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cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o their_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v pardon_v not_o only_a sin_n before_o but_o after_o grace_n not_o only_o small_a but_o great_a sin_n psal_n 25._o 11._o not_o only_o sin_n that_o have_v be_v once_o but_o often_o commit_v jer._n 3._o 22._o return_v you_o backslide_n child_n and_o i_o will_v heal_v your_o backslide_n he_o do_v not_o say_v once_o or_o twiee_n but_o let_v their_o backslide_n be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o many_o upon_o their_o return_n god_n will_v pardon_v they_o nay_o though_o they_o be_v as_o scarlet_n and_o as_o red_a as_o crimson_a isa_n 1._o 18._o object_n i_o do_v once_o hope_n that_o god_n have_v pardon_v all_o my_o sin_n but_o now_o i_o fear_v it_o because_o i_o have_v back-sliden_a after_o mercy_n and_o wallow_v in_o sin_n after_o wash_v and_o god_n threaten_v he_o will_v not_o forgive_v such_o jer._n 14._o 10._o chap._n 5._o 7._o sol._n 1._o the_o reason_n why_o god_n will_v not_o pardon_v their_o sin_n be_v not_o 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1._o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n the_o word_n rab_n multitude_n signify_v quality_n as_o well_o as_o quantity_n many_o mercy_n or_o weighty_a mercy_n mercy_n rachamim_v it_o be_v such_o love_n and_o pity_n as_o mother_n bear_v to_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n which_o be_v fervent_a and_o flame_a the_o word_n have_v no_o singular_a number_n because_o there_o be_v many_o work_n of_o mercy_n say_v piscator_fw-la now_o this_o compassion_n of_o christ_n lie_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o his_o sympathize_v with_o his_o creature_n 2._o in_o supply_v and_o support_v they_o first_o pity_n have_v sympathy_n in_o it_o a_o inward_a heart-affecting_a sense_n of_o another_o evil_n psal_n 103._o 13._o like_a as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pitietb_v they_o that_o fear_v he_o judg._n 10._o 16._o his_o soul_n be_v grieve_v for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o word_n signify_v his_o soul_n be_v short'n_v or_o contract_v in_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o grief_n it_o be_v speak_v by_o a_o anthropopathy_n according_a to_o the_o apprehension_n of_o man_n as_o a_o man_n be_v fill_v with_o grief_n his_o breast_n be_v straighten_a that_o he_o can_v scarce_o breathe_v it_o denote_v how_o much_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v affect_v with_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o people_n heb._n 4._o 15._o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o fellowfeeling_n of_o our_o infirmity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suffer_v with_o we_o christ_n in_o heaven_n have_v such_o a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o the_o evil_n of_o his_o people_n as_o that_o he_o resent_v their_o trouble_n as_o his_o own_o he_o be_v tender-hearted_a and_o every_o misery_n of_o they_o reach_v his_o soul_n but_o this_o have_v be_v somewhat_o treat_v of_o before_o second_o readiness_n to_o supply_v and_o support_v other_o in_o their_o misery_n and_o this_o be_v eminent_o manifest_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n isa_n 38._o 20._o the_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o save_v i_o 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