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this_o though_o god_n be_v infinite_a in_o mercy_n and_o his_o common_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n yet_o his_o special_a mercy_n belong_v to_o none_o but_o to_o his_o elect_a and_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o mat._n 20.16_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n be_v vessel_n of_o wrath_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v rom._n 9.22_o predestinate_v and_o ordain_v unto_o damnation_n jude_n 4._o and_o i_o have_v so_o live_v as_o i_o see_v cause_n to_o fear_v i_o be_o of_o that_o number_n at_o least_o i_o can_v be_v sure_a that_o i_o shall_v find_v mercy_n with_o god_n though_o i_o shall_v turn_v unto_o he_o answ._n i_o answer_v that_o though_o 1._o the_o lord_n do_v indeed_o in_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n predestine_v some_o unto_o life_n and_o some_o unto_o perdition_n 2._o and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_n be_v small_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o reprobate_n yet_o have_v no_o poor_a sinner_n that_o desire_v to_o turn_v to_o 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13.9_o o_o israel_n thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o god_n show_v himself_o ready_a enough_o to_o receive_v even_o such_o unto_o mercy_n but_o they_o care_v not_o for_o it_o so_o speak_v christ_n even_o of_o jerusalem_n though_o she_o have_v kill_v and_o stone_v his_o prophet_n matth._n 23.37_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o even_o as_o a_o hen_n gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n and_o you_o will_v not_o that_o sinner_n therefore_o that_o find_v god_n have_v wrought_v in_o he_o a_o desire_n to_o get_v under_o god_n wing_n a_o desire_n to_o repent_v and_o to_o turn_v unto_o god_n be_v in_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n god_n be_v prepare_v and_o fit_v he_o for_o glory_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o judge_v that_o he_o be_v no_o reprobate_n but_o a_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n rom._n 9.23_o three_o and_o last_o no_o man_n be_v to_o judge_v of_o his_o present_a or_o future_a estate_n nor_o of_o god_n purpose_n 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after_o his_o resurrection_n appear_v to_o mary_n magdalen_n be_v with_o she_o and_o speak_v to_o she_o and_o yet_o she_o seek_v for_o he_o and_o weep_v because_o she_o can_v not_o find_v he_o inso_v much_o as_o christ_n say_v to_o she_o woman_n why_o weep_v thâ—â—_n he_o be_v with_o she_o and_o speak_v to_o she_o and_o she_o know_v it_o not_o john_n 20.14_o 15._o so_o to_o the_o two_o disciple_n that_o go_v to_o emaus_n christ_n appear_v be_v with_o they_o and_o talk_v with_o they_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v sad_a and_o full_a of_o heaviness_n luke_n 24.15_o 16._o why_o he_o draw_v near_o to_o they_o in_o a_o most_o gracious_a manner_n and_o go_v with_o they_o and_o yet_o they_o know_v it_o not_o for_o so_o say_v the_o text_n their_o eye_n be_v hold_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o know_v he_o and_o even_o so_o it_o may_v be_v with_o thou_o it_o be_v one_o mercy_n to_o have_v our_o sin_n pardon_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o god_n favour_n and_o to_o have_v save_v grace_n bestow_v upon_o 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partaker_n than_o be_v i_o a_o bastard_n and_o no_o son_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v hebr._n 12.8_o the_o three_o consideration_n that_o may_v stay_v we_o and_o keep_v we_o from_o sink_v and_o be_v overcome_v of_o this_o tentation_n be_v this_o that_o as_o in_o all_o other_o affliction_n esa._n 45.7_o so_o in_o this_o especial_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o special_a hand_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v it_o be_v he_o that_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o that_o withholdeth_a from_o thou_o the_o feel_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o thy_o spiritual_a comfort_n ps._n 30.7_o thou_o do_v hide_v thy_o
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