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want_v vessel_n to_o receive_v it_o 2._o king_n 4.6_o so_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o we_o till_o we_o want_v faith_n to_o apprehend_v the_o same_o second_o concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o render_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o same_o love_n for_o love_n that_o be_v most_o fit_a since_o it_o be_v like_a for_o like_a but_o though_o it_o be_v like_a yet_o it_o be_v less_o for_o as_o he_o go_v before_o we_o in_o time_n he_o love_v we_o first_o 1._o joh._n 4_o 19_o so_o he_o excel_v we_o in_o degree_n he_o love_v we_o more_o than_o we_o do_v or_o can_v love_v he_o he_o love_v we_o as_o a_o father_n we_o love_v he_o as_o child_n we_o be_v a_o ascend_a his_o a_o descend_a love_n but_o though_o we_o can_v love_v he_o so_o much_o as_o we_o ought_v and_o as_o he_o love_v we_o yet_o let_v we_o love_v he_o above_o all_o thing_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o earth_n i_o have_v desire_v none_o in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o psal_n 73.25_o final_o let_v we_o love_v nothing_o but_o for_o he_o minùs_fw-la te_fw-la diligit_fw-la o_o domine_fw-la qui_fw-la praeter_fw-la te_fw-la aliquid_fw-la diligit_fw-la quod_fw-la propter_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la diligit_fw-la say_v augustine_n o_o lord_n he_o love_v thou_o less_o than_o other_o thing_n who_o love_v any_o thing_n beside_o thou_o which_o he_o love_v not_o for_o thy_o sake_n three_o concern_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n it_o take_v away_o all_o our_o rejoice_v but_o in_o he_o alone_o who_o voluntary_o without_o our_o desire_n and_o free_o without_o our_o desert_n and_o entire_o without_o our_o cooperation_n have_v save_v we_o by_o his_o grace_n even_o by_o his_o love_a favour_n towards_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n therefore_o as_o i_o will_v not_o nay_o i_o can_v attribute_v any_o thing_n unto_o myself_o but_o weakness_n and_o sin_n which_o true_o and_o proper_o be_v my_o own_o and_o if_o i_o must_v needs_o rejoice_v i_o will_v rejoice_v of_o my_o 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they_o he_o rain_v flesh_n also_o upon_o they_o as_o dust_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o sin_v still_o and_o believe_v not_o his_o wondrous_a work_n vers_fw-la 32._o notwithstanding_o he_o forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o restrain_v his_o anger_n from_o they_o upon_o their_o submission_n unto_o he_o yet_o they_o return_v and_o tempt_v god_n and_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n vers_fw-la 41._o notwithstanding_o he_o cast_v out_o the_o heathen_a before_o they_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o their_o inheritance_n yet_o they_o tempt_v and_o provoke_v the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o keep_v not_o his_o testimony_n vers_fw-la 56._o but_o as_o for_o we_o gentile_n what_o can_v we_o plead_v we_o
may_v behold_v and_o hate_v the_o turpitude_n and_o deformity_n of_o sin_n from_o this_o one_o effect_n that_o it_o put_v we_o in_o the_o state_n of_o dead_a man_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o widow_n live_v in_o pleasure_n she_o be_v dead_a even_o while_o she_o live_v a_o spiritual_a death_n in_o a_o natural_a life_n thou_o have_v a_o name_n say_v god_n unto_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n apocal._n 3.1_o that_o thou_o live_v but_o thou_o be_v dead_a and_o so_o i_o may_v say_v unto_o a_o sinful_a man_n it_o be_v but_o a_o name_n a_o shadow_n of_o life_n which_o thou_o have_v for_o though_o thy_o body_n live_v by_o thy_o soul_n yet_o thy_o soul_n live_v not_o by_o grace_n and_o consequent_o thou_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n the_o author_n and_o fountain_n of_o thy_o life_n thus_o a_o sinner_n be_v far_o from_o god_n and_o god_n be_v far_o from_o a_o sinner_n the_o first_o in_o grace_n the_o second_o in_o mercy_n but_o from_o who_o god_n be_v far_o in_o mercy_n he_o be_v near_o 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a_o brief_a reflection_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v already_o past_a i_o will_v proceed_v unto_o the_o residue_n of_o my_o text_n first_o then_o concern_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n trust_v in_o it_o trust_v in_o it_o only_o trust_v in_o it_o ever_o trust_v in_o it_o without_o diffidence_n for_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o most_o high_a you_o shall_v not_o miscarry_v psalm_n 21.7_o trust_v in_o it_o only_o without_o any_o other_o plea._n we_o do_v not_o present_v our_o supplication_n before_o thou_o for_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o for_o thy_o great_a tender_a mercy_n dan._n 9.18_o trust_v in_o it_o ever_o without_o weariness_n for_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o lam._n 3.22_o as_o the_o oil_n do_v not_o cease_v till_o there_o
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