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A65285 A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1692 (1692) Wing W1109; ESTC R32148 1,021,388 604

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of_o god_n because_o no_o condemnation_n rom._n 8.1_o no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o in_o christ_n jesus_n god_n do_v not_o condemn_v they_o nor_o conscience_n do_v not_o condemn_v they_o both_o jury_n and_o judge_n acquit_v they_o than_o no_o evil_n befall_v they_o for_o nothing_o be_v real_o a_o evil_a but_o that_o which_o damn_v 10._o if_o god_n be_v our_o father_n this_o may_v make_v we_o go_v with_o cheerfulness_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o man_n to_o petition_v his_o enemy_n there_o be_v little_a hope_n but_o when_o a_o child_n petition_n his_o father_n he_o may_v come_v with_o confidence_n to_o speed_v the_o word_n father_n work_v upon_o god_n it_o touch_v his_o very_a bowel_n what_o can_v a_o father_n deny_v his_o child_n if_o a_o son_n ask_v bread_n will_v he_o give_v he_o a_o stone_n matth._n 7.9_o this_o may_v embolden_v we_o to_o go_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o further_a degree_n of_o sanctity_n we_o pray_v to_o a_o father_n of_o mercy_n 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in_o hear_v our_o prayer_n psal._n 4_o 1._o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o and_o hear_v my_o prayer_n be_v it_o not_o a_o favour_n when_o a_o man_n put_v up_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o have_v it_o grant_v when_o we_o pray_v for_o pardon_n adoption_n the_o sense_n of_o god_n love_n to_o have_v god_n give_v a_o gracious_a answer_n what_o a_o signal_n mercy_n be_v this_o god_n may_v sometime_o delay_v a_o answer_n when_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v you_o do_v not_o present_o throw_v a_o musician_n money_n because_o you_o love_v to_o hear_v his_o music_n god_n love_v the_o music_n of_o prayer_n therefore_o do_v not_o present_o let_v we_o hear_v from_o he_o but_o in_o due_a season_n he_o will_v give_v a_o answer_n of_o peace_n psal._n 66.20_o bless_a be_v god_n who_o have_v not_o turn_v away_o my_o prayer_n nor_o his_o mercy_n from_o i_o if_o god_n do_v not_o turn_v away_o our_o prayer_n than_o he_o do_v not_o turn_v away_o his_o mercy_n 11._o god_n show_v mercy_n in_o save_v we_o 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