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and_o limitation_n be_v juâ—â—_n be_v very_o much_o the_o business_n of_o that_o part_n of_o thâ—_n discourse_n which_o in_o its_o place_n be_v to_o follow_v anâ—_n therefore_o must_v not_o be_v forestall_v here_o 2._o that_o notwithstanding_o a_o saviour_n yeâ—_n god_n do_v never_o pardon_v any_o sinful_a creature_n all_o the_o sinner_n that_o we_o know_v be_v the_o falâ—_n angel_n and_o men._n what_o the_o scripture_n acquaint_v we_o with_o concern_v the_o first_o we_o know_v well_o enough_o and_o among_o such_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d know_v also_o that_o it_o give_v we_o a_o account_n 〈◊〉_d the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o as_o foâ—_n man_n those_o of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v aâ—_n last_o in_o consideration_n of_o their_o saviour_n merit_n do_v yet_o in_o this_o world_n suffer_v loss_n anâ—_n cross_n and_o pain_n and_o disease_n and_o death_n all_o which_o be_v undoubted_a punishment_n of_o sinâ—_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n who_o shall_v by_o a_o final_a impenitence_n 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business_n of_o our_o saviour_n come_v be_v to_o bring_v back_o mankind_n to_o his_o father_n kingdom_n who_o have_v be_v draw_v into_o a_o revolt_n from_o his_o dominion_n and_o jurisdiction_n by_o the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o have_v thereby_o put_v a_o slight_a upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o so_o in_o some_o sense_n lessen_v the_o extent_n of_o his_o kingdom_n now_o those_o who_o our_o saviour_n shall_v so_o bring_v back_o to_o their_o allegiance_n by_o restore_v they_o to_o their_o lose_a holiness_n shall_v indeed_o be_v save_v but_o then_o their_o salvation_n be_v a_o consequence_n of_o their_o return_n to_o holiness_n and_o so_o be_v not_o proper_o the_o design_n of_o god_n send_v a_o saviour_n but_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o success_n of_o such_o design_n chap._n ii_o the_o gospel_n hold_v forth_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o absolute_a or_o unconditional_a pardon_n no_o nor_o yet_o a_o arbitrary_a pardon_n the_o 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whether_o a_o man_n have_v be_v the_o best_a or_o the_o worst_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o a_o absolute_a forgiveness_n in_o the_o reason_n and_o nature_n of_o it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o one_o as_o to_o the_o other_o for_o let_v what_o reason_n soever_o be_v assign_v why_o it_o may_v not_o and_o that_o very_a reason_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v will_v prove_v the_o forgiveness_n not_o to_o be_v absolute_a for_o that_o forgiveness_n can_v be_v so_o that_o be_v limit_v or_o restrain_v by_o any_o reason_n whatsoever_o 5._o a_o absolute_a pardon_n do_v throw_v a_o slur_n upon_o god_n wisdom_n no_o less_o than_o it_o do_v so_o upon_o his_o justice_n for_o the_o law_n be_v his_o against_o which_o we_o have_v transgress_v and_o he_o have_v in_o that_o very_a law_n threaten_v vengeance_n upon_o such_o as_o shall_v transgress_v it_o if_o after_o the_o transgression_n he_o shall_v grant_v a_o absolute_a pardon_n to_o such_o transgression_n he_o will_v by_o 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