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heaven_n yet_o you_o be_v true_a and_o proper_a heir_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n all_o be_v you_o the_o scripture_n be_v very_o clear_a in_o it_o but_o i_o can_v now_o stand_v to_o enlarge_v upon_o it_o 1_o cor._n 3._o latter_a end_n fifteenth_o for_o any_o thing_n thou_o know_v thou_o be_v one_o of_o god_n elect_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o thou_o be_v to_o do_v but_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o enable_v thou_o to_o do_v it_o for_o there_o be_v such_o a_o transaction_n between_o god_n and_o christ_n that_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v shall_v not_o have_v only_o savour_v vouchsafe_v unto_o he_o but_o shall_v be_v enable_v to_o do_v whatsoever_o god_n require_v of_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v grace_n give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n and_o now_o if_o thou_o come_v in_a and_o give_v up_o thyself_o and_o all_o that_o thou_o be_v have_v or_o can_v do_v to_o christ_n how_o know_v thou_o but_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v elect_a and_o so_o shall_v be_v make_v for_o ever_o happy_a but_o if_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v thou_o go_v away_o with_o slight_a thought_n of_o this_o rich_a and_o transcendent_a grace_n of_o pardon_v mercy_n and_o do_v not_o set_v present_o upon_o the_o work_n to_o obtain_v it_o be_v thou_o for_o ever_o ashamed_a and_o confound_v but_o let_v the_o pardon_v mercy_n of_o god_n be_v for_o ever_o magnify_v finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o principal_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n chap._n i._n the_o text_n open_v and_o the_o main_a doctrine_n propound_v viz._n pag._n 1_o doct._n that_o the_o blessedness_n of_o a_o man_n or_o of_o any_o soul_n consist_v in_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n forgive_n of_o his_o sin_n 4_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n which_o appear_v 6_o 1._o negative_o in_o the_o evil_a it_o free_v we_o from_o ibid._n 2._o positive_o in_o the_o good_a bestow_v upon_o we_o therein_o consider_v 8_o 1_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o mercy_n in_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n ibid._n 2_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o mercy_n in_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 9_o chap._n iii_o of_o 11_o wonderful_a mystery_n of_o godliness_n include_v in_o in_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 10_o 1_o it_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o a_o mediator_n 11_o 2_o it_o be_v through_o christ_n undertake_v the_o debt_n upon_o himself_o 12_o 3_o it_o be_v by_o christ_n suffering_n 13_o 4_o sin_n pardon_v make_v the_o soul_n stand_v righteous_a before_o god_n 14_o 5_o this_o righteousness_n be_v in_o another_o ibid._n 6_o a_o near_a union_n be_v make_v between_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n 15_o 7_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n yet_o boast_v be_v exclude_v 16_o 8_o god_n be_v infinite_o just_a and_o yet_o infinite_o merciful_a 18_o 9_o when_o god_n forgive_v sin_n at_o present_a he_o forgive_v all_o to_o come_v 19_o 10_o god_n pardon_v a_o sinner_n not_o because_o he_o be_v but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v change_v 25_o 11_o god_n himself_o purchase_v the_o pardon_n 27_o chap._n iu_o of_o pardon_n of_o sin_n not_o only_o be_v a_o mercy_n in_o itself_o but_o the_o foundation_n of_o many_o other_o mercy_n 28_o 1_o peace_n 1_o with_o god_n 2_o with_o 1_o conscience_n 2_o creature_n 30_o 32_o 33_o 2_o the_o revelation_n of_o god_n secret_n to_o they_o he_o pardon_v ibid._n 3_o it_o make_v all_o other_o enjoyment_n to_o be_v mercy_n which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o 38_o 1_o by_o reason_n of_o guilt_n of_o sin_n 39_o 2_o not_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v give_v in_o love_n or_o hatred_n ibid._n 4_o it_o make_v all_o affliction_n easy_a to_o be_v bear_v 40_o 1_o the_o great_a good_a of_o pardon_n make_v the_o bitter_a evil_n nothing_o 41_o 2_o it_o assure_v the_o soul_n the_o evil_a of_o affliction_n be_v go_v 42_o 5_o pardon_v mercy_n bring_v heal_v with_o it_o into_o the_o soul_n 43_o 6_o comfort_n against_o death_n the_o effect_n of_o pardon_v mercy_n 45_o 7_o security_n against_o the_o world_n reproach_n 46_o 8_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o eternal_a life_n 48_o 9_o it_o be_v the_o bottom_n of_o all_o true_a comfort_n ibid._n chap._n v._n of_o pardon_v mercy_n pass_v through_o a_o great_a many_o difficulty_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o wrong_n that_o man_n have_v do_v to_o god_n by_o sin_n 49_o 1_o god_n must_v be_v make_v man_n and_o yet_o remain_v the_o same_o god_n he_o be_v before_o 50_o 2_o he_o must_v die_v and_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n ibid._n 3_o the_o dead_a heart_n of_o man_n must_v be_v raise_v to_o do_v the_o glorious_a work_n that_o any_o creature_n ever_o do_v 51_o hence_o 1_v