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strict_a to_o mark_v what_o we_o do_v amiss_o he_o must_v continual_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o have_v none_o leave_v to_o serve_v he_o here_o on_o earth_n he_o remember_v with_o what_o frailty_n we_o be_v daily_o beset_v and_o he_o pity_v we_o as_o a_o father_n do_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o child_n he_o can_v kill_v we_o in_o a_o minute_n and_o take_v away_o our_o breath_n how_o soon_o can_v he_o scatter_v a_o little_a dust_n and_o pull_v in_o piece_n our_o frail_a constitution_n for_o we_o be_v as_o unable_a to_o resist_v his_o anger_n as_o the_o dust_n to_o resist_v the_o wind_n he_o know_v we_o be_v so_o weak_a that_o if_o he_o let_v we_o alone_o we_o
decree_n there_o be_v many_o people_n who_o we_o be_v angry_a with_o and_o reprove_v who_o notwithstanding_o we_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n most_o sincere_o love_v and_o christ_n have_v tell_v we_o rev._n 3.19_o as_o many_o as_o i_o love_v i_o rebuke_v and_o chasten_v 4._o the_o anger_n of_o god_n be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n because_o he_o delight_v in_o mercy_n psalm_n 103.8_o the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a and_o gracious_a slow_a to_o anger_n and_o plenteous_a in_o mercy_n he_o will_v not_o always_o chide_v neither_o will_v he_o keep_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v long_o before_o he_o punish_v and_o it_o be_v with_o haste_n that_o he_o come_v to_o our_o help_n when_o we_o repent_v and_o many_o time_n before_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o wrath_n he_o remember_v mercy_n he_o do_v not_o always_o inflict_v what_o we_o have_v deserve_v but_o consider_v what_o be_v most_o proper_a for_o he_o to_o lay_v upon_o we_o and_o what_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o therefore_o he_o 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be_v too_o long_o nor_o too_o violent_a jer._n 30.11_o i_o will_v not_o make_v a_o full_a end_n of_o thou_o i_o will_v correct_v thou_o in_o measure_n and_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o altogether_o unpunished_a and_o those_o affliction_n which_o his_o people_n suffer_v be_v not_o in_o all_o respect_v proper_a punishment_n because_o his_o anger_n be_v mix_v with_o mildness_n and_o mitigate_v by_o the_o intercession_n of_o a_o mediator_n lam._n 3.31_o 32._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o cast_v off_o for_o ever_o but_o though_o he_o cause_n grief_n yet_o will_v he_o have_v compassion_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o tender_a mercy_n 5._o that_o his_o anger_n be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n be_v for_o his_o own_o name_n sake_n his_o nature_n be_v most_o inclinable_a to_o do_v we_o good_a therefore_o the_o prophet_n to_o those_o idolater_n mention_v in_o 1_o king_n 18.24_o say_v the_o god_n that_o answer_v by_o sire_n let_v he_o be_v god_n and_o he_o choose_v that_o element_n 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