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mercy_n to_o he_o all_o which_o may_v be_v plain_o see_v in_o psal_n 51.1.3.7_o etc._n etc._n reason_n apt_a reason_n serve_v much_o to_o embolden_v and_o encourage_v a_o sinner_n to_o come_v before_o god_n and_o this_o he_o have_v need_n of_o because_o satan_n have_v many_o device_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o ask_v forgiveness_n as_o sometime_o to_o hide_v from_o his_o sight_n the_o ugliness_n and_o danger_n of_o sin_n cause_v he_o to_o forget_v his_o sin_n or_o to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o great_a need_n of_o pardon_n iâ—_n this_o fetch_n of_o he_o will_v not_o prevail_v than_o he_o set_v all_o his_o sin_n before_o he_o and_o stretch_v they_o upon_o the_o tenter_n of_o aggravation_n make_v they_o seem_v big_a than_o they_o be_v plead_v god_n wrath_n and_o justice_n against_o they_o now_o against_o argument_n of_o discouragement_n and_o fear_n reason_n of_o ask_v forgiveness_n be_v very_o useful_a they_o be_v therefore_o to_o blame_v use_v 1_o who_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o yet_o can_v render_v a_o true_a reason_n why_o they_o shall_v expect_v forgiveness_n let_v all_o that_o will_v break_v use_n 2_o through_o all_o discouragement_n and_o will_v ask_v forgiveness_n of_o their_o sin_n with_o confidence_n furnish_v their_o heart_n with_o strong_a argument_n take_v from_o god_n nature_n and_o god_n commandment_n to_o ask_v and_o from_o god_n promise_n of_o forgiveness_n or_o from_o their_o misery_n and_o capableness_n to_o be_v forgive_v or_o the_o like_a that_o when_o they_o come_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n though_o they_o be_v not_o to_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v god_n with_o argument_n to_o grant_v that_o which_o of_o himself_o he_o be_v not_o incline_v to_o yet_o they_o may_v use_v argument_n to_o persuade_v themselves_o to_o ask_v and_o hope_v for_o forgiveness_n as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o trespass_n against_o we_o note_v here_o those_o which_o make_v this_o petition_n must_v be_v able_a to_o say_v true_o they_o forgive_v other_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v approve_v themselves_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o forgiveness_n from_o god_n and_o that_o they_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o expect_v it_o hereby_o we_o learn_v doct._n 12_o whosoever_o will_v have_v god_n forgive_v they_o their_o sin_n they_o must_v be_v able_a true_o to_o say_v they_o forgive_v all_o other_o their_o trespass_n against_o they_o our_o saviour_n say_v if_o you_o forgive_v man_n their_o trespass_n your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v also_o forgive_v you_o but_o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o man_n their_o trespass_n neither_o will_v your_o father_n forgive_v your_o trespass_n mat._n 6.14.15_o also_o he_o say_v when_o you_o stand_v pray_v forgive_v if_o you_o have_v aught_o against_o any_o mark_n 11.25_o god_n have_v express_o command_v reas_n 1_o every_o christian_n to_o forgive_v one_o another_o 3.13_o eph._n 4.32_o col._n 3.13_o now_o if_o man_n will_v not_o for_o his_o sake_n at_o his_o commandment_n forgive_v one_o hundred_o penny_n why_o 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