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o_o then_o let_v his_o patience_n and_o all_o his_o goodness_n at_o last_o have_v this_o happy_a effect_n upon_o we_o let_v it_o lead_v we_o to_o true_a repentance_n and_o ever_o hereafter_o engage_v we_o to_o diligence_n and_o constancy_n in_o his_o service_n rom._n 2._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o 2_o to_o which_o purpose_n consider_v again_o that_o this_o be_v the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n send_v his_o son_n jesus_n into_o the_o world_n even_o to_o seek_v and_o save_v we_o lose_v and_o miserable_a sinner_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o repentance_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n which_o we_o have_v lose_v by_o sin_v against_o he_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n be_v create_v in_o a_o very_a holy_a and_o happy_a estate_n but_o they_o fall_v from_o it_o by_o sin_v against_o god_n and_o so_o come_v all_o misery_n into_o the_o world_n and_o then_o do_v our_o heavenly_a father_n take_v pity_n on_o we_o 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we_o and_o to_o obtain_v our_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n he_o die_v for_o our_o offence_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n rom._n 4._o 25._o and_o in_o his_o gospel_n he_o have_v give_v full_a assurance_n of_o god_n good_a will_n to_o mankind_n that_o he_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o we_o and_o pardon_v we_o if_o we_o true_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n and_o forsake_v they_o thus_o have_v christ_n open_v a_o door_n of_o hope_n for_o we_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o return_v to_o god_n for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o hope_n of_o mercy_n we_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v draw_v to_o repentance_n but_o even_o like_o the_o devil_n themselves_o shall_v have_v remain_v full_a of_o hatred_n and_o malice_n against_o god_n utter_o despair_v of_o relief_n from_o he_o but_o whilst_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n do_v so_o much_o engage_v and_o encourage_v we_o to_o forsake_v our_o sin_n it_o give_v not_o the_o least_o encouragement_n to_o our_o continuance_n in_o they_o let_v 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