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11._o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v magnify_v in_o his_o word_n on_o purpose_n that_o hope_n may_v be_v raise_v and_o rise_v still_o high_o and_o high_o this_o lord_n on_o who_o you_o ought_v to_o attend_v be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n his_o merciful_a kindness_n be_v great_a psal_n 117._o 2._o he_o have_v mercy_n not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o merit_n in_o man_n but_o because_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n rom._n 9_o 18._o and_o how_o often_o be_v it_o say_v psal_n 136._o that_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o here_o be_v a_o large_a and_o firm_a foundation_n for_o hope_n to_o build_v on_o and_o if_o your_o hope_n be_v not_o presumptuous_a but_o of_o a_o purify_n nature_n you_o may_v from_o such_o a_o merciful_a lord_n confident_o expect_v that_o grace_n and_o those_o good_a thing_n you_o need_v in_o time_n and_o when_o your_o short_a time_n be_v at_o a_o end_n the_o best_a thing_n of_o all_o unto_o eternity_n i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o second_o doctrine_n doct._n iii_o i_o come_v 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jer._n 30._o 21._o for_o who_o be_v this_o that_o engage_v his_o heart_n to_o approach_v unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v thus_o engage_v for_o god_n it_o must_v be_v disengage_v from_o other_o thing_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o it_o too_o must_v be_v engage_v to_o approach_v to_o he_o when_o moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n they_o go_v with_o their_o young_a and_o old_a with_o their_o flock_n and_o their_o herd_n there_o be_v not_o a_o hoof_n leave_v behind_o exod._n 10._o 26._o and_o when_o we_o go_v to_o serve_v our_o god_n we_o shall_v go_v with_o our_o all_o no_o power_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v be_v exempt_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o thought_n shall_v be_v leave_v behind_o in_o the_o handle_n of_o this_o doctrine_n i_o shall_v first_o tell_v you_o what_o distraction_n in_o attend_v upon_o god_n be_v second_o what_o it_o be_v to_o attend_v upon_o the_o lord_n without_o 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