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A58345 God's plea for Nineveh, or, London's precedent for mercy delivered in certain sermons within the city of London / by Thomas Reeve ... Reeve, Thomas, 1594-1672. 1657 (1657) Wing R690; ESTC R14279 394,720 366

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be_o a_o god_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o be_v merciful_a yes_o if_o thou_o continue_v the_o spite_v prophet_n i_o must_v be_v the_o spare_a god_n shall_v not_o i_o spare_v yes_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a for_o his_o own_o nature_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o mercy_n and_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n 1._o for_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o that_o because_o first_o it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o he_o for_o be_v it_o not_o inherent_a to_o he_o yes_o the_o mountain_n shall_v depart_v and_o the_o hill_n shall_v be_v remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o neither_o shall_v the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o isai_n 54.10_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v a_o god_n full_a of_o compassion_n and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o plenteous_a in_o mercy_n aq._n formaliter_fw-la de_fw-la nominans_fw-la ipsum_fw-la aq._n psal_n 86.15_o yea_o he_o be_v usual_o call_v in_o scripture_n miserator_n &_o 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will_v leave_v the_o church_n without_o a_o chantry_n or_o silence_v all_o the_o praise_n in_o heaven_n god_n must_v have_v liberty_n to_o express_v mercy_n for_o it_o be_v to_o he_o the_o thing_n most_o honourable_a 3._o three_o it_o be_v to_o he_o the_o thing_n most_o unite_n for_o what_o do_v draw_v and_o gather_v the_o multitude_n to_o god_n but_o mercy_n there_o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o be_v fear_v psal_n 130.4_o we_o be_v astonish_v at_o his_o glory_n we_o dread_v his_o power_n we_o flee_v from_o his_o justice_n but_o his_o mercy_n do_v knit_v we_o to_o he_o who_o will_v b●_n afraid_a of_o a_o compassionate_a god_n no_o the_o stretch_v out_o of_o this_o golden_a sceptre_n do_v make_v we_o approach_v to_o he_o with_o confidence_n aq._n deus_fw-la est_fw-la appetibilis_fw-la propter_fw-la bonitatem_fw-la aq._n other_o thing_n may_v separate_v we_o from_o god_n but_o god_n be_v appetible_a in_o respect_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o kindness_n and_o 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