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not_o in_o my_o judgement_n then_o will_v i_o visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o a_o rod._n again_o sometime_o one_o and_o the_o same_o promise_n be_v apply_v in_o several_a case_n as_o josh_n 1._o 5._o compare_v with_o heb._n 13._o 5._o that_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v to_o joshua_n against_o fear_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o hebrew_n against_o covetousness_n etc._n etc._n object_n well_o say_v the_o weaken_a sinner_n or_o rather_o young_a saint_n i_o have_v consider_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o i_o remain_v unsatisfied_a the_o lord_n jesus_n do_v affirm_v to_o i_o mat._n 6._o 15._o that_o if_o i_o forgive_v not_o all_o man_n their_o trespassâ—s_n against_o i_o than_o his_o father_n will_v not_o forgive_v i_o nay_o the_o lord_n christ_n tell_v i_o further_o in_o mat._n 18._o 35._o so_o likewise_o will_v my_o heavenly_a father_n do_v also_o unto_o you_o if_o you_o from_o your_o heart_n forgive_v not_o every_o one_o his_o brother_n their_o trespass_n so_o again_o in_o luk._n 6._o 37._o forgive_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v forgive_v and_o in_o mar._n 11._o 25_o 26._o this_o be_v more_o full_o confirm_v viz._n and_o when_o you_o stand_v pray_v forgive_v if_o you_o have_v aught_o against_o any_o that_o your_o father_n also_o which_o be_v in_o heaven_n may_v forgive_v you_o your_o trespass_n verse_n 26._o but_o if_o you_o do_v not_o forgive_v neither_o will_v your_o heavenly_a father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n forgive_v your_o trespass_n by_o all_o which_o i_o see_v that_o i_o must_v forgive_v not_o only_o some_o but_o every_o one_o not_o some_o offence_n but_o all_o injury_n and_o wrong_n of_o what_o kind_n degree_n nature_n or_o quality_n soever_o and_o that_o from_o my_o heart_n too_o or_o else_o the_o lord_n do_v assure_v i_o by_o these_o scripture_n he_o will_v never_o forgive_v i_o but_o this_o i_o can_v do_v how_o then_o can_v i_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v pardon_v i_o or_o how_o can_v i_o presume_v to_o apply_v any_o promise_n see_v i_o have_v not_o 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