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great_a deal_n of_o revenge_n against_o jacob_n yet_o when_o jacob_n flee_v and_o keep_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n twenty_o year_n and_o more_o at_o last_o esau_n begin_v to_o fall_v from_o that_o passion_n of_o anger_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o his_o brother_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o there_o be_v many_o a_o natural_a man_n may_v through_o continuance_n and_o length_n of_o time_n forget_v but_o a_o gracious_a heart_n though_o corruption_n may_v be_v boil_v up_o yet_o grace_n will_v take_v hold_n of_o its_o heel_n and_o will_v present_o be_v fetch_v in_o argument_n such_o argument_n as_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o before_o fetch_v from_o god_n from_o christ_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n from_o the_o command_n of_o god_n from_o conformity_n unto_o christ_n and_o by_o these_o argument_n lay_v before_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v desirous_a to_o come_v up_o unto_o its_o duty_n answ_n 6._o again_o there_o be_v this_o difference_n a_o natural_a man_n may_v 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grievance_n which_o be_v happen_v to_o we_o but_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o desire_n of_o revenge_n see_v prov._n 20._o 22._o say_v not_o thou_o i_o will_v recompense_v evil_a but_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v save_v thou_o what_o then_o may_v i_o not_o go_v unto_o the_o lord_n yes_o for_o this_o end_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v save_v thou_o but_o not_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v take_v vengeance_n for_o thou_o upon_o another_o he_o do_v not_o say_v go_v and_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v vengeance_n no_o but_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v save_v thou_o he_o shall_v clear_v up_o thy_o good_a name_n and_o make_v thy_o innocency_n to_o appear_v but_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o wait_a upon_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v vengeance_n for_o thou_o this_o be_v far_o from_o that_o forgiveness_n which_o christ_n call_v for_o in_o the_o text._n nay_o further_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o desire_v revenge_n that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o to_o pray_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v other_o the_o wrong_n which_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o they_o mark_v those_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o stephen_n father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o say_v stephen_n in_o the_o like_a case_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n unto_o their_o charge_n so_o that_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n so_o far_o from_o spread_v the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n that_o other_o have_v do_v unto_o they_o that_o he_o will_v rather_o have_v they_o with_o christ_n to_o pray_v father_n forgive_v they_o and_o with_o stephen_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o persecute_v you_o and_o that_o speak_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o you_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n so_o far_o from_o spread_v their_o wrong_n before_o he_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v avenge_v they_o the_o deceit_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v such_o that_o man_n will_v forgive_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v reward_v it_o and_o revenge_v it_o no_o this_o be_v not_o the_o forgiveness_n but_o that_o forgiveness_n which_o christ_n here_o call_v for_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o thorough_a forgiveness_n to_o forgive_v so_o far_o as_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o lay_v their_o sin_n unto_o their_o charge_n sermon_n iu._n matt._n 18._o 21_o 22._o then_o peter_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v
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