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and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v jer._n 3.12_o return_v thou_o backslide_v israel_n and_o i_o will_v not_o cause_v my_o anger_n to_o fall_v upon_o you_o for_o i_o be_o merciful_a say_v the_o lord_n and_o will_v not_o keep_v anger_n for_o ever_o only_o acknowledge_v thy_o iniquity_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o restore_v in_o man_n the_o lose_a image_n of_o god_n and_o when_o peter_n ask_v he_o matt._n 18.21_o how_o oft_o shall_v my_o brother_n sin_n against_o i_o and_o i_o forgive_v he_o till_o seven_o time_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o say_v not_o unto_o thou_o till_o seven_o time_n but_o till_o seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n and_o sure_o that_o mercy_n that_o christ_n require_v in_o a_o poor_a mortal_a man_n be_v infinite_o full_a in_o the_o merciful_a god_n who_o delight_v in_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n only_o remember_v 1._o to_o take_v heed_n of_o presumptuous_a sin_n premeditate_a sin_n 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or_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n every_o day_n of_o the_o infinite_a bowel_n of_o a_o heavenly_a father_n to_o bear_v and_o pardon_n and_o receive_v we_o as_o of_o infinite_a power_n to_o supply_v and_o support_v we_o isay_n 55.7_o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a man_n his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v will_v have_v mercy_n and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v for_o my_o thought_n be_v not_o your_o thought_n nor_o your_o way_n my_o way_n say_v the_o lord_n for_o as_o the_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o the_o earth_n so_o be_v my_o way_n high_a than_o your_o way_n and_o my_o thought_n than_o your_o thought_n hos_fw-la 13.9_o oh_o israel_n thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n i_o will_v not_o return_v to_o destroy_v ephraim_n for_o i_o be_o god_n and_o not_o man_n hos_n 11.9_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v be_v all_o the_o 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his_o attribute_n and_o be_v no_o less_o see_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o pardon_v than_o in_o his_o power_n to_o create_v numb_a 14.17_o 18._o and_o now_o i_o beseech_v thou_o let_v the_o power_n of_o my_o lord_n be_v great_a according_a as_o thou_o have_v speak_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v long-suffering_a and_o of_o great_a mercy_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o request_n themselves_o 1_o hallow_v be_v thy_o name_n wherein_o shall_v be_v consider_v 1._o what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n 2._o what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o hallow_v or_o sanctify_v his_o name_n as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o his_o judgement_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o past_o find_v out_o rom._n 11.33_o and_o if_o his_o way_n be_v such_o how_o infinite_o unsearchable_a be_v his_o essence_n and_o nature_n the_o angel_n that_o be_v by_o god_n endue_v with_o a_o understanding_n more_o receptive_a of_o this_o light_n than_o we_o be_v do_v behold_v his_o face_n matt._n 18.10_o 6.2_o v._o isa_n 6.2_o but_o yet_o that_o light_n be_v too_o bright_a for_o their_o pure_a eye_n and_o too_o wide_a for_o those_o perfect_a intelligence_n to_o comprehend_v but_o mortal_a man_n can_v behold_v his_o face_n exod._n 33.20_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n for_o no_o man_n can_v see_v i_o and_o live_v but_o yet_o such_o be_v his_o mercy_n and_o condescension_n to_o his_o creature_n that_o he_o communicate_v so_o much_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o unto_o we_o as_o be_v convenient_a for_o we_o and_o sufficient_a to_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o more_o perfect_a vision_n of_o he_o when_o our_o soul_n shall_v be_v endue_v with_o a_o angelical_a capacity_n to_o see_v he_o matt._n 5.8_o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n and_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o know_v he_o be_v the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o name_n unto_o we_o john_n 17.6_o i_o have_v manifest_v thy_o name_n unto_o the_o man_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o import_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o which_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o manifest_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o word_n concern_v himself_o his_o essence_n and_o attribute_n 2._o that_o glory_n and_o honour_n which_o as_o a_o beam_n from_o the_o sun_n do_v arise_v from_o that_o manifestation_n 1._o touch_v the_o first_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o we_o by_o name_n or_o expression_n whereby_o we_o may_v have_v some_o conception_n concern_v he_o and_o though_o every_o attribute_n give_v to_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o name_n yet_o he_o have_v choose_v some_o expression_n which_o he_o have_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n call_v his_o name_n as_o be_v of_o a_o more_o special_a use_n to_o we_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o have_v a_o great_a impression_n upon_o we_o sometime_o to_o signify_v his_o absolute_a and_o independent_a be_v exodus_fw-la 3.13_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o god_n when_o i_o 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