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first_o then_o god_n forgive_v 3â—_n exod._n 3â—_n it_o be_v one_o of_o his_o property_n so_o to_o do_v to_o forgive_v iniquity_n and_o transgression_n and_o without_o all_o doubt_n god_n cease_v from_o anger_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o nature_n will_v embrace_v mercy_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o nature_n if_o we_o repent_v neither_o will_v he_o ever_o have_v give_v christ_n to_o death_n for_o we_o if_o he_o have_v desire_v our_o death_n but_o our_o god_n be_v merciful_a and_o have_v appoint_v we_o minister_n to_o be_v sponsores_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la to_o give_v assurance_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o our_o message_n what_o be_v it_o but_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o reconciliation_n of_o god_n and_o man_n neither_o do_v he_o only_o redress_v the_o cause_n but_o the_o effect_n also_o that_o be_v the_o woe_n for_o woe_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o sin_n and_o where_o god_n remit_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n he_o will_v 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upon_o the_o second_o cause_n touch_v the_o first_o and_o st._n paul_n maxim_n 1_o cor._n 4.7_o quis_fw-la te_fw-la discernit_fw-la a_o point_n that_o much_o trouble_v the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v no_o time_n now_o to_o dispute_v the_o plain_a and_o short_a resoluion_n be_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n 13.9_o perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la israel_n exme_fw-la salus_fw-la they_o that_o perish_v must_v blame_v themselves_o but_o they_o that_o be_v save_v must_v give_v the_o glory_n thereof_o unto_o god_n but_o the_o way_n according_a to_o which_o god_n deal_v with_o man_n be_v either_o inward_a or_o outward_a god_n deal_v with_o man_n according_a to_o their_o inward_a way_n for_o god_n see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v neither_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n but_o according_a to_o the_o inward_a disposition_n the_o reason_n be_v twofold_a 1._o because_o vera_fw-la bonitas_fw-la &_o malitia_fw-la sunt_fw-la tantùm_fw-la in_o cord_n true_a 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