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3.10_o 12._o what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v where_o think_v why_o shall_v not_o a_o convert_n obey_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o a_o whale_n or_o a_o wind_n shall_v man_n be_v more_o senseless_a than_o they_o reason_n 2_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o grace_n and_o obedience_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o truly-penitent_a as_o for_o example_n jonah_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n before_o this_o time_n though_o now_o he_o fail_v foul_o and_o fearful_o therefore_o be_v awaken_v to_o his_o work_n and_o set_v present_o to_o do_v it_o in_o every_o true_a christian_a there_o abide_v a_o seed_n of_o god_n 3.9_o 1_o john_n 3.9_o which_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o sin_n as_o the_o wicked_a do_v and_o such_o will_v say_v we_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o for_o the_o truth_n and_o we_o can_v but_o speak_v the_o thing_n we_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v 3._o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n carry_v authority_n with_o it_o that_o the_o good_a soul_n 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break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n 51.17_o psal_n 51.17_o and_o then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n where_o the_o heart_n be_v contrite_a the_o life_n will_v conform_v there_o will_v be_v a_o turn_n of_o every_o one_o from_o his_o evil_a way_n as_o also_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n at_o nineve_n a_o man_n now_o may_v have_v see_v one_o make_v restitution_n of_o his_o ill-gotten_a good_n another_o give_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v a_o three_o pay_v his_o debt_n a_o four_o exhort_v his_o child_n and_o servant_n all_o confess_v their_o sin_n bewail_v they_o and_o turn_v over_o a_o new_a leaf_n so_o with_o we_o where_o any_o be_v true_o penitent_a we_o shall_v quick_o see_v a_o great_a reformation_n use_v repent_v encouragement_n to_o repent_v but_o god_n notice_n take_v may_v be_v a_o notable_a encouragement_n to_o all_o both_o to_o repent_v and_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n it_o encourage_v a_o 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