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the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o how_o much_o all_o envy_n be_v from_o he_o be_v evident_a as_o by_o what_o st._n james_n say_v chap._n 3.14_o 15._o if_o you_o have_v bitter_a envy_v and_o strife_n in_o your_o heart_n such_o wâ—sâ—om_n be_v earthly_a sensual_a devilish_a so_o by_o this_o be_v one_o of_o his_o odious_a title_n the_o envious_a man_n and_o so_o be_v all_o malice_n from_o he_o and_o all_o hatred_n be_v a_o degree_n and_o fountain_n of_o murder_n for_o 1_o john_n 1.15_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o marderer_n and_o whosoever_o i_o add_v tempt_v and_o entice_v another_o to_o sin_n act_v the_o devil_n part_n who_o be_v the_o tempter_n and_o do_v his_o work_n for_o he_o for_o that_o be_v another_o of_o his_o odious_a title_n math._n 4.3_o and_o in_o a_o word_n for_o this_o cause_n must_v we_o avoid_v all_o sin_n because_o all_o sin_n be_v work_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o so_o speak_v our_o saviour_n to_o the_o wicked_a jew_n john_n 8.44_o you_o be_v of_o your_o 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we_o to_o cause_v we_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o statute_n and_o in_o his_o judgement_n q._n what_o desire_v thou_o therefore_o in_o this_o petition_n hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n a._n i_o desire_v god_n to_o send_v his_o grace_n to_o i_o and_o to_o all_o people_n that_o we_o may_v worship_v he_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v q._n do_v thou_o desire_v this_o or_o any_o other_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o thyself_o only_o a._n no_o i_o desire_v it_o for_o all_o people_n and_o whatever_o blessing_n i_o desire_v for_o myself_o in_o any_o petition_n in_o christian_a charity_n i_o pray_v the_o same_o
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christ_n satisfaction_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n catechist_n what_o we_o pray_v for_o here_o be_v just_a what_o god_n promise_v in_o his_o new_a covenant_n jer._n 31.34_o i_o will_v forgive_v their_o iniquite_v and_o remember_v their_o sin_n no_o more_o now_o this_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n make_v in_o christ_n upon_o his_o undertake_n to_o satisfy_v god_n justice_n for_o our_o sin_n say_v psal_n 40.7_o lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n for_o thus_o ps_n 85.10_o in_o he_o and_o by_o he_o mercy_n and_o truth_n meet_v together_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n kiss_v each_o other_o col._n 1.20_o he_o make_v peace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n for_o 1_o joh._n 2.2_o he_o become_v a_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o his_o sake_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o we_o hope_v and_o pray_v for_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n q._n what_o mean_v you_o by_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n a._n a_o free_a and_o full_o acquit_v we_o of_o their_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n catechist_n free_a therefore_o do_v we_o protestant_n utter_o disclaim_v all_o opinion_n of_o merit_n which_o be_v indeed_o utter_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o word_n mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n rom._n 3.24_o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n and_o it_o be_v a_o full_a forgiveness_n therefore_o we_o also_o deny_v the_o papist_n opinion_n of_o purgatory_n pain_n to_o satisfy_v for_o our_o sin_n by_o endure_v a_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o they_o for_o when_o god_n forgive_v he_o will_v not_o again_o exact_a the_o debt_n in_o part_n or_o whole_a he_o say_v in_o his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n i_o will_v so_o forgive_v their_o sin_n as_o to_o remember_v they_o no_o more_o q._n who_o be_v they_o that_o may_v expect_v such_o forgiveness_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n a._n true_a penitent_n only_a that_o be_v so_o 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