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and_o sin_n and_o that_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n utter_o cut_v off_o the_o guilty_a so_o i_o understand_v it_o out_o of_o jer._n 46._o 28._o will_v not_o make_v a_o full_a end_n a_o clear_a riddance_n of_o they_o when_o i_o visit_v god_n seem_v here_o to_o have_v take_v flesh_n in_o his_o expression_n ere_o he_o be_v incarnate_a that_o he_o may_v have_v word_n to_o phrase_n his_o goodness_n in_o and_o he_o have_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n before_o he_o be_v make_v man_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o he_o say_v be_v but_o the_o back_n part_n of_o his_o goodness_n exod._n 33._o v_o ult_n but_o that_o of_o it_o which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o we_o see_v it_o à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la and_o in_o its_o effect_n here_o but_o the_o face_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o be_v so_o bright_a and_o dazzle_a that_o he_o tell_v his_o friend_n there_o moses_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o see_v it_o and_o live_v yet_o now_o st_n paul_n say_v god_n 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9_o 4._o they_o shall_v not_o be_v please_v unto_o he_o but_o their_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o bread_n of_o mourner_n and_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o sacrifice_n for_o their_o carcase_n shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n yea_o he_o will_v not_o let_v those_o melancholy_a people_n keep_v other_o company_n in_o his_o service_n but_o there_o be_v porta_fw-la lugentium_fw-la a_o gate_n for_o mourner_n to_o enter_v by_o themselves_o into_o the_o temple-service_n as_o if_o the_o mirth_n be_v among_o their_o precept_n and_o to_o be_v sad_a be_v to_o be_v defile_v and_o unclean_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o we_o in_o the_o gospel_n where_o the_o only_a sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o trouble_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n he_o will_v not_o despise_v but_o the_o bread_n of_o mourner_n shall_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o he_o will_v never_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n and_o a_o few_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 12._o 50._o how_o be_o i_o straighten_a as_o a_o woman_n in_o child_n to_o accomplish_v his_o baptism_n that_o baptism_n of_o agony_n sweat_n and_o blood_n or_o certain_o however_o a_o eternal_a recompense_n of_o joy_n hereafter_o everlasting_a consolation_n as_o st_n paul_n say_v 2_o thess._n 2._o 16._o when_o instead_o of_o this_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o tear_n the_o lamb_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v feed_v they_o and_o shall_v lead_v they_o unto_o live_a fountain_n of_o water_n and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n neither_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n rev._n 7._o 17._o and_o 21._o 4._o and_o first_o we_o learn_v hence_o the_o compassion_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o have_v indulge_v we_o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o nature_n he_o have_v not_o make_v our_o weak_a affection_n to_o be_v sin_n but_o 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