o joy_n and_o sweet_a inward_a motion_n at_o least_o much_o less_o pain_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o repentance_n than_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o sin_n cap._n 25._o objection_n against_o repentance_n from_o a_o man_n election_n 2._o but_o why_o shall_v i_o thus_o abridge_v myself_o with_o needless_a sorrow_n and_o to_o very_o little_a 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