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god_n justice_n 2_o god_n be_v just_a and_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v make_v i_o of_o unjust_a just_a and_o righteous_a in_o christ_n he_o will_v for_o ever_o repute_v i_o so_o nay_o even_o his_o justice_n can_v but_o bestow_v mercy_n and_o grace_n on_o i_o a_o believer_n because_o in_o christ_n i_o have_v full_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n and_o in_o christ_n deserve_v his_o love_n 3_o god_n be_v just_a and_o this_o be_v a_o strong_a motive_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o his_o justice_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o punish_v one_o sin_n twice_o nor_o to_o demand_v a_o debt_n once_o pay_v the_o second_o time_n nay_o his_o justice_n assure_v i_o of_o mercy_n 1._o john_n 1.9_o if_o we_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v our_o sin_n his_o justice_n assure_v repentance_n of_o mercy_n 3_o because_o i_o be_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n i_o be_o no_o child_n of_o god_n and_o so_o all_o my_o repentance_n be_v in_o vain_a ans._n 1._o why_o be_v not_o all_o grievous_a sinner_n before_o they_o repent_v what_o be_v adam_n david_n peter_n paul_n or_o what_o be_v grievous_a sin_n if_o poligamie_n adultery_n murder_n lying_z deny_v and_o forswear_v christ_n blasphemy_n persecution_n breathe_v slaughter_n and_o threaten_v against_o the_o church_n be_v not_o do_v not_o all_o even_o the_o regenerate_a pray_v daily_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n 2_o be_o i_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n i_o must_v therefore_o so_o much_o more_o careful_o and_o earnest_o repent_v i_o want_v not_o encouragement_n i_o see_v that_o woman_n who_o be_v call_v a_o great_a sinner_n a_o notorious_a adultress_n luke_n 7._o &_o 37._o seeek_a mercy_n from_o christ_n receive_v that_o comfortable_a answer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o 48._o thy_o faith_n have_v save_v thou_o go_v in_o peace_n 50._o i_o see_v that_o poor_a canaanite_n who_o christ_n call_v a_o dog_n yet_o earnest_o seek_v mercy_n gather_v some_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o table_n god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v more_o manifest_v in_o restore_v great_a sinner_n his_o power_n more_o magnify_v in_o raise_v dead_a and_o rot_a sinner_n my_o love_n more_o footed_a as_o that_o woman_n luke_n 7.47_o many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v she_o for_o she_o love_v much_o 4_o because_o i_o sin_v daily_o against_o god_n i_o be_o none_o of_o he_o &_o in_o vain_a seek_v for_o favour_n ans._n 1._o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o say_v our_o father_n and_o yet_o to_o pray_v daily_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n therefore_o he_o that_o sin_v daily_o may_v call_v god_n father_n 2_o paul_n be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v regenerate_v yet_o have_v a_o body_n of_o death_n and_o a_o law_n of_o sin_n about_o he_o daily_o rom._n 7.24_o 3_o i_o sin_n daily_o but_o i_o repent_v daily_o the_o wicked_a rejoice_n in_o it_o i_o sin_n and_o yet_o resist_v sin_n and_o strive_v against_o it_o daily_o i_o do_v hateful_a thing_n but_o i_o hate_v that_o i_o do_v i_o break_v the_o law_n but_o yet_o i_o love_v the_o law_n as_o holy_a just_a good_a flesh_n be_v in_o i_o but_o i_o be_o not_o in_o the_o flesh_n now_o tell_v i_o satan_n can_v thou_o gather_v such_o sig_z of_o thistle_n or_o grape_n of_o thorn_n who_o ever_o hear_v a_o child_n of_o hell_n repent_v ob._n no_o do_v not_o esau_n judas_n ans._n to_o repent_v be_v not_o only_o to_o know_v and_o confess_v what_o be_v bad_a and_o naught_o as_o they_o and_o as_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 2.19_o but_o a_o change_n of_o the_o heart_n see_v in_o a_o earnest_a affection_n and_o strife_n to_o loathe_v the_o bad_a and_o embrace_v the_o good_a and_o this_o have_v not_o do_v not_o they_o howsoever_o therefore_o i_o confess_v my_o natural_a disease_n discover_v itself_o in_o daily_a issue_n and_o symptom_n yet_o this_o sickness_n be_v not_o unto_o death_n but_o that_o god_n may_v be_v glorify_v in_o raise_v i_o up_o by_o his_o mighty_a power_n i_o be_o not_o 〈◊〉_d so_o low_a not_o so_o long_o in_o the_o grave_n of_o sin_n but_o his_o mighty_a word_n can_v and_o will_v call_v i_o forth_o to_o life_n cap._n 18._o le_fw-fr we_o from_o satan_n by_o temptation_n to_o despair_v of_o our_o repentance_n from_o impossibility_n difficulty_n 3._o if_o satan_n can_v prevail_v to_o make_v we_o despair_v neither_o of_o god_n mercy_n nor_o our_o own_o estate_n than_o he_o assay_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o despair_v of_o our_o repentance_n and_o this_o in_o three_o respect_n 1._o of_o impossibility_n 2._o unprofitablenesse_n 3._o of_o relapse_n or_o relinquish_a repentance_n 1._o what_o a_o impossible_a thing_n do_v thou_o attempt_v do_v thou_o ever_o think_v to_o master_v thy_o sin_n which_o be_v so_o inbred_a so_o near_o so_o necessary_a so_o profitable_a as_o eye_n hand_n yea_o as_o air_n fire_n or_o water_n will_v thou_o strive_v against_o the_o stream_n where_o it_o be_v so_o impossible_a to_o overcome_v and_o forsake_v they_o how_o often_o have_v thou_o purpose_v promise_a vow_a and_o resolve_v to_o enter_v the_o way_n of_o 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