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another_o and_o tender_a heart_a forgive_a one_o another_o even_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o eph._n 4_o 31_o 32._o mot._n 1_o and_o indeed_o god_n be_v our_o father_n and_o shall_v not_o child_n imitate_v their_o father_n second_o the_o contrary_a practice_n be_v a_o grief_n to_o his_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n this_o be_v forbid_v eph._n 4.30_o beside_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o sinner_n and_o hinder_v the_o work_n of_o our_o physic_n use_v 3_o but_o three_o for_o a_o three_o use_v if_o the_o lord_n be_v courteous_a to_o his_o enemy_n sure_o much_o more_o to_o his_o faithful_a servant_n yea_o though_o there_o be_v much_o weakness_n and_o frailty_n in_o they_o so_o we_o see_v in_o jonah_n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 9.10_o 11._o jonah_n be_v desperate_o pettish_a very_o much_o out_o of_o frame_n yet_o god_n speak_v kind_o to_o he_o reason_n fair_o with_o he_o he_o know_v our_o frame_n and_o consider_v our_o 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yet_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n in_o a_o careful_a endeavour_n to_o honour_n god_n be_v accept_v of_o god_n &_o a_o evidence_n of_o faith_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v comfortable_a access_n to_o god_n so_o hezekiah_n 2_o kin._n 20.3_o appeal_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o a_o wicked_a man_n have_v a_o accuse_a conscience_n but_o no_o christ_n at_o all_o to_o bear_v he_o up_o again_o such_o as_o be_v sincere_a do_v cleave_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n though_o they_o be_v full_a of_o fail_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o convict_v and_o make_v speechless_a as_o wicked_a man_n shall_v object_n 2_o but_o may_v no_o body_n at_o the_o last_o day_n have_v a_o word_n to_o say_v be_v it_o not_o say_v matth._n 7.22_o many_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n and_o cap._n 25.44_o they_o that_o set_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v bring_v in_o excuse_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n sol._n i_o answer_v that_o place_n be_v 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