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the_o soundness_n of_o repentance_n by_o admonish_v his_o fellow_n rail_v on_o christ_n to_o win_v he_o fear_v not_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 1_o the_o commandment_n be_v reason_n general_a ezek._n 18.4_o return_v and_o cause_v other_o to_o return_v 2_o grace_n be_v as_o fire_n spread_v and_o catch_v mal._n 3.16_o then_o speak_v every_o one_o that_o fear_v god_n to_o his_o neighbour_n by_o admonition_n counsel_n 3_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o compassion_n will_v pull_v man_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n jude_n 22._o and_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o the_o danger_n 4_o well_o he_o know_v how_o by_o his_o sin_n and_o bad_a example_n he_o have_v draw_v other_o from_o god_n and_o now_o will_v manifest_v repentance_n by_o draw_v other_o with_o himself_o unto_o god_n use_v do_v thou_o seek_v by_o exhortation_n advice_n admonition_n persuasion_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n to_o turn_v they_o right_a that_o be_v go_v astray_o here_o be_v a_o argument_n thou_o have_v be_v humble_v for_o 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with_o the_o other_o i_o behold_v a_o multude_n of_o mercy_n i_o see_v sin_n abound_v in_o i_o but_o grace_n abound_v more_o i_o see_v a_o sea_n of_o rebellion_n ready_a to_o drown_v i_o but_o withal_o a_o bottomless_a sea_n of_o compassion_n to_o drown_v all_o they_o micah_n 7.19_o i_o behold_v mourning_n a_o number_n of_o wound_n and_o soar_v on_o my_o soul_n but_o withal_o a_o balm_n to_o cure_v all_o my_o wound_n i_o have_v a_o million_o of_o debt_n and_o not_o a_o farthing_n to_o pay_v but_o i_o have_v a_o good_a surbey_n a_o good_a samaritan_n undertake_v to_o pay_v all_o a_o merciful_a creditor_n say_v to_o i_o have_v not_o forgive_v thou_o all_o i_o have_v deserve_v a_o million_o of_o death_n by_o my_o bloody_a sin_n but_o i_o see_v a_o infinite_a virtue_n and_o merit_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o cleanse_v all_o sin_n this_o be_v shed_v not_o only_o for_o small_a sin_n and_o be_v never_o dry_a i_o hear_v many_o menace_n and_o threat_n for_o many_o sin_n but_o i_o 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