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who_o contemn_v his_o mercy_n all_o they_o who_o embrace_v his_o mercy_n shall_v never_o taste_v the_o smart_n of_o his_o justice_n again_o albeit_o all_o the_o divine_a perfection_n be_v not_o only_o equal_a but_o one_o in_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v most_o rich_a in_o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n to_o demonstrate_v his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n than_o his_o other_o virtue_n and_o perfection_n beside_o to_o manifest_v his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n he_o create_v the_o world_n to_o declare_v his_o justice_n he_o drown_v it_o but_o to_o show_v his_o mercy_n he_o die_v for_o it_o oh_o how_o inestimable_a great_a be_v the_o work_n that_o god_n suffer_v for_o the_o world_n then_o that_o he_o create_v it_o that_o