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he_o profess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o a_o natural_a cause_n to_o bring_v forth_o such_o a_o effect_n rom._n 16.8_o yield_v not_o your_o member_n instrument_n to_o unrighteousness_n he_o call_v the_o member_n instrument_n the_o devil_n oftentimes_o tune_v the_o tongue_n and_o he_o see_v out_o of_o a_o adulterous_a eye_n yea_o his_o malice_n vent_v itself_o in_o a_o unruly_a tongue_n look_v again_o in_o the_o 19_o verse_n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v a_o man_n member_n shall_v be_v servant_n to_o holiness_n tool_n or_o instrument_n that_o shall_v be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o a_o tool_n there_o be_v both_o the_o metal_n and_o the_o make_n as_o in_o a_o see_v or_o axe_n so_o there_o be_v in_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v tool_n serviceable_a to_o wisdom_n and_o the_o power_n of_o holiness_n that_o they_o may_v work_v their_o work_n thereby_o a_o hand_n be_v a_o tool_n whereby_o the_o merciful_a heart_n may_v deal_v merciful_o we_o say_v in_o 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they_o by_o yet_o and_o afterward_o they_o will_v bargain_n answ_n but_o defer_v not_o the_o time_n now_o what_o will_v you_o give_v for_o they_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v man_n soul_n say_v o_o mercy_n mercy_n be_v worth_a a_o thousand_o world_n oh_o what_o avail_v it_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o miserable_a honourable_a and_o accurse_a you_o little_a one_o what_o say_v you_o do_v not_o you_o wish_v for_o mercy_n o_o mercy_n mercy_n without_o mercy_n we_o be_v for_o ever_o wretched_a oh_o it_o be_v mercy_n that_o we_o live_v and_o be_v not_o send_v quick_a to_o hell_n but_o now_o will_v you_o buy_v it_o you_o shall_v have_v it_o cheap_a enough_o what_o will_v you_o give_v now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o main_a you_o must_v give_v as_o the_o market_n go_v and_o on_o god_n term_n for_o you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o god_n will_v save_v you_o with_o wish_v oh_o no_o no_o he_o will_v not_o but_o now_o will_v you_o buy_v they_o then_o bid_v fair_a you_o must_v part_v with_o all_o your_o sin_n 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