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the_o blessing_n young_a solomon_n choose_v wisdom_n young_a obadiah_n fear_v the_o lord_n young_a john_n lie_v in_o christ_n bosom_n yea_o young_a child_n cry_v hosannah_n still_v or_o shame_v at_o least_o and_o baulk_a god_n enemy_n and_o we_o origen_n father_n leonides_n will_v sometime_o uncover_v his_o breast_n as_o he_o lay_v asleep_a and_o solemn_o kiss_v it_o blessing_n god_n that_o have_v give_v he_o to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o so_o excellent_a a_o child_n and_o so_o shall_v many_o of_o we_o have_v warrant_n to_o do_v upon_o our_o house_n school_n and_o church_n it_o shall_v be_v write_v and_o read_v of_o all_o jehova_n shamma_n the_o lord_n be_v there_o amen_n and_o amen_o quest_n what_o repentance_n of_o national_a sin_n do_v god_n require_v as_o ever_o we_o expect_v national_a mercy_n sermon_n xviii_o hosea_n 10.12_o sow_n to_o yourselves_o in_o righteousness_n reap_v in_o mercy_n break_v up_o your_o fallow_a ground_n for_o it_o be_v time_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n till_o 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righteousness_n do_v thus_o to_o yourselves_o i_o e._n leave_v it_o not_o to_o other_o or_o you_o shall_v reap_v the_o advantage_n of_o it_o yourselves_o if_o you_o repent_v 3._o you_o must_v also_o seek_v the_o lord_n i._n e._n worship_n god_n and_o not_o idol_n as_o have_v be_v your_o way_n follow_v after_o he_o who_o be_v depart_v from_o you_o call_v upon_o he_o crave_v his_o grace_n to_o help_v you_o but_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o faint_a and_o short_a attempt_n persist_v in_o this_o work_n till_o you_o find_v his_o favour_n in_o the_o bless_a effect_n of_o it_o even_o till_o he_o come_v and_o rain_v etc._n etc._n these_o head_n of_o repentance_n this_o text_n afford_v second_o this_o repentance_n be_v urge_v from_o variety_n of_o argument_n but_o principal_o from_o this_o that_o national_a mercy_n will_v certain_o follow_v this_o national_a repentance_n 〈◊〉_d reap_v at_o the_o face_n of_o mercy_n or_o immediate_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reap_v in_o mercy_n it_o be_v promise_v more_o strong_o then_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v indicative_o you_o shall_v reap_v in_o the_o future_a tense_n be_v put_v thus_o imperative_o the_o import_n of_o it_o be_v this_o you_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o possess_v your_o mercy_n upon_o your_o repentance_n mercy_n will_v of_o itself_o grow_v from_o that_o root_n god_n have_v provide_v all_o antecedent_n cause_n he_o have_v ordain_v the_o connexion_n and_o it_o lie_v on_o he_o to_o make_v a_o repent_v people_n happy_a you_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o this_o for_o that_o which_o be_v mere_a mercy_n in_o make_v the_o promise_n be_v become_v a_o act_n of_o righteousness_n by_o the_o promise_n you_o may_v now_o expect_v it_o from_o god_n as_o just_a in_o which_o sense_n i_o take_v that_o clause_n till_o he_o come_v and_o rain_v righteousness_n upon_o you_o that_o which_o be_v mercy_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v righteousness_n in_o the_o last_o part_n i_o know_v it_o be_v true_a doctrine_n to_o say_v till_o god_n bestow_v on_o you_o holy_a inclination_n and_o ability_n to_o perform_v but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o most_o design_a sense_n he_o further_o argue_v 34.26_o ezek._n 34.26_o from_o the_o plenty_n of_o those_o blessing_n which_o god_n will_v afford_v on_o their_o repentance_n till_o he_o come_v and_o rain_v righteousness_n the_o return_n of_o god_n to_o a_o repent_v people_n be_v in_o a_o fullness_n of_o blessing_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v shower_n of_o blessing_n there_o be_v one_o motive_n more_o viz._n the_o seasonableness_n it_o be_v time_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v high_a time_n and_o but_o bare_o so_o you_o can_v say_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n though_o you_o must_v repent_v soon_o or_o not_o at_o all_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o paraphrase_n must_v lead_v any_o one_o to_o the_o case_n that_o i_o be_o to_o handle_v can_v any_o serious_a spirit_n think_v it_o vain_a to_o ask_v what_o be_v that_o national_a repentance_n which_o may_v give_v a_o 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13.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d utter_o be_v destroy_v except_o you_o repent_v you_o shall_v all_o likewise_o perish_v my_o work_n be_v 1._o to_o resolve_v the_o case_n in_o general_n 2._o to_o apply_v the_o case_n resolve_v to_o our_o own_o nation_n i_o shall_v use_v this_o method_n as_o to_o the_o first_o 1._o show_v you_o what_o be_v suppose_v in_o the_o case_n as_o state_v 2._o explain_v the_o term_n national_a sin_v and_o mercy_n 3._o state_n the_o case_n itself_o 4._o propose_v the_o difficulty_n that_o attend_v the_o resolution_n of_o it_o 5._o resolve_v the_o case_n which_o the_o forementioned_a particular_n will_v much_o conduce_v to_o i_o shall_v as_o proof_n to_o this_o resolution_n of_o the_o case_n 1._o evidence_n that_o the_o repentance_n express_v in_o the_o five_o head_n do_v ordinary_o afford_v ground_n
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