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great_a mercy_n to_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o no_o other_o sacrifice_n for_o you_o you_o may_v as_o much_o offend_v god_n by_o despair_v as_o by_o presume_v of_o his_o mercy_n 10.29_o heb._n 10.29_o both_o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n lay_v these_o thing_n up_o in_o your_o heart_n the_o lord_n of_o his_o mercy_n bless_v they_o to_o you_o to_o all_o you_o that_o thus_o fear_v the_o lord_n 4.2_o mal._n 4.2_o shall_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v under_o his_o wing_n joy_n in_o that_o day_n when_o all_o the_o elect_n shall_v behold_v their_o king_n and_o redeemer_n in_o his_o majesty_n and_o glory_n for_o all_o those_o that_o thus_o fear_v the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n write_v it_o be_v say_v of_o tamerlane_n the_o scythian_a that_o he_o have_v always_o by_o he_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n and_o good_a desert_n of_o his_o servant_n which_o he_o daily_o 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this_o also_o be_v the_o lord_n work_v such_o be_v my_o entrance_n and_o such_o have_v my_o progress_n be_v your_o tear_n do_v abundant_o witness_v this_o day_n the_o sad_a part_n of_o a_o minister_n and_o his_o people_n god_n forgive_v they_o if_o at_o least_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o pray_v for_o they_o who_o have_v rob_v we_o one_o of_o another_o where_o there_o be_v so_o much_o love_n and_o so_o much_o delight_n in_o each_o other_o that_o we_o have_v find_v god_n delight_v in_o we_o all_o to_o do_v we_o good_a we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o conclusion_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n i_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o plain_a text_n and_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o it_o with_o as_o much_o plainness_n you_o have_v it_o eccles_n 12.13_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n this_o be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n that_o solomon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n be_v the_o penman_n of_o this_o book_n i_o think_v be_v 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