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and_o most_o earnest_o implore_v his_o pardon_n 3._o next_o exercise_v thy_o faith_n by_o a_o steadfast_a recumbency_n on_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o full_a pardon_n of_o all_o thy_o sin_n and_o rest_v upon_o those_o gracious_a promise_n of_o his_o that_o he_o have_v make_v though_o your_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_a they_o shall_v be_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n though_o they_o be_v red_a like_o crimson_n they_o shall_v be_v as_o wool_n isa_n 1.18_o that_o god_n will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o heb._n 13.5_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o thy_o sin_n and_o that_o in_o he_o god_n have_v say_v he_o be_v well_o please_v math._n 3.17_o that_o god_n will_v deliver_v thy_o soul_n from_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n because_o he_o have_v find_v a_o ransom_n job_n 33.24_o and_o will_v certain_o give_v thou_o eternal_a salvation_n if_o thou_o continue_v faithful_a unto_o death_n believe_v also_o that_o god_n be_v wise_a and_o just_a 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and_o purify_v thyself_o from_o they_o quite_o forsake_v they_o and_o therefore_o thy_o hope_n be_v such_o as_o make_v thou_o not_o ashamed_a but_o thou_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o thou_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o righteous_a one_o who_o have_v hope_n in_o their_o death_n prov._n 14.32_o five_o exercise_v throughout_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o thy_o sickness_n prayer_n and_o devotion_n this_o be_v a_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o god_n bid_v we_o then_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o to_o encourage_v we_o have_v promise_v to_o hear_v we_o psalm_n 5.15_o beside_o as_o we_o have_v now_o great_a needs_o than_o ever_o so_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o devotion_n of_o every_o pious_a soul_n be_v at_o this_o time_n raise_v to_o a_o great_a height_n and_o accompany_v with_o more_o fervency_n and_o humility_n than_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o great_a health_n therefore_o frequent_o pray_v and_o ejaculate_a unto_o god_n as_o thou_o find_v the_o temper_n of_o thy_o soul_n 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