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it_o or_o repair_v it_o again_o but_o god_n only_o and_o he_o will_v not_o be_v hire_v to_o do_v it_o for_o silver_n or_o gold_n or_o for_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n but_o all_o he_o do_v be_v out_o of_o his_o love_n and_o of_o mere_a mercy_n and_o good_a will_n to_o some_o few_o therefore_o how_o shall_v man_n take_v heed_n that_o they_o do_v not_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o corruption_n so_o to_o crake_v their_o soul_n and_o deface_v they_o second_o 2._o see_v there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o have_v release_n and_o pardon_n for_o our_o sin_n but_o by_o forgiveness_n therefore_o we_o must_v labour_v to_o keep_v god_n our_o friend_n and_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o offend_v nor_o grieve_v he_o with_o our_o sin_n if_o our_o life_n shall_v depend_v upon_o any_o man_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o he_o may_v take_v it_o away_o at_o his_o pleasure_n simile_n how_o careful_a will_v we_o be_v to_o please_v he_o we_o will_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n nor_o do_v any_o thing_n 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7._o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a his_o own_o imagination_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v so_o also_o micah_n 7._o say_v the_o prophet_n who_o be_v a_o god_n like_o unto_o thou_o that_o take_v away_o iniquity_n and_o pass_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o heritage_n etc._n etc._n so_o than_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n if_o man_n will_v seek_v it_o the_o use_n be_v first_o 1_o see_v there_o be_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n if_o man_n seek_v it_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o seek_v it_o and_o not_o rest_v till_o we_o have_v find_v it_o as_o isaiah_n 55._o 6._o say_v he_o seek_v you_o the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v call_v you_o upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o forgive_v therefore_o 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