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traveller_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o he_o need_v no_o justify_v faith_n to_o apply_v any_o thing_n from_o without_o he_o because_o he_o have_v righteousness_n enough_o of_o his_o own_o but_o yet_o to_o depend_v upâ—_n on_o god_n as_o his_o father_n so_o he_o have_v faith_n neither_o be_v he_o always_o in_o the_o state_n of_o happiness_n for_o that_o distinction_n be_v a_o confusion_n of_o the_o abasement_n of_o christ_n &_o his_o exaltation_n howsoever_o there_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o union_n the_o humane_a nature_n be_v always_o unite_v to_o the_o godhead_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o always_o the_o happiness_n of_o vision_n he_o do_v not_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n
for_o they_o why_o do_v he_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n sight_n be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o his_o incarnation_n in_o himself_o consider_v not_o as_o our_o sâ—rety_n now_o that_o which_o make_v a_o stop_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o comfort_n to_o his_o soul_n be_v that_o he_o may_v full_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v be_v humble_v and_o tempt_v and_o suffer_v even_o death_n itself_o therefore_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o state_n of_o humiliation_n there_o be_v faith_n in_o he_o faith_n of_o dependence_n thâ—re_o be_v hope_n in_o he_o and_o he_o make_v great_a use_n thereof_o to_o support_v himself_o but_o what_o support_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o woeful_a quest._n rueful_a estate_n he_o be_v in_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n as_o our_o surety_n christ_n present_v to_o his_o faith_n these_o thing_n ans._n the_o unchangeable_a nature_n of_o god_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n who_o he_o once_o love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n therefore_o he_o 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consider_v with_o yourselves_o how_o bitter_a you_o have_v find_v it_o to_o offend_v god_n though_o now_o it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o mercy_n second_o 23._o consider_v how_o the_o gospel_n lay_v open_a christ_n unto_o we_o this_o be_v his_o commandment_n that_o we_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o that_o command_v we_o to_o do_v no_o murder_n not_o to_o steal_v etc._n etc._n command_v we_o likewise_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n he_o command_v we_o to_o love_v our_o own_o soul_n so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v the_o remedy_n which_o may_v cure_v they_o so_o that_o now_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v good_a to_o our_o poor_a soul_n and_o we_o offend_v god_n if_o we_o be_v not_o merciful_a to_o our_o own_o soul_n oh_o what_o a_o favour_n be_v this_o that_o god_n shall_v lay_v a_o charge_n upon_o i_o noâ—â—o_o reject_v my_o own_o mercy_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jonah_n they_o who_o follow_v lie_v vanity_n forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n 8._o if_o i_o do_v not_o love_v my_o own_o soul_n 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