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mercy_n his_o justice_n and_o authority_n the_o heinous_a nature_n of_o sin_n the_o dignity_n of_o humane_a nature_n the_o perfection_n of_o it_o the_o exaltation_n of_o jesus_n christ._n eccles._n 7._o 2_o 3_o 4._o i._o the_o woman_n behaviour_n a_o comfort_n to_o woman_n a_o example_n in_o dangerous_a time_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o woman_n sorrow_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o lam._n 1._o 12._o ii_o our_o lord_n check_n to_o the_o woman_n sorrow_n the_o prohibition_n not_o absolute_a the_o glorious_a effect_n of_o christ_n death_n iii_o why_o jesus_n christ_n require_v we_o to_o mourn_v rather_o for_o ourselves_o then_o he_o is._n 5._o 3_o 4_o 5._o iv._o the_o dreadful_a effect_n of_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o the_o impenitent_a jesus_n may_v be_v crucify_a again_o v._o the_o application_n i._o the_o author_n of_o our_o happiness_n god_n jam._n 1._o 16_o 17._o god_n and_o the_o father_n father_n qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d udam_fw-la dei_fw-la majestatem_fw-la extra_fw-la christum_fw-la ment_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la idolum_fw-la habent_fw-la dei_fw-la loco_fw-la sicut_fw-la judaei_n &_o turcae_n proinde_fw-la quisquis_fw-la verum_fw-la deum_fw-la verè_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la cupit_fw-la hoc_fw-la patris_fw-la christi_fw-la titulo_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vestiat_fw-la nisi_fw-la enim_fw-la quoties_fw-la mens_fw-la nostrae_fw-la deum_fw-la quaerit_fw-la christus_fw-la occurrat_fw-la vaga_fw-la &_o confusa_fw-la errabit_fw-la donec_fw-la prorsus_fw-la deficiat_fw-la calvinus_n in_o locum_fw-la ii_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v god_n his_o abundant_a mercy_n mercy_n posset_n apostolus_fw-la say_v fulgentius_n vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la potius_fw-la vasa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la nuncupare_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la vasa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la vocarentur_fw-la forsitan_fw-la ex_fw-la seipsis_fw-la habere_fw-la justitiam_fw-la putarent_fw-la nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dicit_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la quid_fw-la ipsi_fw-la 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