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as_o i_o live_v 33._o ezech._n 33._o i_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n his_o power_n who_o be_v able_a to_o do_v exceed_v abundant_o 3._o ephes_n 3._o above_o all_o that_o we_o can_v ask_v or_o think_v the_o cause_n of_o despair_n be_v sin_n especial_o some_o notorious_a sin_n which_o wound_v the_o soul_n more_o dangerous_o but_o oppose_v to_o this_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o almighty_a god_n say_v not_o to_o i_o say_v chrysost_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a and_o how_o can_v i_o be_v save_v quod_fw-la tu_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la 80._o chrysost_n ad_fw-la pop_n hom_n 80._o tuus_fw-la potest_fw-la dominus_fw-la that_o which_o thou_o can_v not_o do_v thy_o merciful_a god_n can_v god_n mercy_n be_v exceed_o great_a and_o must_v not_o be_v measure_v with_o our_o shallow_a scantling_n yea_o they_o be_v infinite_a 3._o 2._o sam._n 24.14_o mensuram_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la chrysost_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la hom_n 3._o so_o that_o if_o thou_o be_v true_o
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kindness_n love._n in_o a_o word_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o abound_v in_o every_o good_a work_n that_o may_v make_v we_o please_v and_o acceptable_a un_fw-fr o_fw-fr god_n let_v we_o bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n abundanter_fw-la plentiful_o perseverantly_n 3_o perseverantly_n three_o and_o last_o lest_o all_o our_o labour_n prove_v but_o in_o vain_a we_o must_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n perseveranter_fw-la perseverantly_n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o if_o a_o soldier_n at_o the_o first_o onset_n courageous_o encounter_v with_o the_o enemy_n and_o before_o he_o have_v obtain_v the_o victory_n throw_v away_o his_o arm_n or_o what_o do_v it_o profit_v a_o mariner_n to_o commit_v himself_o to_o the_o sea_n and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o fair_a gale_n of_o wind_n even_o unto_o his_o desire_a port_n mouth_n if_o then_o the_o wind_n do_v turn_v and_o so_o turn_v he_o back_o again_o before_o he_o can_v thrust_v into_o the_o port_n happy_o thou_o have_v be_v just_a and_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a as_o it_o be_v in_o ezec._n 18.5_o 18._o ezek._n 18._o more_o particular_o as_o the_o prophet_n there_o express_v himself_o thou_o have_v not_o eat_v upon_o the_o mountain_n nor_o lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n unto_o idol_n nor_o defile_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n nor_o oppress_v any_o but_o have_v restore_v to_o thy_o debtor_n his_o pledge_n thou_o have_v spoil_v none_o by_o violence_n thou_o have_v give_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o cover_v the_o naked_a with_o a_o garment_n thou_o have_v not_o give_v forth_o upon_o usury_n neither_o take_v any_o increase_n thou_o have_v withdraw_v thy_o hand_n from_o iniquity_n &_o execute_v true_a judgement_n between_o man_n and_o man_n thou_o have_v walk_v in_o god_n statute_n and_o keep_v his_o judgement_n to_o deal_v true_o thus_o far_o have_v thou_o go_v and_o in_o these_o good_a course_n thou_o have_v continue_v a_o long_a time_n and_o in_o so_o do_v haste_n do_v well_o but_o 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