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his_o child_n have_v their_o forwardness_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o unkindness_n to_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o therefore_o disow_v they_o and_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o his_o family_n but_o be_v tender_a of_o they_o in_o their_o froward_a weakness_n because_o they_o be_v his_o own_o how_o deal_v he_o with_o the_o peevish_a prophet_n jonah_n that_o be_v exceed_o displease_v and_o very_o angry_a that_o god_n spare_v nineveh_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o his_o prophecy_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v die_v and_o not_o live_v and_o after_o repine_v at_o the_o wither_a of_o his_o gourd_n and_o the_o scorch_a of_o the_o sun_n that_o beat_v upon_o he_o the_o lord_n do_v gentle_o question_v with_o he_o do_v thou_o well_o to_o be_v angry_a and_o after_o hence_o convince_v he_o that_o the_o mercy_n which_o he_o value_v to_o himself_o he_o shall_v not_o envy_v to_o so_o many_o jonah_n 4._o how_o deal_v he_o with_o the_o disciple_n that_o fall_v a_o sleep_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v watch_v with_o christ_n in_o the_o night_n of_o his_o great_a agony_n he_o do_v not_o tell_v they_o you_o be_v none_o of_o i_o because_o you_o can_v not_o watch_v with_o i_o one_o hour_n but_o tender_o excuse_v that_o which_o they_o dare_v not_o excuse_v themselves_o the_o spirit_n be_v willing_a but_o the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a when_o he_o be_v on_o the_o cross_n though_o they_o all_o forsake_v he_o and_o flee_v he_o be_v then_o so_o far_o from_o forsake_v they_o that_o he_o be_v manifest_v to_o admiration_n that_o exceed_a love_n that_o never_o will_v forsake_v they_o and_o know_v thou_o not_o poor_a complain_v soul_n that_o the_o kindness_n of_o christ_n overcome_v all_o the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o child_n and_o that_o his_o blood_n and_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v thou_o from_o great_a sin_n than_o those_o that_o trouble_v thou_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o sin_n what_o use_n have_v thou_o of_o a_o saviour_n will_v thy_o 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