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mercy_n and_o albeit_o god_n hold_v in_o his_o hand_n both_o justice_n and_o mercy_n yet_o by_o his_o antecedent_n will_v he_o desire_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v his_o judgement_n be_v exalt_v by_o his_o mercy_n 145.9_o he_o delight_v to_o spare_v sinner_n he_o rejoice_v at_o occasion_n to_o show_v his_o mercy_n he_o esteem_v himself_o more_o glorious_a by_o show_v mercy_n then_o by_o exercise_v his_o power_n in_o his_o mercy_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v he_o seem_v to_o go_v beyond_o himself_o for_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n in_o mercy_n he_o will_v have_v we_o like_v unto_o he_o be_v you_o merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a he_o enjoin_v we_o not_o to_o imitate_v his_o power_n whereto_o lucifer_n proud_o aspire_v be_v deject_a into_o hell_n nor_o his_o wisdom_n 6.36_o which_o adam_n vain_o affect_v be_v elect_v out_o of_o paradise_n but_o his_o mercy_n which_o we_o humble_o practise_v may_v be_v erect_v into_o heaven_n as_o it_o be_v mercy_n whereof_o we_o stand_v most_o in_o need_n so_o be_v mercy_n chief_o require_v of_o us._n but_o the_o ready_a way_n to_o attain_v mercy_n be_v by_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o that_o acknowledge_v not_o his_o sin_n acknowledge_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o mercy_n unworthy_a to_o be_v acknowledge_v of_o god_n he_o who_o hide_v or_o excuse_v his_o sin_n struggle_v against_o the_o stream_n of_o grace_n and_o debar_v himself_o of_o all_o hope_n of_o pardon_n he_o do_v vain_o search_v after_o god_n who_o will_v not_o search_v into_o himself_o and_o free_o confess_v what_o there_o he_o find_v alas_o how_o many_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o iron_n chain_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o neither_o bewail_v nor_o confess_v nor_o see_v their_o misery_n who_o ignorant_a of_o their_o own_o estate_n suppose_v they_o walk_v a_o full_a pace_n the_o right_a way_n to_o heaven_n such_o be_v the_o israelite_n who_o the_o prophet_n thus_o reprove_v for_o like_a affect_a ignorance_n 2.23_o how_o can_v thou_o say_v that_o i_o be_o not_o pollute_v neither_o have_v i_o follow_v baalim_n behold_v thy_o way_n in_o the_o valley_n and_o know_v what_o thou_o have_v do_v o_o blind_a and_o foolish_a man_n who_o will_v endeavour_v to_o justify_v thyself_o open_a thy_o eye_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v close_v and_o behold_v thy_o way_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o thy_o life_n assure_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o full_a of_o contempt_n against_o god_n of_o injury_n against_o other_o of_o impurity_n and_o vanity_n in_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v espy_v many_o grievous_a sin_n which_o other_o happy_o have_v espy_v before_o thou_o shall_v find_v many_o monster_n lurk_v in_o thy_o bosom_n which_o await_n opportunity_n sharp_o to_o assail_v thou_o very_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n to_o conceal_v or_o defend_v a_o fault_n than_o it_o be_v to_o commit_v it_o and_o now_o o_o holy_a god_n now_o i_o have_v confess_v to_o thou_o my_o own_o sin_n in_o particular_a and_o general_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o all_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v how_o be_v it_o thy_o pleasure_n to_o deal_v with_o i_o shall_v thy_o wrath_n still_o contend_v with_o thy_o mercy_n against_o i_o shall_v my_o sin_n surmount_v thy_o goodness_n shall_v my_o sin_n be_v strong_a to_o condemn_v i_o than_o thy_o mercy_n to_o save_v i_o o_o my_o hope_n be_v thy_o benefit_n become_v so_o chargeable_a to_o thou_o do_v thou_o loose_v any_o thing_n by_o give_v to_o i_o wherefore_o then_o withholde_v thou_o thy_o mercy_n in_o displeasure_n or_o tell_v i_o what_o else_o require_v thou_o from_o i_o require_v thou_o grief_n why_o that_o be_v such_o that_o i_o will_v i_o have_v die_v when_o i_o do_v displease_v thou_o require_v thou_o punishment_n loe_o here_o my_o poor_a perplex_a body_n bind_v it_o scourge_v it_o satisfy_v thy_o indignation_n thereon_o but_o so_o as_o thou_o forbear_v not_o to_o afford_v thy_o mercy_n lord_n i_o desire_v not_o honour_n not_o authority_n not_o riches_n not_o any_o thing_n create_v all_o these_o can_v satiate_v my_o desire_n without_o thy_o mercy_n all_o be_v poverty_n i_o desire_v only_o thy_o mercy_n give_v i_o thy_o mercy_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v verse_n four_o for_o there_o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o be_v fear_v 1_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n 2_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o pardon_v 3_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o mercy_n have_v a_o powerful_a operation_n 4_o the_o power_n of_o hope_n 5_o her_o encouragement_n to_o the_o sinner_n 6_o the_o sinner_n dulness_n 7_o hope_n give_v assurance_n of_o mercy_n 8_o three_o thing_n most_o like_a to_o hinder_v mercy_n 9_o sin_n can_v be_v no_o impediment_n 10_o justice_n can_v be_v no_o impediment_n 11_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o mercy_n 12_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n assure_v his_o mercy_n 13_o the_o same_o be_v assure_v by_o his_o love._n 14_o his_o promise_n do_v bind_v he_o to_o be_v merciful_a 15_o his_o power_n do_v also_o assure_v his_o mercy_n 16_o albeit_o we_o often_o sin_n yet_o god_n be_v bind_v by_o his_o promise_n to_o be_v merciful_a 17_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v rather_o capable_a then_o unworthy_a of_o mercy_n 18_o wherefore_o god_n have_v command_v we_o to_o trust_v in_o he_o 19_o a_o praise_n of_o god_n for_o his_o mercy_n 20_o one_o caution_n to_o be_v respect_v if_o we_o expect_v mercy_n 21_o a_o second_o caution_n 22_o wherefore_o god_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v 23_o hope_n and_o fear_v how_o conjoin_v 24_o fear_v a_o temperature_n between_o despair_n and_o presumption_n 25_o a_o prayer_n for_o fear_n o_o mild_a father_n how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o spirit_n who_o will_v not_o love_v who_o will_v not_o laud_v thou_o albeit_o thy_o displeasure_n be_v daily_o provoke_v yet_o it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n it_o be_v thy_o glory_n not_o only_o to_o forbear_v but_o to_o forgive_v sinner_n thy_o mercy_n be_v so_o great_a that_o thou_o never_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n thou_o know_v how_o weak_a we_o be_v how_o inclineable_a to_o evil_n will_v not_o try_v all_o our_o action_n by_o the_o try_v touch_v of_o thy_o justice_n but_o like_o a_o gracious_a father_n will_v dissemble_v many_o of_o our_o imperfection_n and_o pour_v forth_o large_a stream_n from_o the_o ever-flowing_a and_o overflow_a fountain_n of_o thy_o mercy_n both_o to_o cleanse_v and_o to_o cure_v they_o thy_o nature_n be_v goodness_n thy_o property_n be_v to_o have_v mercy_n thou_o be_v easy_a thou_o be_v ready_a thou_o be_v desirous_a to_o pardon_v no_o man_n be_v so_o ready_a to_o entreat_v thou_o as_o thou_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v thou_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o give_v and_o
to_o forgive_v to_o give_v we_o thy_o goodness_n and_o forgive_v we_o our_o evil_n thou_o can_v not_o deny_v we_o thy_o mercy_n whensoever_o we_o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o thou_o this_o ocean_n of_o mercy_n have_v neither_o bottom_n nor_o bind_v it_o can_v be_v fathom_v it_o can_v be_v surmount_v no_o soon_o can_v a_o sinner_n call_v mercy_n to_o his_o mind_n but_o he_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o work_n thereof_o for_o it_o break_v and_o disperse_v the_o hell_n of_o remorse_n which_o do_v chill_a his_o heart_n with_o astonishment_n and_o fear_n the_o damp_n of_o pensivenesse_n vanish_v away_o the_o punishment_n which_o hang_v over_o his_o head_n be_v chase_v far_o off_o or_o if_o any_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v it_o be_v not_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o judge_n but_o the_o chastisement_n of_o a_o father_n it_o be_v both_o temporal_a and_o temper_v with_o mercy_n which_o make_v it_o not_o only_o tolerable_a but_o easy_a and_o sweet_a in_o this_o ocean_n of_o mercy_n i_o will_v 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soul_n open_a to_o i_o thy_o distress_a suppliant_a let_v thy_o favour_n receive_v i_o run_v from_o thy_o fury_n let_v thy_o pity_n protect_v i_o against_o thy_o severity_n comfort_v my_o trouble_a soul_n with_o one_o gentle_a cast_v of_o thy_o countenance_n for_o i_o shall_v never_o recover_v again_o either_o my_o safety_n or_o my_o quiet_n until_o i_o recover_v thy_o most_o love_a and_o lovely_a look_n for_o sin_n be_v so_o offensive_a so_o odious_a unto_o thou_o that_o wheresoever_o thou_o find_v it_o thou_o can_v not_o afford_v a_o kind_a countenance_n thou_o must_v needs_o turn_v away_o thy_o amiable_a eye_n thou_o will_v not_o display_v thy_o beauty_n upon_o so_o filthy_a a_o dunghill_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o we_o be_v so_o trouble_v for_o when_o thou_o turn_v away_o thy_o face_n they_o shall_v be_v trouble_v turbabuntur_fw-la assure_o the_o vexation_n of_o my_o soul_n can_v have_v neither_o end_n nor_o ease_n until_o thou_o turn_v to_o i_o thy_o appease_v countenance_n all_o other_o appliancy_n be_v as_o the_o handle_n of_o ulcer_n and_o wound_n they_o do_v but_o draw_v more_o humour_n to_o my_o sore_n they_o rather_o inflame_v then_o any_o way_n assuage_v it_o but_o how_o long_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o will_v thy_o indignation_n how_o long_o o_o lord_n shall_v my_o anguish_n endure_v how_o long_o will_v thou_o withhold_v thy_o comfort_n from_o i_o thou_o who_o have_v always_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n be_v thou_o slow_a now_o to_o lay_v down_o thy_o wrath_n thou_o who_o have_v ever_o be_v patient_a be_v thou_o now_o become_v inflexible_a be_v thy_o anger_n no_o less_o hard_a to_o quench_v now_o then_o heretofore_o it_o have_v be_v
thing_n bâ—fore_o thy_o face_n even_o in_o this_o life_n in_o which_o time_n thy_o face_n shine_v upon_o we_o in_o which_o time_n we_o walk_v before_o thy_o face_n and_o may_v easy_o obtain_v thy_o mercy_n but_o the_o wicked_a after_o death_n be_v cast_v behind_o thy_o back_n they_o be_v drown_v in_o perpetual_a oblivion_n never_o to_o be_v remember_v either_o for_o pardon_n or_o forbearance_n they_o be_v as_o the_o handful_n behind_o the_o back_n of_o the_o mower_n 9.22_o which_o no_o man_n gather_v when_o hay_n fall_v before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o mower_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v up_o again_o but_o when_o it_o fall_v behind_o his_o back_n it_o be_v not_o regard_v it_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o perish_v during_o this_o life_n while_o we_o be_v before_o thy_o face_n we_o may_v easy_o be_v recover_v and_o restore_v to_o mercy_n but_o afterdeath_o no_o hope_n of_o relief_n no_o expectation_n but_o of_o judgement_n 25._o the_o lord_n command_v that_o if_o any_o man_n have_v sell_v a_o 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his_o house_n while_o the_o weather_n be_v fair_a and_o not_o defer_v until_o winter_n shall_v approach_v a_o careful_a pilot_n will_v furnish_v his_o ship_n while_o the_o sea_n be_v calm_a and_o not_o stay_v till_o tempest_n be_v in_o rage_n and_o a_o provident_a man_n will_v repent_v his_o sin_n in_o the_o seasonable_a time_n of_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o not_o protract_v until_o he_o be_v in_o the_o very_a arm_n and_o embracement_n of_o death_n when_o many_o occasion_n may_v cut_v from_o he_o either_o his_o mind_n or_o power_n or_o time_n to_o repent_v for_o we_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o fear_v that_o if_o we_o will_v not_o when_o we_o may_v we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a when_o we_o will_v that_o by_o our_o will_n to_o do_v evil_a we_o may_v happy_o loose_v the_o power_n to_o do_v good_a that_o in_o trouble_n and_o necessity_n we_o shall_v not_o find_v that_o help_n which_o in_o prosperity_n and_o peace_n we_o do_v not_o endeavour_v to_o provide_v this_o have_v our_o saviour_n declare_v by_o a_o familiar_a example_n 14._o for_o that_o no_o king_n make_v war_n with_o one_o strong_a than_o himself_o but_o will_v endeavour_n to_o have_v peace_n while_o his_o enemy_n be_v far_o off_o and_o not_o expect_v until_o the_o sword_n shall_v threaten_v his_o throat_n dare_v thou_o then_o o_o unfortunate_a worm_n o_o improvident_a sinner_n who_o make_v war_n against_o the_o omnipotent_a lord_n who_o have_v all_o the_o power_n in_o heaven_n earth_n and_o hell_n at_o his_o command_n dare_v thou_o i_o say_v defer_v the_o make_n of_o thy_o peace_n with_o he_o until_o the_o point_n of_o his_o furious_a approach_n until_o the_o very_a hour_n of_o his_o encounter_n how_o vain_a be_v thy_o confidence_n how_o sottish_a thy_o sense_n wherefore_o will_v not_o thou_o make_v thy_o peace_n in_o time_n while_o he_o be_v far_o off_o wherefore_o will_v thou_o not_o entreat_v his_o mercy_n before_o thou_o come_v to_o feel_v his_o power_n assure_o 18.24_o the_o day_n will_v come_v when_o thou_o shall_v go_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n from_o one_o avoidance_n to_o another_o to_o hide_v thou_o and_o yet_o shall_v find_v neither_o covert_n nor_o defence_n alas_o who_o dare_v trust_v to_o the_o break_a reed_n of_o extreme_a sickness_n or_o age_n bruise_a by_o original_n but_o altogether_o break_v by_o our_o actual_a sin_n repentance_n be_v often_o unprofitable_a even_o in_o the_o best_a time_n and_o state_n of_o our_o life_n by_o reason_n of_o defect_n of_o a_o right_a intention_n &_o therefore_o we_o have_v good_a cause_n not_o to_o trust_v to_o this_o late_a and_o last_o time_n of_o repentance_n 12.17_o for_o if_o esau_n can_v not_o find_v repentance_n albeit_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n how_o reasonable_a may_v we_o suspect_v our_o extreme_a late_a seek_v for_o repentance_n not_o because_o true_a repentance_n be_v ever_o too_o late_o but_o because_o late_a repentance_n be_v seldom_o true_a as_o proceed_v rather_o from_o fear_n then_o from_o love_n 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my_o soul_n they_o be_v most_o grievous_a most_o intolerable_a to_o i_o this_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o thou_o who_o know_v our_o secret_n better_a than_o ourselves_o this_o appear_v by_o the_o sad_a groan_n which_o break_v from_o my_o pain_a soul_n this_o appear_v by_o the_o plenty_n of_o tear_n which_o my_o heart_n boil_v in_o anguish_n and_o grief_n do_v evaporate_v and_o distil_v through_o the_o conduit_n of_o my_o eye_n but_o especial_o this_o appear_v by_o the_o unlovely_a state_n of_o my_o body_n which_o be_v become_v like_o a_o wither_a weed_n so_o waste_v with_o sorrow_n that_o it_o have_v neither_o beauty_n to_o please_v other_o nor_o strength_n to_o sustain_v itself_o but_o howsoever_o it_o be_v with_o i_o i_o will_v never_o lie_v down_o my_o hope_n i_o will_v never_o despair_v or_o distrust_v in_o thy_o mercy_n i_o have_v always_o have_v so_o good_a trial_n of_o thy_o favourable_a hear_n of_o thy_o liberal_a relief_n that_o in_o all_o my_o temptation_n in_o all_o the_o 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the_o lord_n impute_v no_o sin_n and_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n 3_o for_o while_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n my_o bone_n consume_v away_o through_o my_o daily_a complain_n 4_o for_o thy_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o i_o day_n and_o night_n and_o my_o moisture_n be_v like_o the_o drought_n in_o summer_n 5_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o and_o my_o unrighteousness_n have_v i_o not_o hide_v 6_o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o thou_o forgave_v the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o sin_n 7_o for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v but_o in_o the_o great_a water_n flood_n they_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o he_o 8_o thou_o be_v a_o place_n to_o hide_v i_o in_o thou_o shall_v preserve_v i_o from_o trouble_n thou_o shall_v compass_v i_o about_o with_o song_n of_o deliverance_n 9_o i_o will_v inform_v thou_o and_o teach_v thou_o 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that_o sin_n shall_v be_v examine_v condemn_v and_o punish_v but_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n have_v make_v sinner_n their_o own_o judge_n their_o own_o executioner_n and_o tormentor_n it_o put_v they_o in_o choice_n either_o to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v their_o sin_n or_o to_o be_v judge_v and_o condemn_v for_o their_o sin_n either_o to_o put_v sin_n to_o death_n in_o this_o world_n or_o to_o die_v for_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v but_o bless_a be_v he_o who_o embrace_v this_o mercy_n who_o do_v examine_v and_o condemn_v his_o sin_n who_o do_v impute_v sin_n to_o himself_o that_o god_n may_v not_o impute_v his_o sin_n unto_o he_o bless_a be_v he_o i_o say_v who_o have_v sincere_o judge_v himself_o may_v bold_o look_v god_n in_o the_o face_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o 10.2_o condemn_v i_o not_o tell_v i_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o thus_o judge_v i_o will_v thou_o proceed_v against_o thy_o own_o appointment_n will_v thou_o violate_v the_o direct_a rule_n of_o thy_o justice_n 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