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describe_v it_o be_v a_o ill_a time_n to_o repent_v in_o alas_o then_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o perform_v civil_a duty_n as_o we_o see_v in_o barzillai_n he_o complain_v that_o in_o his_o old-age_n he_o can_v not_o take_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o creature_n therefore_o put_v not_o off_o this_o duty_n till_o then_o and_o all_o both_o young_a and_o old_a now_o when_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n take_v the_o advantage_n return_v to_o god_n renew_v your_o covenant_n make_v your_o peace_n now_o now_o this_o danger_n do_v warm_v our_o heart_n a_o little_a let_v we_o strike_v the_o iron_n now_o while_o it_o be_v hot_a let_v we_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o spirit_n now_o awaken_v we_o with_o this_o danger_n our_o heart_n be_v so_o false_a and_o so_o dull_a we_o have_v need_v to_o take_v all_o advantage_n of_o withdraw_a ourselves_o from_o our_o sinful_a course_n and_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o do_v it_o repentance_n let_v we_o consider_v if_o we_o 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of_o life_n and_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o mislike_v any_o for_o their_o former_a sin_n that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o cause_n to_o love_v he_o the_o more_o as_o we_o see_v luk._n 7._o she_o love_v much_o because_o she_o have_v much_o forgive_v she_o christ_n we_o see_v upbraid_v not_o any_o of_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o former_a sin_n he_o regard_v nor_o what_o they_o have_v be_v former_o zaccheus_n the_o extortioner_n marry_o magdalen_n matthew_n the_o publican_n peter_n that_o deny_v he_o we_o never_o hear_v that_o he_o upbraid_v any_o of_o they_o he_o do_v not_o only_o vouchsafe_v mercy_n to_o peter_n repent_v but_o advance_v he_o to_o his_o former_a office_n apostolical_a so_o sweet_a a_o god_n have_v we_o to_o deal_v with_o let_v this_o encourage_v we_o judgement_n again_o it_o be_v the_o way_n to_o prevent_v god_n judgement_n as_o we_o see_v in_o nineveh_n and_o other_o put_v case_n we_o repent_v not_o we_o can_v go_v fafe_a in_o the_o city_n nor_o any_o 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between_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o other_o if_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n light_n upon_o a_o repentant_a person_n it_o come_v from_o favour_n and_o love_n to_o correct_v he_o for_o his_o former_a sin_n it_o be_v turn_v to_o good_a and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v sweeten_v with_o love_n and_o mix_v with_o comfort_n and_o moderate_v as_o it_o be_v isa._n 27.7_o have_v he_o afflict_v thou_o as_o i_o afflict_a other_o no_o he_o moderate_v his_o judgement_n to_o his_o child_n and_o not_o only_o moderate_v they_o but_o sweeten_v they_o with_o comfort_n if_o god_n do_v correct_v a_o repentant_a person_n he_o be_v no_o loose_a by_o it_o nay_o he_o be_v a_o gainer_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v oh_o the_o bless_a estate_n of_o that_o person_n that_o repent_v and_o turn_v from_o his_o evil_a way_n hear_v but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v not_o repent_v but_o live_v still_o in_o sin_n what_o a_o state_n be_v he_o in_o god_n care_v not_o for_o his_o 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