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noah_n flood_n drown_v hill_n and_o valley_n all_o sin_n like_o a_o faithful_a physician_n let_v out_o the_o corruption_n out_o of_o every_o wound_n repentance_n counterfeit_n repentance_n like_o saul_n spare_v agag_n and_o the_o best_a of_o the_o beast_n but_o true_a repentance_n like_o samuel_n sheathe_v the_o sword_n in_o agag_n too_o even_o in_o the_o dear_a sin_n unsound_a repentance_n like_o pharaoh_n will_v let_v the_o age_a man_n go_v some_o old_a sin_n wherein_o the_o sinner_n have_v now_o no_o more_o pleasure_n but_o pharaoh_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o young_a one_o to_o depart_v no_o more_o will_v the_o unsound_a heart_n suffer_v his_o new_a sin_n to_o depart_v wherein_o for_o the_o present_a he_o take_v delight_n
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difficult_a the_o change_n of_o the_o heart_n how_o hardly_o the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v restore_v the_o light_n of_o god_n face_n peace_n of_o conscience_n assurance_n of_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v get_v have_v they_o ever_o know_v this_o they_o will_v never_o presume_v upon_o their_o own_o strength_n but_o will_v with_o paul_n rom._n 4.27_o have_v they_o behold_v the_o deep_a dye_n &_o filthy_a spot_n of_o sin_n they_o will_v with_o david_n psa_n 51.1_o 2._o have_v they_o be_v in_o this_o storm_n they_o will_v with_o the_o disciple_n mat._n 8.25_o 26._o have_v they_o ever_o feel_v this_o burden_n they_o shall_v have_v find_v it_o more_o easy_a to_o shake_v off_o a_o mountain_n from_o their_o back_n to_o pull_v their_o skin_n over_o their_o head_n as_o to_o cast_v away_o there_o sin_n as_o easy_a to_o withstand_v a_o deluge_n of_o water_n or_o a_o furious_a horse_n rush_v into_o the_o battle_n as_o to_o withstand_v their_o lust_n they_o shall_v have_v find_v that_o all_o 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the_o coherence_n of_o this_o with_o the_o former_a vers_n we_o may_v learn_v doctr._n that_o the_o bestow_n of_o the_o save_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o choice_a testimony_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n a_o great_a testimony_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o fill_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o sanctification_n then_o to_o fill_v the_o barn_n with_o corn_n the_o fold_n with_o sheep_n the_o stall_n with_o ox_n the_o chest_n with_o gold_n the_o life_n with_o pleasure_n or_o to_o set_v upon_o the_o head_n a_o crown_n of_o worldly_a honour_n therefore_o when_o god_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o his_o people_n promise_v to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o take_v they_o above_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o