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mercy_n will_v plead_v for_o you_o when_o reject_v by_o you_o or_o will_v not_o god_n hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o despise_a mercy_n think_v you_o sinner_n the_o compassion_n of_o christ_n shall_v come_v forth_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o say_v i_o will_v have_v save_v that_o soul_n but_o it_o will_v not_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v it_o but_o it_o resist_v mat._n 23._o 37._o i_o offer_v to_o pay_v its_o debt_n and_o to_o get_v he_o a_o acquittance_n in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o i_o will_v have_v ransom_v he_o from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o adopt_v he_o to_o a_o inheritance_n in_o glory_n but_o he_o will_v not_o i_o will_v have_v stamp_v the_o divine_a nature_n on_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n but_o he_o will_v not_o i_o will_v have_v put_v down_o his_o name_n in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o secure_v his_o title_n to_o heaven_n but_o he_o will_v not_o i_o call_v he_o will_v not_o 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gift_n be_v of_o many_o offence_n to_o justification_n rom._n 5._o 6._o of_o the_o offence_n of_o many_o person_n be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o or_o the_o many_o offence_n of_o one_o person_n there_o be_v virtue_n enough_o in_o this_o free_a gift_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o pardon_v they_o all_o if_o such_o return_n he_o say_v one_o that_o have_v love_n enough_o to_o give_v we_o christ_n have_v bowel_n enough_o to_o give_v we_o pardon_v believe_v soul_n shall_v never_o die_v for_o debt_n if_o the_o bowel_n of_o christ_n have_v wherewithal_o to_o pay_v it_o o_o what_o shift_n will_v tender_v parent_n make_v to_o keep_v their_o indebt_a child_n out_o of_o prison_n they_o will_v beg_v and_o borrow_v of_o other_o pinch_v themselves_o and_o spare_v what_o they_o can_v rather_o than_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v undo_v and_o sure_o the_o mercy_n of_o christ_n must_v needs_o make_v the_o most_o of_o his_o blood_n and_o obedience_n of_o his_o intercession_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o people_n and_o therefore_o daniel_n join_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n together_o dan._n 9_o 9_o be_v thy_o unworthiness_n great_a and_o deserve_v thou_o nothing_o but_o wrath_n from_o god_n o_o bear_v up_o thy_o sink_v spirit_n on_o the_o arm_n of_o mercy_n mercy_n be_v in_o vain_a and_o signify_v nothing_o if_o justice_n only_o must_v take_v place_n have_v thou_o abuse_v mercy_n and_o sin_v away_o the_o favour_n of_o thy_o god_n thou_o have_v lose_v his_o gift_n but_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v his_o give_v the_o child_n spill_v his_o water_n and_o go_v to_o the_o well_o to_o fill_v his_o pitcher_n again_o there_o be_v more_o mercy_n o_o trouble_a soul_n in_o the_o deep_a well_n of_o salvation_n for_o those_o that_o seek_v it_o obj._n but_o i_o have_v provoke_v god_n to_o withhold_v mercy_n ans_fw-fr let_v i_o tell_v thou_o o_o distress_a believer_n there_o be_v forgiving_n as_o well_o as_o giving_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o christ_n and_o 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pardon_v as_o well_o as_o one_o and_o if_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n bring_v salvation_n then_o all_o must_v be_v forgive_v or_o none_o and_o the_o same_o blood_n of_o christ_n can_v as_o well_o pardon_v all_o as_o one_o for_o if_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o god_n then_o it_o be_v of_o a_o infinite_a value_n and_o can_v as_o easy_o blot_v out_o every_o sin_n as_o one_o sin_n and_o as_o well_o discharge_v talent_n as_o penny_n ezek._n 18._o 22._o larga_n dei_fw-la pietas_fw-la veniam_fw-la non_fw-la dimidiabit_fw-la aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la aut_fw-la totum_fw-la dabit_fw-la three_o this_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v procure_v for_o repent_v believer_n and_o for_o all_o of_o they_o act_v 10._o 43._o to_o he_o give_v all_o the_o prophet_n witness_n that_o through_o his_o name_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n act_v 13._o 38._o chap._n 26._o 18._o faith_n be_v necessary_a to_o pardon_v because_o it_o take_v off_o all_o 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