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and_o more_o give_v up_o to_o he_o daily_a backslide_n call_v for_o frequent_a and_o daily_a renewal_n of_o our_o dedication_n david_n renew_v the_o dedication_n of_o his_o house_n after_o absalom_n sin_n and_o also_o renew_v the_o dedication_n of_o his_o person_n after_o his_o own_o foul_a and_o personal_a miscarriage_n time_n of_o great_a affliction_n call_v for_o the_o renewal_n of_o our_o dedication_n thus_o when_o jacob_n be_v reduce_v to_o great_a strait_n and_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v than_o he_o set_v upon_o the_o renew_n the_o dedication_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n if_o god_n say_v he_o will_v be_v with_o i_o in_o the_o way_n that_o i_o shall_v go_v and_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n gen._n 28.20_o 21._o again_o renew_v mercys_n call_v for_o renew_a dedication_n of_o ourselves_o too_o god_n and_o last_o great_a duty_n call_v for_o this_o renewal_a of_o our_o dedication_n 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he_o do_v not_o say_v mercy_n but_o mercy_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n because_o they_o be_v many_o viz._n election_n of_o grace_n call_v to_o christ_n justification_n by_o faith_n sanctification_n by_o the_o spirit_n by_o all_o these_o mercy_n which_o be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o more_o worth_a than_o a_o thousand_o world_n he_o beseech_v they_o to_o give_v up_o or_o present_v themselves_o too_o god_n as_o if_o a_o indulgent_a compassionate_a mother_n shall_v beseech_v her_o child_n to_o do_v something_o by_o the_o womb_n that_o bear_v he_o by_o the_o pap_n that_o give_v he_o suck_v by_o the_o knee_n that_o dandle_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n that_o feed_v he_o by_o all_o her_o tender_a compassion_n and_o indulgence_n towards_o he_o certain_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o child_n must_v be_v hard_a than_o any_o flint_n not_o to_o yield_v to_o she_o it_o will_v argue_v a_o temper_n very_o ungrateful_a not_o to_o comply_v with_o she_o so_o it_o will_v argue_v our_o heart_n very_o hard_o and_o our_o temper_n very_o ungrateful_a not_o to_o yield_v to_o god_n when_o he_o that_o may_v condemn_v we_o do_v entreat_v and_o beseech_v even_o by_o those_o tender_a mercy_n whereby_o he_o beget_v we_o pardon_v we_o call_v we_o renew_v and_o save_v we_o if_o love_n and_o kindness_n and_o mercy_n will_v not_o win_v we_o and_o prevail_v upon_o we_o pray_v what_o will_n so_o the_o love_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n his_o love_n in_o come_v into_o the_o world_n in_o assume_v our_o nature_n his_o love_n in_o do_v for_o we_o and_o die_v for_o we_o and_o suffer_v for_o we_o be_v a_o great_a motive_n and_o argument_n to_o persuade_v we_o to_o give_v up_o ourselves_o and_o all_o that_o we_o be_v and_o have_v full_o and_o serious_o and_o solemn_o to_o he_o in_o token_n of_o our_o gratitude_n and_o thankfulness_n and_o o_o that_o the_o sense_n and_o feeling_n and_o
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love_n that_o he_o shall_v open_v his_o breast_n to_o receive_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n the_o sharp_a point_n of_o that_o sword_n which_o be_v direct_v against_o we_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v love_n to_o match_v this_o love_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_n to_o divine_a justice_n he_o himself_o will_v become_v the_o sacrifice_n have_v we_o have_v such_o demonstration_n of_o his_o love_n represent_v to_o we_o in_o this_o ordinance_n o_o then_o with_o what_o a_o inflame_a love_n and_o endear_a affection_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ought_v we_o to_o walk_v after_o this_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o we_o be_v to_o hate_v sin_n more_o so_o we_o be_v to_o love_n christ_n more_o let_v we_o therefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o walk_v in_o love_n as_o christ_n also_o have_v love_v we_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o a_o offering_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n eph._n 5.2_o the_o most_o intense_a love_n 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