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but_o then_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v such_o never_o do_v a_o man_n put_v up_o a_o prayer_n to_o god_n with_o a_o purpose_n of_o continue_v in_o his_o sin_n but_o he_o impose_v a_o strange_a thing_n on_o the_o will_n of_o god_n micah_n 3.11_o it_o be_v say_v they_o build_v zion_n with_o blood_n and_o yet_o will_v they_o loan_n upon_o the_o lord_n and_o you_o have_v a_o pregnant_a example_n jer._n 3.5_o 6._o will_v thou_o turn_v when_o we_o cry_v to_o thou_o my_o father_n will_v he_o reserve_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o here_o be_v a_o great_a sense_n of_o evil_n but_o say_v he_o thou_o have_v speak_v and_o do_v evil_a thing_n and_o at_o that_o very_a time_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o people_n set_v against_o god_n when_o they_o come_v bege_v pray_v and_o cry_v that_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o show_v they_o mercy_n that_o shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o second_o thing_n why_o when_o we_o come_v to_o god_n we_o must_v come_v with_o resign_v of_o ourselves_o with_o a_o hearty_a 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have_v bowel_n and_o a_o merciful_a remembrance_n towards_o her_o child_n much_o more_o will_v i_o say_v god_n 2._o when_o we_o can_v say_v to_o god_n i_o be_o thou_o we_o plead_v the_o covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o we_o wherein_o he_o be_v become_v our_o father_n and_o friend_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v plead_v in_o isai_n 63.16_o doubtless_o or_o sure_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n though_o abraham_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o and_o israel_n acknowledge_v we_o not_o because_o they_o be_v go_v and_o so_o have_v no_o cognisance_n of_o we_o now_o yet_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n
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against_o he_o in_o ezek._n 36.31_o you_o have_v this_o expression_n by_o god_n himself_o then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o for_o your_o abomination_n then_o when_o if_o you_o look_v in_o the_o verse_n before_o it_o be_v when_o god_n shall_v come_v to_o do_v they_o the_o great_a good_a when_o he_o will_v cause_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o they_o and_o make_v his_o footstep_n to_o drop_v down_o blessing_n then_o say_v god_n when_o i_o have_v you_o upon_o the_o knee_n and_o satisfy_v your_o soul_n with_o goodness_n then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o your_o do_n that_o have_v not_o be_v good_a and_o you_o shall_v loathe_v yourselves_o for_o all_o your_o abomination_n the_o knowledge_n of_o absolution_n in_o heaven_n breed_v the_o severe_a condemnation_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o more_o they_o see_v they_o be_v accept_v the_o more_o that_o voice_n sound_v in_o their_o ear_n thou_o be_v comely_a and_o fair_a my_o belove_a the_o more_o do_v they_o point_v at_o their_o spot_n and_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o their_o own_o spirit_n i_o be_o black_a say_v the_o church_n the_o sun_n have_v stain_v my_o beauty_n though_o god_n say_v she_o be_v all_o fair_a and_o comely_a christ_n say_v to_o paul_n thou_o be_v a_o choose_a vessel_n what_o say_v paul_n of_o himself_o all_o along_o i_o be_v a_o persecutor_n and_o a_o blasphemer_n etc._n etc._n he_o read_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v write_v in_o a_o table_n always_o before_o his_o eye_n not_o only_o sin_n in_o act_n but_o sin_n in_o temptation_n the_o very_a solicitation_n to_o sin_n be_v grievous_a to_o that_o man_n that_o have_v receive_v a_o testimony_n from_o heaven_n that_o his_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o that_o god_n who_o name_n be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o be_v his_o god_n and_o father_n remember_v joseph_n 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