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creature_n comfortable_o i_o have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n i_o have_v see_v thy_o tear_n behold_v i_o will_v heal_v thou_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.5_o thy_o prayer_n and_o thy_o alm_n be_v come_v up_o for_o a_o memorial_n before_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o cornelius_n act_v 10.4_o and_o how_o often_o do_v our_o bless_a lord_n and_o compassionate_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n raise_v up_o disconsolate_a soul_n with_o such_o word_n as_o these_o son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o daughter_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n go_v in_o peace_n thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o whole_a yea_o all_o the_o precious_a promise_n be_v such_o cordial_n see_v prov._n 28.13_o who_o so_o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n job_n 33.27_o 28._o he_o look_v upon_o man_n and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o go_v into_o the_o pit_n etc._n etc._n isa_n 1.18_o come_v now_o let_v we_o reason_n together_o say_v the_o lord_n though_o your_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_n they_o shall_v be_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 55._o ver_fw-la 7._o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o righteous_a man_n his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v mich._n 7.19_o he_o will_v turn_v again_o he_o will_v have_v compassion_n upon_o we_o he_o will_v subdue_v our_o iniquity_n and_o cast_v all_o their_o sin_n into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n hos_n 14.4_o 5._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o backslide_n i_o will_v love_v they_o free_o mal._n 4.2_o to_o they_o that_o fear_v my_o name_n shall_v the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n arise_v with_o heal_v in_o his_o wing_n mat._n 11.28_o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n rom._n 8.1_o now_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n 1_o john_n 1.9_o rev._n 21.6_o so_o almost_o in_o every_o book_n of_o that_o holy_a volume_n may_v be_v find_v such_o star_n of_o light_n such_o piece_n of_o treasure_n such_o bezar-stone_n to_o keep_v sick_a soul_n from_o faint_v under_o their_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n promise_n wherein_o the_o lord_n speak_v something_o to_o the_o heart_n of_o believe_v penitent_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v bruise_v the_o serpent_n head_n whatsoever_o christ_n do_v or_o suffer_v be_v for_o you_o by_o his_o satisfaction_n god_n be_v reconcile_v to_o you_o all_o your_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o your_o soul_n shall_v be_v save_v this_o be_v to_o speak_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o poor_a sinner_n now_o as_o some_o artificer_n after_o long_o pore_v 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