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more_o fear_n he_o have_v spiritual_a mercy_n for_o your_o soul_n psal_n 130.4_o there_o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v plant_v and_o advance_v in_o the_o heart_n without_o this_o consideration_n this_o mercy_n be_v pardon_v mercy_n it_o be_v soul_n mercy_n other_o consideration_n with_o this_o be_v useful_a to_o balance_v the_o spirit_n but_o this_o be_v principal_o attractive_a this_o be_v the_o very_a door_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n where_o this_o be_v shut_v there_o be_v no_o way_n unto_o repentance_n jerem._n 2.25_o but_o thou_o say_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o i_o have_v love_v stranger_n and_o after_o they_o i_o will_v go_v and_o chap._n 18.12_o and_o they_o say_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n but_o we_o will_v walk_v after_o our_o own_o device_n and_o we_o will_v every_o one_o do_v the_o imagination_n of_o his_o evil_a heart_n if_o god_n have_v no_o mercy_n 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upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v the_o lord_n may_v have_v choose_v another_o manner_n of_o style_n then_o this_o 3_o he_o offer_v thou_o better_a term_n than_o thou_o be_v like_a to_o meet_v withal_o elsewhere_o the_o world_n can_v bid_v so_o fair_a nor_o perform_v so_o faithful_o as_o he_o do_v see_v that_o promise_n which_o the_o lord_n make_v to_o the_o return_a sinner_n isa_n 55.1_o 2_o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v you_o to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o money_n come_v you_o buy_v and_o eat_v yea_o come_v buy_v wine_n and_o milk_n without_o price_n vers_n 2._o wherefore_o do_v you_o spend_v money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o your_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfi_v not_o harken_v diligent_o unto_o i_o and_o eat_v you_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o let_v your_o soul_n delight_n in_o fatness_n etc._n etc._n search_v and_o find_v where_o the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o sin_n promise_v and_o when_o and_o to_o who_o he_o give_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v hold_v out_o attainable_a in_o follow_v god_n 4_o if_o thou_o have_v taste_v of_o mercy_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v a_o engage_v thing_n tit._n 2.11.12_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n have_v appear_v unto_o all_o man_n teach_v we_o that_o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n we_o shall_v live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n 5._o if_o thou_o pretend_v to_o saintship_n and_o be_v not_o draw_v by_o mercy_n sure_o thou_o have_v a_o frame_n of_o spirit_n much_o different_a from_o the_o saint_n of_o old_a for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n constrain_v they_o 1_o cor._n 5.4_o they_o have_v beseech_v spirit_n which_o be_v very_o much_o affect_v with_o such_o argument_n as_o i_o show_v you_o rom._n 12.1_o 6._o if_o these_o be_v not_o persuasive_a motive_n how_o then_o be_v thou_o under_o that_o promise_n hos_n 3.5_o afterward_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n 7._o be_v it_o not_o reason_n that_o thou_o shall_v do_v god_n work_v when_o he_o have_v provide_v one_o to_o do_v thou_o he_o have_v send_v a_o christ_n unto_o thou_o who_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v thy_o life_n and_o thy_o strength_n and_o he_o tell_v thou_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v heaven_n for_o a_o time_n that_o he_o may_v come_v down_o and_o make_v such_o a_o offer_n of_o himself_o to_o sinner_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o leave_v a_o little_a of_o the_o world_n to_o offer_v up_o thyself_o to_o he_o shall_v the_o kind_a proffer_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n meet_v with_o no_o return_n can_v thou_o do_v less_o than_o offer_v up_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v or_o art_n as_o a_o reasonable_a sacrifice_n to_o he_o who_o so_o free_o offer_v thou_o himself_o in_o his_o 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do_v but_o true_o measure_v themselves_o by_o omission_n there_o be_v enough_o to_o condemn_v they_o second_o or_o because_o it_o be_v not_o question_v among_o the_o jew_n but_o sin_n of_o commission_n will_v be_v charge_v and_o therefore_o christ_n be_v silent_a in_o that_o point_n or_o three_o he_o insist_o only_o upon_o this_o as_o by_o a_o surplusage_n of_o reason_n infer_v the_o other_o that_o if_o man_n shall_v perish_v for_o not_o do_v good_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o those_o who_o do_v evil_a four_o to_o meet_v perhaps_o with_o those_o who_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o negative_a righteousness_n to_o meet_v with_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o civil_a person_n five_o that_o he_o may_v condemn_v that_o sin_n of_o persecution_n if_o man_n shall_v be_v damn_v for_o not_o comfort_v the_o saint_n what_o shall_v become_v of_o those_o that_o do_v persecute_v they_o ten_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n in_o judge_v will_v not_o only_o judge_v man_n for_o outward_a 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thou_o think_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v let_v all_o these_o thing_n pass_v by_o without_o compare_v they_o one_o with_o another_o be_v it_o not_o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v believer_n after_o this_o manner_n rom._n 6.19_o as_o you_o have_v yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o uncleanness_n and_o to_o iniquity_n unto_o iniquity_n even_o so_o now_o yield_v your_o member_n servant_n unto_o righteousness_n and_o to_o holiness_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o thou_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v some_o thing_n for_o god_n but_o be_v thou_o as_o willing_a to_o do_v as_o much_o for_o he_o as_o ever_o thou_o be_v for_o thyself_o for_o sin_n and_o lust_n do_v
all_o these_o do_v flow_v from_o a_o experimental_a taste_n of_o god_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o way_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v find_v out_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o his_o way_n it_o will_v no_o long_o be_v content_v with_o break_a cistern_n which_o will_v hold_v no_o water_n it_o will_v not_o live_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o which_o satisfi_v not_o but_o it_o fly_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o nothing_o else_o will_v satisfy_v the_o soul_n isaiah_n 55.1_o 2._o it_o say_v to_o itself_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v wherefore_o do_v you_o spend_v money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o your_o labour_n for_o that_o which_o satisfi_v not_o harken_v diligent_o unto_o i_o and_o eat_v you_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o let_v your_o soul_n delight_v itself_o in_o fatness_n there_o be_v bread_n and_o water_n and_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n i_o will_v up_o say_v the_o soul_n to_o my_o father_n house_n there_o 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the_o soul_n get_v of_o they_o and_o the_o sweetness_n be_v get_v very_o much_o in_o meditation_n psalm_n 104.34_o my_o meditation_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v sweet_a when_o he_o have_v spend_v the_o whole_a psalm_n in_o behold_v the_o way_n and_o work_n of_o god_n he_o draw_v this_o conclusion_n my_o meditation_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v sweet_a he_o will_v not_o lay_v aside_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n when_o he_o have_v cease_v speak_v he_o will_v then_o to_o another_o duty_n which_o shall_v yield_v he_o no_o small_a comfort_n and_o what_o sweetness_n this_o be_v he_o do_v excellent_o express_v elsewhere_o psalm_n 63.5_o 6._o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v as_o with_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n my_o mouth_n shall_v praise_v thou_o with_o joyful_a lip_n verse_n 6._o when_o i_o remember_v thou_o on_o my_o bed_n and_o meditate_v on_o thou_o in_o the_o night_n watch_v and_o in_o the_o connexion_n of_o the_o fifteen_o and_o sixteenth_o verse_n of_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o nineteenth_o psal_n you_o shall_v find_v delight_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o meditation_n on_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n i_o will_v meditate_v on_o thy_o precept_n and_o have_v respect_n to_o thy_o way_n verse_n 16._o i_o will_v delight_v myself_o in_o thy_o statute_n and_o will_v not_o forget_v thy_o word_n the_o heart_n that_o stick_v close_o with_o god_n and_o carry_v he_o much_o in_o his_o eye_n and_o thought_n be_v never_o weary_a of_o behold_v of_o he_o all_o other_o object_n do_v breed_v a_o loathe_n and_o weariness_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o here_o the_o long_a a_o soul_n converse_v with_o god_n the_o more_o delight_n it_o have_v in_o he_o enjoyment_n breed_v hungring_n and_o those_o be_v always_o satisfy_v but_o not_o satisfy_v breed_v a_o inconceivable_a delight_n in_o the_o soul_n que._n 3._o how_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o keep_v the_o lord_n in_o my_o eye_n continual_o ans_fw-fr i_o shall_v lay_v down_o some_o quicken_a consideration_n which_o will_v both_o engage_v we_o 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