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a_o mercy_n withhold_v from_o multitude_n psal._n 147._o 19_o and_o those_o that_o enjoy_v it_o be_v under_o special_a engagement_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o it_o and_o to_o improve_v it_o diligent_o and_o thankful_o to_o his_o service_n and_o glory_n but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o arm_v such_o a_o mercy_n as_o this_o against_o god_n to_o fight_v against_o he_o with_o one_o of_o his_o choice_a mercy_n this_o must_v be_v high_o provoke_v to_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v therefore_o mention_v as_o a_o high_a aggravation_n of_o solomon_n sin_n in_o the_o 1_o king_n 11._o 9_o that_o he_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n after_o the_o lord_n have_v appear_v unto_o he_o twice_o 5._o this_o way_n of_o sin_v argue_v a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o hardness_n of_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o little_a tenderness_n or_o sense_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n some_o man_n when_o god_n show_v they_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n they_o tremble_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o so_o do_v paul_n rom._n 7._o 13._o when_o the_o commandment_n come_v sin_n revive_v and_o he_o die_v he_o sink_v down_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o but_o god_n show_v thou_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o law_n and_o thou_o make_v nothing_o of_o it_o o_o obdurate_a heart_n when_o the_o rod_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n moses_n flee_v from_o it_o be_v afraid_a to_o touch_v it_o but_o though_o god_n turn_v the_o rod_n into_o a_o serpent_n and_o discover_v the_o venomous_a nature_n of_o sin_n in_o his_o word_n thou_o can_v handle_v and_o play_v with_o that_o serpent_n and_o put_v it_o into_o thy_o bosom_n this_o show_v thy_o heart_n to_o be_v of_o a_o strange_a complexion_n 6._o to_o go_v against_o the_o convince_a warning_n voice_n of_o conscience_n violate_v and_o wound_v a_o man_n conscience_n more_o than_o any_o other_o way_n of_o sin_v do_v and_o when_o conscience_n be_v so_o wound_v who_o or_o what_o shall_v then_o comfort_v thou_o it_o be_v a_o true_a 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