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pardon_v he_o but_o the_o obligation_n to_o condemnation_n that_o do_v not_o return_v for_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o joh._n 2.1_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a christ_n lie_v there_o in_o heaven_n to_o secure_v the_o state_n of_o a_o believer_n and_o he_o keep_v up_o the_o torrent_n and_o stream_n of_o god_n love_n to_o the_o soul_n though_o the_o manifestation_n of_o that_o love_n be_v under_o a_o sovereign_a over-rule_v and_o dispose_v but_o 3._o we_o propose_v to_o give_v you_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o god_n do_v proceed_v in_o the_o give_v out_o of_o this_o discharge_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v the_o merit_n and_o the_o satisfaction_n the_o propitiation_n and_o atonement_n
mat._n 18.23_o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n there_o give_v we_o a_o parable_n of_o a_o servant_n the_o lord_n have_v compassion_n on_o he_o and_o forgive_v he_o the_o debt_n and_o the_o same_o servant_n go_v out_o to_o his_o fellow-servant_n that_o owe_v he_o a_o hundred_o penny_n and_o he_o take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n say_v pay_v i_o that_o thou_o owe_v i_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v set_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n they_o will_v have_v forgiveness_n from_o other_o but_o they_o will_v not_o forgive_v themselves_o well_o but_o when_o peter_n come_v to_o christ_n and_o say_v lord_n how_o often_o shall_v my_o brother_n sin_n against_o i_o and_o i_o forgive_v he_o till_o seven_o time_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o say_v not_o unto_o thou_o until_o seven_o time_n but_o until_o 70_o time_n 7._o as_o often_o as_o he_o do_v offend_v so_o often_o thou_o shall_v forgive_v use_v 6._o again_o this_o doctrine_n call_v for_o a_o abhorrence_n of_o all_o papal_a mass_n as_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o sin_n you_o that_o have_v hear_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n do_v you_o detest_v and_o defy_v the_o idolatry_n and_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o will_v pretend_v to_o forgive_v sin_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o wrong_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o trample_v upon_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o a_o insufficient_a thing_n no_o pardon_v of_o sin_n do_v not_o come_v in_o at_o so_o cheap_a a_o rate_n as_o to_o be_v buy_v with_o money_n but_o it_o come_v in_o at_o the_o door_n of_o free_a grace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n thousand_o of_o ram_n &_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n the_o first-born_a of_o the_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o soul_n will_v not_o satisfy_v for_o they_o and_o their_o money_n will_v perish_v together_o that_o will_v buy_v pardon_n of_o sin_n with_o such_o a_o price_n 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god_n in_o your_o whole_a course_n to_o lay_v out_o yourselves_o in_o all_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n more_o than_o ever_o and_o know_v that_o you_o can_v never_o serve_v this_o god_n enough_o you_o can_v never_o do_v for_o this_o god_n enough_o that_o have_v do_v so_o much_o for_o you_o labour_v to_o do_v more_o for_o he_o than_o ever_o and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o a_o better_a heart_n and_o with_o a_o better_a spirit_n to_o pray_v more_o in_o your_o prayer_n to_o pray_v with_o more_o fervency_n and_o to_o confess_v with_o more_o sincerity_n and_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n in_o more_o exactness_n lay_v out_o yourselves_o to_o the_o utmost_a in_o this_o work_n 2._o extend_v your_o pity_n and_o compassion_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o a_o condemn_a state_n your_o soul_n shall_v mourn_v over_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o sin_n you_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v under_o sin_n and_o you_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v under_o grace_n and_o therefore_o your_o heart_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o compassion_n to_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o that_o state_n that_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v deliver_v from_o ebedmelech_n compassion_n and_o tenderness_n to_o the_o prophet_n be_v record_v jer._n 38.11_o that_o he_o take_v man_n with_o he_o and_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o king_n under_o the_o treasury_n and_o take_v with_o he_o old_a cast_v clout_n and_o old_a rot_a rag_n and_o let_v they_o down_o with_o cord_n into_o the_o dungeon_n to_o jeremiah_n o_o sir_n your_o bowel_n shall_v work_v towards_o those_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o sin_n i_o remember_v what_o david_n promise_v to_o god_n psal_n 51.12_o 13._o restore_v to_o i_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvateon_n and_o uphold_v i_o with_o thy_o free_a spirit_n then_o shall_v i_o teach_v transgressor_n thy_o way_n and_o sinner_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o he_o will_v then_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o turn_v sinner_n to_o god_n he_o will_v make_v it_o 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