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〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v be_v make_v merciful_a the_o expression_n of_o his_o compassion_n there_o use_v can_v be_v mere_o metaphorical_a as_o often_o such_o word_n be_v when_o attribute_v to_o god_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o word_n import_v such_o mercy_n or_o rather_o be_v merciful_a in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o be_v god_n alone_o can_v not_o have_v be_v indeed_o god_n can_v be_v make_v more_o merciful_a by_o take_v on_o our_o nature_n but_o thus_o he_o become_v merciful_a in_o a_o new_a way_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n more_o comfortable_a to_o we_o even_o as_o man_n nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n in_o the_o humane_a nature_n but_o what_o it_o have_v from_o the_o divine_a and_o have_v he_o not_o have_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o godhead_n to_o enlarge_v his_o compassion_n to_o sinner_n his_o mercy_n can_v never_o have_v hold_v out_o but_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n add_v a_o 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pity_v they_o that_o be_v fall_v but_o it_o be_v conformity_n to_o christ_n gal._n 6.1_o 2._o he_o feel_v the_o guilt_n of_o more_o sin_n and_o in_o a_o lively_a manner_n than_o ever_o thou_o do_v he_o know_v what_o desertion_n for_o sin_n be_v what_o a_o wound_a heart_n be_v and_o what_o the_o bitterness_n of_o sin_n be_v and_o 3._o he_o be_v grieve_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o so_o know_v how_o to_o compassionate_v those_o who_o be_v grieve_v for_o sin_n in_o themselves_o and_o final_o why_o may_v we_o not_o say_v that_o as_o when_o he_o heal_v the_o sick_a he_o use_v to_o take_v their_o sickness_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o himself_o matt._n 8.16_o 17._o and_o some_o way_n to_o afflict_v himself_o joh._n 11.38_o by_o sympathy_n though_o he_o be_v never_o sick_a so_o be_v to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o elect_v sin_n when_o he_o see_v any_o of_o they_o sin_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v affect_v with_o it_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v his_o own_o some_o think_v this_o the_o 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the_o whole_a contrivance_n and_o in_o the_o application_n of_o it_o you_o may_v read_v fall_v adam_n case_n and_o your_o own_o too_o ezek._n 16.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o it_o be_v true_a that_o be_v speak_v with_o respect_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o idolatrous_a extract_n but_o be_v applicable_a to_o every_o nation_n and_o to_o every_o particular_a person_n do_v that_o promise_n in_o the_o text_n reach_v you_o know_v you_o be_v in_o no_o better_a if_o not_o a_o worse_a case_n than_o adam_n when_o it_o take_v hold_v of_o you_o therefore_o 1._o own_o he_o in_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o your_o salvation_n from_o first_o to_o last_o in_o the_o reveal_n of_o it_o in_o the_o branch_n and_o content_n of_o it_o and_o in_o bring_v you_o to_o close_v with_o it_o and_o make_v you_o to_o cleave_v to_o it_o in_o break_v your_o friendship_n with_o satan_n and_o bring_v you_o over_o to_o his_o own_o side_n 2._o you_o that_o be_v yet_o on_o satan_n side_n and_o be_v beginning_n to_o weary_a employ_v he_o 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