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for_o i_o be_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o other_o beside_o i_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n i_o be_o god_n any_o thing_n else_o but_o that_o god_n be_v good_a &_o merciful_a if_o it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o he_o shall_v be_v god_n it_o be_v unpossible_a but_o he_o shall_v be_v good_a and_o merciful_a the_o same_o prophet_n speak_v unto_o every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v let_v the_o infidel_n leave_v his_o way_n 35_o and_o the_o unjust_a man_n his_o thought_n let_v they_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v pity_n upon_o he_o for_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v by_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o be_v wroth_a for_o their_o idolatry_n &_o many_o other_o sin_n nevertheless_o he_o say_v turn_v israel_n thou_o rebel_n unto_o i_o thy_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v my_o face_n from_o thou_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n text_n say_v i_o will_v not_o lay_v my_o ire_n upon_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o say_v 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can_v have_v compassion_n of_o our_o infirmity_n 4._o but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o in_o all_o point_n be_v tempt_v as_o well_o as_o we_o sin_n except_v let_v we_o go_v then_o bold_o to_o the_o seat_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v obtain_v mercy_n &_o find_v grace_n in_o time_n convenient_a if_o i_o shall_v rehearse_v all_o the_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o time_n will_v fail_v i_o thus_o we_o see_v they_o none_o have_v cause_n to_o distrust_v y_z e_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o to_o despair_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o sin_n see_v that_o god_n have_v make_v so_o many_o fair_a promise_n to_o pardon_v the_o penitent_a sinner_n 33._o there_o be_v many_o example_n in_o the_o old_a &_o new_a testament_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n promise_n as_o namely_o to_o david_n who_o commit_v both_o adultery_n &_o murder_n he_o even_o he_o by_o sorrow_v for_o his_o offence_n and_o cry_v peccavi_fw-la obtain_v mercy_n and_o pardon_v of_o all_o his_o 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shall_v praise_v god_n and_o therefore_o be_v circumspect_a in_o thy_o prayer_n lest_o thou_o be_v reprove_v as_o our_o lord_n reprove_v some_o say_n you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o ask_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o thy_o prayer_n 20_o thou_o ask_v god_n kingdom_n according_a to_o god_n doctrine_n and_o also_o his_o justice._n then_o thou_o ask_v in_o thy_o prayer_n that_o god_n be_v know_v honour_a &_o glorify_v of_o all_o 5._o that_o his_o will_v be_v do_v in_o all_o &_o accomplish_v in_o all_o as_o well_o of_o man_n in_o earth_n as_o of_o angel_n in_o heaven_n thou_o ask_v increase_v of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n remission_n of_o sin_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n worldly_a good_n superfluous_o thou_o ought_v not_o to_o ask_v but_o necessary_o to_o live_v and_o with_o a_o measure_n for_o thy_o bodily_a health_n and_o for_o the_o succour_n of_o the_o needy_a if_o thou_o be_v sick_a poor_a or_o in_o adversity_n thou_o may_v ask_v health_n riches_n or_o 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