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a_o sinner_n sin_n do_v make_v a_o man_n a_o stranger_n to_o god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prodigal_a son_n he_o go_v into_o a_o far_a country_n and_o to_o stand_v a_o far_o off_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o great_a distance_n we_o have_v with_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o our_o conversion_n and_o happiness_n the_o pharisee_n he_o enter_v bold_o a_o great_a way_n into_o the_o temple_n as_o it_o be_v natural_o employ_v for_o this_o word_n but_o be_v a_o opposition_n to_o every_o member_n of_o the_o verse_n but_o the_o publican_n he_o think_v any_o remote_a corner_n in_o it_o
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we_o ought_v to_o strike_v upon_o according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o prophet_n joel._n 2._o cap._n vers_fw-la 13._o rend_a your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o and_o last_o thing_n be_v his_o prayer_n o_o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n it_o be_v a_o short_a prayer_n this_o but_o it_o be_v full_a of_o life_n and_o efficacy_n and_o hâ—re_o be_v three_o thing_n in_o this_o prayer_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o our_o prayer_n first_o he_o profess_v both_o the_o mercy_n &_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v he_o alone_o who_o both_o can_v and_o will_v forgive_v sin_n it_o be_v the_o prerogative_n royal_a of_o god_n this_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n isay_n 43.11_o ay_o even_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o beside_o i_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n and_o at_o the_o 25._o verse_n ay_o even_o i_o be_o he_o who_o put_v away_o 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