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woman_n by_o his_o grace_n and_o make_v she_o as_o a_o bait_n to_o catch_v many_o more_o no_o believer_n can_v deny_v his_o sense_n of_o such_o a_o frame_n as_o this_o there_o be_v some_o person_n thou_o do_v love_n and_o shall_v love_v thou_o pray_v for_o they_o what_o do_v thou_o main_o ask_v for_o wife_n child_n brother_n sister_n and_o all_o or_o any_o thou_o love_v hearty_o be_v it_o not_o o_o that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o god_n save_a mercy_n if_o thou_o ask_v it_o for_o other_o as_o the_o great_a mercy_n thou_o thyself_o be_v a_o obtainer_n of_o mercy_n paul_n obtain_v mercy_n he_o love_v his_o countryman_n the_o jew_n dear_o and_o on_o good_a ground_n rom._n
therefore_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o heel_n it_o be_v man_n great_a sin_n to_o endeavour_v to_o seek_v that_o elsewhere_o that_o only_o be_v to_o be_v find_v here_o mercy_n and_o grace_n but_o it_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n of_o all_o to_o count_v all_o lose_v as_o long_o as_o this_o throne_n stand_v and_o the_o lord_n call_v man_n to_o come_v to_o it_o be_v deep_o humble_v and_o cover_v with_o shame_n yet_o come_v notwithstanding_o such_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o oâ—…_n heart_n and_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o well_o that_o 〈◊〉_d sinner_n can_v find_v grace_n and_o mercy_n aâ—…_n where_o else_o they_o will_v never_o come_v to_o thâ—…_n throne_n of_o grace_n for_o it_o christ_n be_v the_o last_o shiâ—…_n of_o a_o distress_a sinner_n yet_o bless_v be_v his_o namâ—…_n he_o welcome_v the_o comer_n the_o woman_n marâ—…_n 5.25,35_o try_v many_o mean_n ere_o she_o come_v tâ—_n christ_n yet_o speed_v well_o when_o she_o come_v aâ—_n last_o 2._o they_o be_v welcome_a to_o the_o throne_n 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