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they_o may_v thirst_v after_o and_o pray_v for_o the_o mercy_n hope_v for_o such_o a_o qualification_n be_v in_o these_o man_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v you_o man_n of_o god_n we_o be_v a_o thirst_n and_o do_v entreat_v you_o to_o tell_v we_o where_o we_o may_v have_v water_n to_o quench_v our_o heat_n mercy_n to_o pardon_v our_o sin_n balm_n to_o cure_v our_o wound_n the_o publican_n in_o luke_n have_v leave_v we_o his_o short_a pithy_a and_o affectionate_a prayer_n to_o imitate_v be_v in_o this_o case_n and_o state_n lord_n say_v he_o be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n he_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o sin_n and_o of_o his_o want_n of_o righteousness_n he_o have_v hope_n of_o mercy_n and_o thereupon_o come_v to_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v and_o pray_v earnest_o for_o mercy_n and_o conversion_n be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o mercy_n of_o god_n or_o least_o needful_a for_o a_o sinner_n 11._o man_n be_v come_v thus_o far_o they_o be_v to_o wait_v upon_o god_n for_o do_v the_o work_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strain_n be_v in_o a_o agony_n as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n so_o let_v man_n be_v in_o the_o work_n of_o their_o conversion_n put_v forth_o themselves_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o olympic_a game_n the_o wrestler_n and_o runner_n exert_v all_o their_o might_n to_o obtain_v and_o so_o must_v man_n about_o the_o work_n of_o their_o conversion_n the_o lord_n who_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n say_v turn_v yourselves_o and_o live_v there_o be_v life_n in_o turn_v and_o what_o shall_v not_o man_n do_v to_o preserve_v or_o obtain_v life_n the_o lord_n have_v two_o great_a end_n in_o say_v thus_o turn_v yourselves_o and_o live_v you_o although_o he_o know_v man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o 1._o that_o we_o may_v see_v how_o corrupt_a and_o impotent_a our_o nature_n be_v and_o so_o break_v the_o strength_n of_o humane_a confidence_n thereby_o 4._o quicquid_fw-la nobis_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la faciendum_fw-la sufficientem_fw-la potentiam_fw-la habemus_fw-la dixit_fw-la pelagius_n quod_fw-la homo_fw-la sâ—lius_fw-la liberi_fw-la aâ—bitrii_fw-la viribus_fw-la potest_fw-la perficere_fw-la dei_fw-la mandata_fw-la bradwardinus_n de_fw-fr causa_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 2._o c_o 4._o and_o bring_v we_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o and_o thorough_o to_o bewayl_v our_o condition_n it_o be_v not_o so_o as_o some_o think_v and_o speak_v viz._n that_o whatever_o god_n command_v man_n have_v power_n to_o do_v what_o man_n ever_o keep_v the_o law_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n and_o be_v not_o the_o law_n give_v by_o way_n of_o command_n if_o man_n can_v keep_v the_o law_n we_o may_v be_v justify_v and_o have_v life_n by_o it_o rom._n 8.3_o gal._n 3.21_o but_o the_o law_n can_v neither_o do_v the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o and_o why_o because_o man_n have_v not_o power_n or_o strength_n to_o keep_v it_o 2._o to_o put_v we_o upon_o look_v out_o for_o help_v from_o whence_o the_o command_n come_v hence_o be_v it_o that_o what_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o do_v in_o one_o place_n he_o promise_v to_o give_v in_o another_o circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n deut._n 10.16_o and_o god_n say_v deut._n 30.6_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n to_o the_o text_n they_o be_v command_v to_o make_v themselves_o new_a heart_n and_o new_a spirit_n which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v therefore_o in_o ezek._n 36.26_o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o give_v and_o put_v the_o same_o in_o they_o repent_v and_o turn_v yourselves_o ezek._n 14.6_o and_o chap._n 36.27_o leo._n ideo_fw-la that_o praeceptum_fw-la ut_fw-la exciâ—et_fw-la desiderium_fw-la &_o praestet_fw-la auxilitum_fw-la leo._n i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n into_o they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o way_n the_o spirit_n god_n will_v put_v in_o shall_v turn_v they_o from_o their_o idol_n and_o own_o way_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o 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lord_n day_n on_o which_o the_o apostle_n enjoin_v the_o corinthians_n to_o lay_v up_o something_o in_o store_n imply_v thereby_o that_o that_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a season_n not_o only_o to_o do_v such_o work_n of_o mercy_n which_o be_v then_o offer_v unto_o we_o but_o also_o to_o prepare_v for_o other_o time_n 4._o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o some_o eminent_a mercy_n be_v another_o seasonable_a time_n of_o do_v work_n of_o mercy_n the_o remember_v of_o the_o poor_a at_o such_o time_n be_v express_o command_v in_o scripture_n 16.14_o deut._n 16.14_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o manservant_n and_o thy_o maidservant_n and_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n here_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a the_o widow_n be_v command_v to_o rejoice_v on_o their_o day_n of_o feast_v which_o presuppose_v the_o rich_a man_n send_n portion_n of_o their_o good_a cheer_n unto_o 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3.27_o prov._n 3.27_o withhold_a not_o good_a from_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a that_o be_v withhold_v not_o any_o act_n of_o charity_n from_o those_o who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o thy_o help_n say_v not_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n go_v and_o come_v again_o and_o to_o morrow_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o when_o thou_o have_v it_o by_o thou_o d'at_fw-mi qui_fw-la sic_fw-la moratur_fw-la neganti_fw-la proximus_fw-la est_fw-la seneca_n de_fw-fr benefic_n l._n 2._o cap._n 5._o beneficia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la procrastinanda_fw-la sed_fw-la tempestiuè_fw-la danda_fw-la ut_fw-la magis_fw-la prodesse_fw-la possint_fw-la bis_z that_o qui_fw-la cito_fw-la d'at_fw-mi he_o that_o so_o delai_v his_o help_a hand_n be_v next_o door_n to_o he_o that_o deni_v and_o therefore_o as_o any_o occasion_n offer_v itself_o unto_o we_o let_v we_o speedy_o embrace_v the_o same_o as_o know_v that_o a_o speedy_a giver_n be_v a_o double_a benefactor_n and_o the_o swift_a that_o a_o benefit_n come_v the_o 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