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justification_n of_o life_n rom._n 5._o 18._o sin_n can_v not_o hinder_v manasses_n mary_n magdalen_n persecutor_n and_o wicked_a prodigal_n to_o find_v mercy_n i_o can_v admit_v to_o think_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v cruel_a to_o be_v in_o god_n in_o love_n who_o goodness_n be_v unsearchable_a past_o find_v out_o far_o above_o all_o we_o can_v ask_v or_o think_v there_o be_v such_o a_o confuse_a noise_n among_o man_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n so_o many_o several_a voice_n that_o we_o be_v in_o confusion_n and_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o it_o look_v above_o and_o harken_v to_o the_o sweet_a voice_n above_o in_o the_o region_n of_o love_n what_o be_v the_o voice_n in_o heaven_n they_o agree_v in_o one_o there_o be_v no_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n but_o love_n peace_n and_o good_a will_n to_o man_n let_v man_n say_v what_o they_o will_v i_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o the_o voice_n above_o that_o be_v only_o a_o voice_n of_o love_n and_o good_a will_n it_o be_v 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have_v and_o do_v daily_o cause_v much_o sin_n for_o first_o it_o cause_v fear_n fear_n have_v punishment_n 1_o john_n 4._o 8._o he_o that_o fear_v be_v not_o perfect_a in_o love_n 1_o joh._n 4._o 18._o a_o servile_a and_o a_o slavish_a fear_n be_v sin_n 2._o it_o cause_v many_o evil_a and_o hard_a thought_n of_o god_n 3._o fear_n trouble_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n and_o make_v they_o sad_a with_o their_o lie_n this_o god_n complain_v of_o ezâ—k._n 13._o 22._o their_o lie_n cause_v they_o to_o err_v after_o which_o their_o father_n walk_v amos_n 2._o 4._o châ—ist_n say_v â—et_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v joh._n 14._o 1._o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n do_v great_o trouble_v the_o heart_n of_o many_o it_o be_v god_n will_n to_o comfort_v the_o sad_a to_o release_v those_o that_o be_v bind_v isa_n 61._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o 40._o 5_o 9_o a_o word_n fit_o speak_v be_v like_o apple_n of_o gold_n in_o picture_n in_o silver_n pâ—ov._n 25._o 11._o 4._o fear_n 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