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delight_v in_o mercy_n and_o thy_o love_a kindness_n have_v be_v abundant_o manifest_v hitherto_o in_o send_v thy_o son_n and_o spirit_n not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n come_v lord_n jesus_n and_o say_v unto_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n and_o my_o leprosy_n shall_v be_v heal_v think_v upon_o thy_o mercy_n holy_a father_n consider_v thy_o son_n blood_n and_o obedience_n and_o accept_v of_o my_o sincere_a contrition_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n touch_v my_o freeze_a heart_n with_o the_o finger_n of_o thy_o omniporence_n dissolve_v it_o into_o those_o tear_n which_o may_v so_o wash_v my_o polâ—ited_a conscience_n that_o thy_o love_n may_v refresh_v i_o that_o thy_o presence_n may_v revive_v i_o and_o the_o garment_n of_o heaviness_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o the_o white_a robe_n of_o praise_n and_o exaltation_n oh_o let_v i_o hear_v the_o joyful_a news_n of_o a_o merciful_a pardon_n from_o thy_o gracious_a lip_n that_o the_o bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n to_o save_v a_o poor_a miserable_a and_o sinful_a creature_n from_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o the_o pain_n and_o peril_n of_o hell_n torment_n keep_v i_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n that_o my_o thought_n and_o affection_n may_v not_o be_v draw_v away_o from_o thou_o by_o the_o deceitful_a pleasure_n unmanly_a desire_n and_o unworthy_a design_n of_o this_o vain_a and_o transitory_a life_n support_v i_o under_o the_o many_o temptation_n and_o pressure_n which_o thy_o good_a providence_n may_v order_v and_o appoint_v for_o the_o trial_n and_o improvement_n of_o my_o grace_n or_o the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n teach_v and_o enable_v i_o to_o be_v true_o watchful_a in_o all_o my_o way_n and_o so_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o my_o lip_n that_o i_o may_v not_o offend_v in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n either_o
then_o that_o he_o swear_v great_a lump_n of_o blood_n 22.44_o luk._n 22.44_o and_o well_o may_v he_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o great_a bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n god_n have_v also_o withdraw_v the_o beam_n of_o his_o gracious_a presence_n for_o a_o time_n eli_n eli_n etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o jeremiah_n prophetical_o complain_v that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o sorrow_n either_o of_o man_n or_o martyr_n like_v unto_o his_o sorrow_n but_o because_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o recount_v the_o number_n and_o express_v the_o quality_n of_o those_o torment_n which_o he_o suffer_v both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n we_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o rapturous_a petition_n insert_v into_o the_o litany_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o thy_o unknown_a sorrow_n and_o torture_n feel_v by_o thou_o but_o imperceptible_a to_o we_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o save_v we_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n hitherto_o of_o the_o real_a sacrifice_n which_o our_o faithful_a and_o most_o merciful_a highpriest_n offer_v up_o for_o our_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o mean_n and_o method_n which_o he_o use_v both_o by_o his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n to_o perfect_v the_o great_a work_n and_o business_n of_o our_o redemption_n we_o shall_v consider_v in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o benefit_n result_v from_o this_o great_a propitiation_n and_o then_o deduce_v some_o inference_n from_o it_o by_o way_n of_o application_n and_o 1_o christ_n our_o highpriest_n propitiation_n benefit_n of_o this_o propitiation_n by_o the_o infinite_a merit_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n have_v purchase_v the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n the_o sanctification_n of_o our_o nature_n the_o justification_n of_o our_o person_n and_o upon_o the_o tolerable_a and_o easy_a condition_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n we_o shall_v be_v restore_v to_o that_o holiness_n and_o freedom_n which_o we_o lose_v by_o the_o fall_n and_o defection_n of_o our_o 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from_o the_o burdensome_a yoke_n of_o all_o the_o mosaic_a performance_n by_o nail_v they_o to_o his_o cross_n but_o he_o have_v so_o mitigate_v the_o penalty_n and_o limit_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n that_o though_o we_o fail_v in_o our_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o it_o yet_o if_o we_o do_v not_o wilful_o continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o impenitency_n but_o be_v true_o sensible_a of_o and_o hearty_o sorrowful_a for_o the_o offence_n of_o our_o life_n past_a if_o we_o exercise_v a_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n our_o redeemer_n and_o be_v watchful_a over_o ourselves_o in_o the_o more_o pious_a and_o prudent_a conduct_n of_o our_o life_n for_o the_o future_a then_o i_o say_v upon_o our_o sincere_a endeavour_n and_o hearty_a compliance_n with_o these_o condition_n he_o will_v make_v up_o all_o our_o defect_n and_o by_o his_o imputative_a righteousness_n satisfy_v the_o law_n for_o we_o for_o there_o be_v now_o no_o condemnation_n to_o those_o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 8.1_o rom._n 8.1_o who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n 3_o by_o the_o efficacious_a merit_n of_o christ_n obedience_n and_o suffering_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o sting_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n now_o death_n be_v the_o stipend_n and_o wage_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v due_a to_o every_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o he_o that_o labour_v the_o whole_a day_n diligent_o and_o painful_o in_o his_o call_v have_v not_o a_o more_o just_a title_n to_o his_o wage_n than_o the_o wilful_a and_o impenitent_a sinner_n have_v to_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a death_n but_o the_o second_o adam_n have_v conquer_v the_o grave_a pull_v out_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o give_v we_o a_o certain_a title_n to_o a_o blissful_a immortality_n so_o that_o though_o the_o dissolution_n of_o our_o body_n may_v be_v above_o all_o terrible_a thing_n most_o dreadful_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n yet_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n death_n it_o will_v be_v sanctify_v and_o make_v easy_a to_o we_o and_o the_o worst_a office_n that_o death_n can_v do_v to_o a_o sincere_a believer_n be_v only_o to_o send_v his_o body_n to_o the_o grave_a a_o place_n of_o ease_n and_o silence_n and_o his_o soul_n to_o eternal_a bliss_n beside_o all_o its_o harbinger_n and_o concomitant_n as_o affliction_n infirmity_n disease_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o only_o prove_v tolerable_a and_o easy_a for_o a_o good_a man_n to_o bear_v but_o will_v turn_v to_o advantage_n and_o become_v matter_n of_o our_o great_a triumph_n and_o exaltation_n 4_o christ_n our_o highpriest_n have_v conquer_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o infernal_a power_n by_o the_o wonderful_a efficacy_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o suffering_n this_o politic_a potent_a and_o malicious_a enemy_n be_v such_o from_o the_o beginning_n and_o all_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n of_o adam_n must_v expect_v the_o same_o measure_n from_o he_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n he_o know_v that_o christ_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v pronounce_v and_o execute_v that_o dreadful_a sentence_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o so_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n and_o relative_n as_o come_v within_o his_o clutch_n shall_v smart_v for_o it_o but_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o highpriest_n of_o our_o profession_n though_o he_o have_v not_o absolute_o destroy_v yet_o very_o much_o limit_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n those_o idolatrous_a religion_n which_o he_o so_o much_o glory_v in_o heretofore_o be_v since_o his_o come_v creep_v into_o some_o private_a corner_n of_o the_o world_n his_o oracle_n be_v silence_v and_o he_o seldom_o possess_v the_o body_n of_o man_n or_o appear_v in_o their_o shape_v as_o former_o but_o see_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o bind_v up_o in_o those_o chain_n of_o darkness_n which_o shall_v eternal_o confine_v he_o he_o will_v lose_v no_o opportunity_n in_o set_v all_o his_o engine_n and_o instrument_n on_o work_n to_o 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guidance_n and_o protection_n of_o so_o great_a a_o lord_n who_o bear_v to_o we_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o tender_a compassion_n of_o a_o brother_n we_o have_v enforce_v all_o these_o obligation_n to_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o newness_n of_o obedience_n by_o our_o vow_n and_o covenant_n in_o baptism_n we_o repeat_v they_o frequent_o in_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o do_v oblige_v ourselves_o still_o more_o and_o more_o by_o our_o renew_a choice_n and_o promise_n in_o every_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o we_o have_v in_o all_o these_o and_o many_o other_o instance_n devote_a ourselves_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n entire_o to_o his_o service_n how_o shall_v we_o then_o in_o conformity_n with_o the_o design_n of_o this_o treatise_n make_v it_o the_o scope_n and_o aim_n of_o all_o our_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n to_o be_v where_o christ_n our_o great_a prophet_n priest_n and_o king_n be_v and_o since_o he_o be_v go_v to_o heaven_n to_o prepare_v a_o place_n for_o we_o 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and_o pollution_n the_o dominion_n and_o punishment_n of_o all_o our_o offence_n lift_v up_o our_o heart_n we_o pray_v thou_o above_o all_o the_o little_a and_o empty_a yet_o allure_a trifle_n of_o this_o vain_a and_o transitory_a world_n affect_v our_o soul_n with_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a sense_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o dependence_n upon_o thou_o restore_v and_o renew_v in_o we_o that_o health_n and_o comfort_n joy_n and_o peace_n freedom_n and_o strength_n knowledge_n and_o integrity_n by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n which_o we_o forfeit_v and_o lose_v by_o the_o fall_n and_o disobedience_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n improve_v and_o cherish_v still_o more_o and_o more_o those_o holy_a resolution_n of_o growth_n and_o perseverance_n in_o all_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n that_o neither_o life_n nor_o death_n good_a report_n nor_o bad_a report_n may_v obstruct_v our_o obedience_n nor_o separate_v we_o from_o thy_o love_n conduct_v we_o safe_o through_o all_o 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transgression_n be_v go_v over_o my_o head_n like_o a_o sore_a burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v i_o have_v sin_v in_o every_o circumstance_n in_o every_o condition_n and_o employment_n of_o my_o whole_a life_n not_o only_o in_o my_o youth_n and_o day_n of_o ignorance_n but_o in_o my_o more_o discern_a and_o ripe_a year_n insomuch_o that_o there_o be_v few_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v not_o either_o actual_o commit_v or_o at_o least_o be_v incline_v to_o to_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o my_o present_a misery_n and_o future_a condemnation_n as_o condemnation_n here_o mention_v your_o partitular_a sin_n as_o beside_o vile_a creature_n that_o i_o be_o i_o have_v be_v so_o miserable_o entangle_v in_o the_o snare_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n as_o to_o be_v hurry_v on_o either_o to_o the_o wilful_a neglect_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n duty_n religion_n here_o confess_v your_o particular_a omission_n of_o and_o fail_n in_o duty_n or_o those_o i_o perform_v be_v do_v 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