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who_o can_v abide_v it_o and_o this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o second_o observation_n propound_v namely_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v such_o he_o will_v not_o always_o be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o mercy_n be_v god_n proper_a work_n it_o be_v that_o wherein_o his_o chief_a delight_n do_v rest_n what_o be_v report_v of_o dionysius_n the_o emperor_n and_o leave_v upon_o record_n for_o his_o eternal_a fame_n viz._n that_o he_o weep_v when_o he_o come_v to_o subscribe_v his_o name_n to_o condemn_v a_o man_n as_o be_v loath_a to_o dip_v his_o finger_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o fellow-creature_n be_v much_o more_o true_a of_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n witness_v those_o tear_n that_o drop_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o saviour_n over_o impenitent_a jerusalem_n a_o sad_a presage_n of_o approach_a ruin_n and_o yet_o a_o true_a symptom_n of_o his_o unwillingness_n to_o put_v the_o same_o in_o execution_n though_o they_o be_v already_o come_v to_o the_o zenith_n of_o impiety_n kill_v the_o king_n of_o glory_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o though_o but_o behold_v this_o at_o a_o distance_n such_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o it_o make_v he_o weep_v mercy_n be_v a_o attribute_n that_o of_o itself_o proper_o belong_v to_o god_n justice_n be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n because_o of_o man_n evil_a therefore_o be_v he_o say_v to_o wait_v to_o do_v the_o one_o but_o spare_v in_o execution_n of_o the_o other_o yea_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o execute_v determine_v wrath_n therefore_o he_o say_v how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o o_o ephraim_n and_o i_o will_v not_o execute_v the_o fierceness_n of_o my_o anger_n etc._n etc._n hos_fw-la 11.8_o 9_o therefore_o he_o that_o hate_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v make_v will_v not_o always_o be_v extreme_a with_o what_o he_o have_v not_o make_v lest_o with_o it_o he_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n for_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v exercise_v towards_o man_n as_o 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and_o send_v a_o pardon_n in_o the_o name_n of_o my_o son_n and_o thy_o jesus_n 2_o mercy_n be_v exercise_v about_o he_o as_o his_o creature_n to_o receive_v he_o into_o favour_n not_o to_o punish_v he_o above_o measure_n though_o he_o be_v out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a isa_n 46.9_o remember_v the_o former_a thing_n of_o old_a for_o i_o be_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o else_o i_o be_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o like_o i_o that_o god_n punish_v sinful_a man_n be_v the_o act_n of_o his_o justice_n that_o he_o be_v not_o severe_a in_o punish_v be_v a_o act_n of_o his_o mercy_n yea_o so_o loath_a he_o be_v to_o be_v cruel_a that_o he_o will_v have_v his_o creature_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o his_o mercy_n as_o if_o nothing_o so_o much_o delight_v he_o as_o to_o have_v his_o servant_n to_o think_v and_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v merciful_a for_o so_o you_o read_v put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n let_v we_o plead_v together_o declare_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v isa_n 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who_o very_a nature_n it_o be_v to_o become_v a_o advocate_n for_o rebel_n and_o like_o a_o affectionate_a surety_n pay_v the_o debt_n that_o so_o the_o debtor_n may_v go_v free_a and_o this_o he_o do_v not_o for_o our_o righteousness_n or_o any_o merit_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o we_o or_o our_o performance_n but_o for_o his_o name_n and_o nature_n sake_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o three_o ground_n of_o mercy_n namely_o 3._o for_o his_o glory_n sake_n for_o his_o glory_n 1._o in_o general_n 2._o in_o particular_a first_o for_o his_o glory_n in_o general_n that_o be_v the_o utmost_a my_o limit_a time_n and_o your_o patience_n will_v give_v leave_n to_o discuss_v reserve_v the_o more_o particular_a part_n together_o with_o the_o dispatch_n of_o the_o two_o last_o doctrine_n to_o our_o second_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n but_o i_o say_v 1._o general_o and_o in_o that_o i_o shall_v only_o but_o point_n you_o to_o those_o excellent_a grace_n wherewith_o he_o be_v please_v 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