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as_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 18._o 25._o for_o he_o be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145._o 8_o 9_o he_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n ezek._n 18._o &_o ch_n 33._o almost_o throughout_o see_v job_n 34._o 23._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o man_n destruction_n be_v of_o himself_o hos_fw-la 13._o 9_o rom_n 6._o 23._o ch_n 1._o 32._o for_o he_o despise_v mercy_n rom._n 2._o 4_o 5._o luk._n 7._o 30._o act_n 13._o 46._o see_v mat._n 22._o 2._o to_o the_o 15._o luke_n 14._o 24._o hebr_n 10._o 26._o etc._n etc._n john_n 3._o 19_o see_v 2_o chron._n 24._o 19_o and_o 36._o 15_o 16._o this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a ezek._n 24._o 13._o in_o filthiness_n be_v lewdness_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o 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in_o christ_n reconcile_n the_o world_n unto_o himself_o isa_n 53._o 6._o he_o lay_v upon_o he_o the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o all_o and_o christ_n die_v for_o all_o for_o every_o man_n for_o the_o world_n for_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o the_o unjust_a and_o disobedient_a final_o such_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 18_o with_o the_o 20._o for_o the_o ungodly_a for_o sinner_n for_o his_o enemy_n as_o be_v say_v above_o 2._o also_o for_o as_o many_o as_o die_v in_o adam_n rom._n 5._o 12_o 18_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 22._o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o 3._o for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o be_v declare_v above_o 4._o for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v bind_v to_o adore_v and_o serve_v he_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 20._o you_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n therefore_o glorify_v god_n in_o your_o &c._n &c._n 2_o cor._n 5._o 14_o 15._o with_o rom._n 14._o 9_o we_o thus_o judge_v that_o if_o one_o die_v for_o all_o then_o be_v all_o dead_a and_o that_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o he_o may_v be_v lord_n of_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o henceforth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o which_o die_v for_o they_o see_v eph._n 1._o 12._o 5._o for_o as_o many_o as_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o pray_v for_o in_o christ_n name_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 1_o 5_o 6._o i_o exhort_v that_o supplication_n be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n for_o there_o be_v one_o mediator_n who_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o 6._o for_o such_o as_o crucify_v he_o a_o fresh_a to_o themselves_o hebr._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 6._o c._n 10._o 29._o for_o such_o as_o deny_v he_o and_o final_o do_v perish_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o see_v rom._n 14._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 11._o ii_o they_o do_v utter_o deny_v that_o the_o immediate_a fruit_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o actual_a pardon_n of_o sin_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n that_o sin_n be_v pardon_v unto_o sinner_n before_o they_o do_v actual_o believe_v in_o 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