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pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n they_o be_v pine_v away_o in_o their_o wickedness_n lie_v down_o in_o their_o sin_n now_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o shall_v turn_v and_o therefore_o turn_v turn_v o_o turn_v why_o will_v you_o die_v as_o if_o a_o poor_a sinner_n shall_v lie_v down_o and_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v provoke_v against_o i_o and_o he_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o i_o no_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v out_o against_o i_o &_o he_o will_v revenge_v himself_o of_o i_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o a_o sinner_n lie_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n go_v and_o say_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n swear_v by_o his_o own_o life_n and_o say_v to_o this_o sinner_n as_o i_o live_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n i_o swear_v by_o myself_o because_o i_o have_v no_o 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youth_n a_o liar_n a_o swearer_n a_o sabboth-breaker_n etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o you_o live_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n sound_v in_o your_o ear_n and_o to_o have_v the_o offer_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o your_o soul_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o your_o sin_n now_o be_v it_o know_v to_o you_o all_o the_o oath_n that_o ever_o you_o swear_v all_o your_o blasphemy_n all_o your_o drunkenness_n all_o your_o uncleaness_n all_o all_o your_o sabboth-breaking_a put_v they_o altogether_o they_o will_v not_o provoke_v i_o so_o much_o as_o reject_v of_o my_o grace_n in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o i_o tender_v to_o you_o that_o be_v the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o world_n all_o the_o other_o iniquity_n will_v not_o sink_v you_o down_o so_o deep_a in_o hell_n as_o not_o come_v to_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v tender_v to_o you_o in_o the_o gospel_n now_o be_v not_o god_n very_o willing_a to_o be_v reconcile_v when_o 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the_o sinner_n that_o so_o it_o may_v allure_v the_o sinner_n to_o come_v in_o so_o god_n speak_v of_o his_o people_n in_o the_o 2_o hosea_n the_o 14._o there_o be_v a_o great_a breach_n between_o israel_n and_o god_n at_o the_o time_n and_o god_n to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n when_o he_o will_v be_v pacify_v towards_o israel_n he_o express_v it_o in_o this_o manner_n therefore_o behold_v i_o will_v allure_v she_o and_o in_o the_o 11._o of_o hos_n 4._o mark_n i_o draw_v they_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n and_o with_o the_o coard_n of_o love_n i_o deal_v with_o they_o in_o a_o suitable_a way_n because_o that_o man_n nature_n have_v rather_o be_v draw_v than_o drive_v and_o can_v so_o well_o bear_v to_o be_v drive_v with_o violence_n as_o to_o be_v draw_v by_o love_n therefore_o say_v god_n i_o will_v deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o in_o a_o suitable_a way_n i_o draw_v they_o with_o the_o coard_n of_o a_o man_n and_o with_o bond_n of_o love_n 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