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be_v give_v you_o for_o this_o end_n 215_o 2_o the_o mean_v you_o be_v under_o argue_v that_o god_n intend_v mercy_n for_o you_o ibid._n 3_o from_o the_o stir_n of_o god_n spirit_n thou_o may_v argue_v god_n intend_v thou_o good_a ibid._n 4_o the_o world_n be_v continue_v for_o this_o end_n that_o god_n may_v gather_v in_o his_o elect._n 216_o 5_o the_o principal_a scope_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v for_o this_o end_n to_o reveal_v the_o pardon_v grace_n of_o god_n ibid._n 6_o god_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o woe_n you_o 217_o 7_o it_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o christ_n mediatorship_n to_o bind_v up_o break_a heart_n ibid._n 8_o god_n who_o thou_o have_v to_o deal_v withal_o his_o nature_n be_v mercy_n in_o the_o abstract_n ibid._n 1_o he_o more_o delight_n in_o pardon_v any_o one_o sinner_n than_o in_o all_o the_o creature_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n ibid._n 2_o he_o take_v more_o pleasure_n in_o save_a theâ—_n than_o thou_o do_v thyself_o 218_o 3_o god_n more_o delight_n 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great_a mystery_n so_o be_v a_o believer_n justification_n as_o well_o as_o christ_n incarnation_n so_o also_o the_o witness_n of_o justification_n be_v a_o great_a mystery_n and_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o look_v up_o high_o than_o for_o such_o sign_n as_o reason_n may_v reach_v unto_o and_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o reveal_v this_o unto_o you_o that_o thou_o may_v have_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o testify_v unto_o thou_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardon_v now_o bless_v be_v the_o man_n who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v see_v god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v so_o much_o in_o it_o chap._n viii_o