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play_v it_o out_o and_o if_o the_o light_n have_v laâ—…ted_v long_o they_o will_v have_v draw_v out_o their_o sport_n long_o and_o go_v to_o bed_n in_o the_o dark_a such_o be_v all_o impenitent_a sinner_n who_o have_v a_o day_n of_o grace_n a_o hour_n of_o mercy_n a_o moment_n of_o life_n wherein_o to_o turn_v to_o god_n sport_n away_o those_o precious_a hour_n and_o moment_n not_o lend_v they_o for_o those_o end_n and_o if_o life_n be_v prorogue_v a_o thousand_o year_n they_o will_v sin_v those_o thousand_o year_n if_o their_o day_n be_v eternal_a their_o provocation_n will_v be_v eternal_a and_o thus_o that_o goodness_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v mollify_v harden_v their_o heart_n and_o they_o will_v be_v worse_o and_o therefore_o worse_o because_o god_n be_v better_a as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v evil_a though_o god_n be_v good_a but_o they_o will_v be_v therefore_o evil_a because_o god_n be_v good_n but_o this_o treatment_n of_o the_o divine_a patience_n have_v be_v foretell_v 2_o pet._n three_o 4._o there_o shall_v come_v in_o the_o last_o day_n scoffer_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n and_o say_v where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n for_o sincâ—…_n the_o father_n fall_v asleep_a all_o thing_n continuâ—…_n as_o they_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o creation_n where_o be_v the_o promise_n a_o promise_n indeed_o it_o be_v a_o most_o gracious_a one_o to_o they_o that_o wait_v and_o prepare_v for_o his_o come_n but_o a_o threaten_v a_o most_o dreadful_a threaten_v to_o they_o that_o harden_v their_o heart_n by_o it_o impenitency_n turn_v a_o promise_n into_o a_o threaten_v but_o upon_o what_o presumption_n do_v they_o thus_o harden_v their_o heart_n because_o all_o thing_n continue_v as_o they_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o creation_n o_o most_o perverse_a gloss_n upon_o the_o text_n of_o divine_a forbearance_n for_o ver_fw-la 9_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a concern_v his_o promise_n as_o some_o man_n count_v slackness_n but_o be_v long-suffering_a to_o we_o ward_n not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v to_o repentance_n 2._o and_o what_o more_o comfortable_a doctrine_n than_o that_o of_o the_o free_a pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o justification_n through_o faith_n in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ._n rome_n iii._o 24._o bâ—…ing_v justifiâ—…d_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ._n we_o can_v mention_v this_o without_o bitter_a tear_n that_o man_n will_v therefore_o free_o sin_n because_o god_n will_v free_o pardon_v if_o his_o grace_n abound_v they_o will_v abound_v in_o ungraciousness_n his_o mercy_n be_v great_a and_o they_o will_v therefore_o provide_v great_a sin_n to_o employ_v and_o exercise_v his_o great_a mercy_n what_o a_o poisonous_a heart_n must_v that_o be_v that_o convert_v or_o rather_o pervert_v so_o sweet_a a_o doctrine_n into_o mortal_a poison_n 3._o nor_o have_v it_o fare_v 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