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103.8_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a psal_n 130.7_o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v mercy_n and_o so_o jer._n 3.12_o joel_n 2.13_o jonah_n 4.2_o luke_n 6.36_o be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a as_o your_o father_n also_o be_v merciful_a the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o this_o as_o most_o natural_a to_o he_o 2_o cor._n 1.3_o he_o be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n but_o when_o he_o punish_v he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v relinquish_v his_o nature_n and_o do_v a_o strange_a work_n the_o lord_n will_v wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a isa_n 30.18_o god_n pass_v by_o opportunity_n of_o punish_v but_o his_o mercy_n take_v opportunity_n to_o display_v itself_o he_o wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a to_o afflict_v or_o punish_v be_v a_o work_n that_o god_n be_v unwilling_a to_o that_o he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o lam._n 3.33_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o mercy_n be_v a_o work_n that_o he_o delight_v in_o mic._n 7.18_o he_o delight_v in_o 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24.14_o let_v i_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n be_v great_a it_o be_v call_v a_o abundant_a mercy_n 1_o pet._n 1.3_o according_a to_o his_o abundant_a mercy_n psal_n 103.8_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v plenteous_a in_o mercy_n and_o rich_a in_o mercy_n eph._n 2.4_o psal_n 5.7_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o multitude_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o they_o neh._n 9.18_o in_o thy_o manifold_a mercy_n thou_o forsooke_v they_o not_o so_o many_o be_v they_o that_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v surround_v and_o campass_v about_o on_o every_o side_n with_o they_o psal_n 103.4_o who_o crow_v we_o with_o love_a kindness_n and_o tender_a mercy_n and_o yet_o further_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o greatness_n of_o they_o the_o scripture_n use_v all_o dimension_n height_n psal_n 57.10_o thy_o mercy_n be_v great_a unto_o the_o heaven_n nay_o high_a yet_o psal_n 108.4_o thy_o mercy_n be_v great_a above_o the_o heaven_n for_o the_o latitude_n and_o extent_n 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to_o who_o he_o forgive_v 10000_o talent_n we_o shall_v imitate_v god_n in_o this_o in_o be_v tender_a and_o compassionate_a to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o natural_a indispensable_a religion_n to_o which_o positive_a and_o institute_v religion_n must_v give_v way_n amos_n 6.6_o i_o desire_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v which_o be_v twice_o cite_v and_o use_v by_o our_o saviour_n micah_n 6.8_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o to_o do_v justice_n and_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n this_o be_v always_o one_o part_n of_o the_o description_n of_o a_o good_a man_n that_o he_o be_v apt_a to_o pity_v the_o misery_n and_o necessity_n of_o other_o psal_n 37.26_o he_o be_v ever_o merciful_a and_o dare_v he_o be_v far_o from_o cruelty_n not_o only_o to_o man_n but_o even_o to_o the_o brute_n creature_n prov._n 12.10_o a_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n than_o a_o cruel_a and_o savage_a disposition_n not_o to_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o misery_n and_o suffering_n of_o other_o how_o unlike_a be_v this_o to_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o consolation_n when_o we_o can_v see_v cruelty_n exercise_v and_o our_o bowel_n not_o be_v stir_v within_o we_o nor_o our_o heart_n be_v prick_v how_o unlike_a be_v this_o to_o god_n who_o be_v very_o pitiful_a and_o of_o tender_a mercy_n but_o to_o rejoice_v at_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o this_o be_v inhuman_a and_o barbarous_a hear_v how_o god_n threaten_v edom_n for_o rejoice_v at_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o brother_n jacob_n obadiah_n 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o but_o to_o delight_v to_o make_v other_o miserable_a and_o to_o aggravate_v their_o suffering_n this_o be_v devilish_a this_o be_v the_o temper_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o very_a spirit_n of_o the_o destroyer_n it_o become_v man_n above_o all_o other_o creature_n to_o be_v merciful_a who_o have_v have_v such_o ample_a and_o happy_a experience_n of_o god_n mercy_n to_o he_o and_o do_v still_o continual_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n from_o god_n god_n have_v be_v very_o merciful_a to_o we_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o we_o we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o long_o since_o be_v miserable_a now_o as_o we_o have_v receive_v mercy_n from_o god_n we_o shall_v show_v it_o to_o other_o the_o apostle_n use_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n why_o we_o shall_v relieve_v those_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o want_n because_o we_o have_v have_v such_o experience_n of_o the_o mercy_n and_o love_n of_o god_n to_o we_o 1_o john_n 3.16_o 17._o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o but_o whoso_o have_v this_o world_n good_n and_o see_v his_o brother_n have_v need_n etc._n etc._n how_o dwell_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o that_o man_n have_v no_o sense_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n abide_v upon_o his_o heart_n that_o be_v not_o merciful_a to_o his_o brother_n and_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n why_o we_o shall_v forgive_v one_o another_o eph._n 4.32_o be_v you_o kind_a one_o to_o another_o tender_a heart_a forgive_a one_o another_o even_o as_o god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o chap._n 5.1_o be_v you_o therefore_o follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n col._n 3.12_o 13._o put_v on_o therefore_o as_o the_o elect_a of_o god_n holy_a and_o belove_a bowel_n of_o mercy_n kindness_n humbleness_n of_o mind_n meekness_n long-suffering_a forbear_v one_o another_o and_o forgive_a one_o another_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o quarrel_n against_o
any_o even_o as_o christ_n forgive_v you_o so_o also_o do_v you_o and_o we_o continual_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n both_o from_o god_n and_o man._n we_o be_v liable_a one_o to_o another_o and_o in_o the_o change_n of_o human_a affair_n we_o may_v be_v all_o subject_n to_o one_o another_o by_o turn_n and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o one_o another_o pity_n and_o compassion_n and_o we_o must_v expect_v that_o with_o what_o measure_n we_o meet_v to_o other_o with_o the_o same_o it_o shall_v be_v measure_v to_o we_o again_o to_o restrain_v the_o cruelty_n and_o check_v the_o insolence_n of_o man_n god_n have_v so_o order_v in_o his_o providence_n that_o very_o often_o in_o this_o world_n man_n cruelty_n return_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n and_o their_o violent_a deal_n upon_o their_o own_o pate_n bajazet_n meet_v with_o a_o tamerlane_n but_o if_o man_n be_v not_o thus_o liable_a to_o one_o another_o we_o all_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o mercy_n from_o god_n if_o we_o be_v merciful_a to_o other_o in_o suffer_v and_o forgive_a they_o that_o have_v injure_v we_o god_n will_v be_v so_o to_o we_o he_o will_v pardon_v our_o sin_n to_o we_o prov._n 16.5_o by_o mercy_n and_o truth_n iniquity_n be_v purge_v 2._o sam._n 22.26_o with_o the_o merciful_a thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o merciful_a prov._n 14.21_o he_o that_o have_v mercy_n on_o the_o poor_a happy_a be_v he_o prov._n 21.21_o he_o that_o follow_v after_o mercy_n find_v life_n matth._n 6.14_o if_o you_o forgive_v man_n their_o trespass_n your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v also_o forgive_v you_o but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o we_o be_v malicious_a and_o revengeful_a and_o implacable_a to_o those_o that_o have_v offend_v we_o and_o inexorable_a to_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v receive_v to_o favour_n and_o cruel_a to_o those_o who_o lie_v at_o our_o mercy_n hard_o heart_v to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o necessity_n what_o can_v we_o expect_v but_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v leave_v we_o that_o he_o 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hundred_o penny_n he_o lay_v hand_n on_o he_o and_o take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n and_o roundly_o demand_v payment_n of_o he_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o use_v the_o same_o form_n of_o supplication_n that_o he_o have_v use_v to_o his_o lord_n but_o he_o reject_v his_o request_n and_o put_v he_o in_o prison_n now_o what_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o he_o v._o 32_o 33_o 34._o o_o thou_o wicked_a servant_n i_o forgive_v thou_o all_o the_o debt_n because_o thou_o desire_v i_o shall_v not_o thou_o also_o have_v have_v compassion_n on_o thy_o fellow_n servant_n even_o as_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o thou_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_a and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o tormentor_n till_o he_o shall_v pay_v all_o that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o now_o what_o application_n do_v our_o saviour_n make_v of_o this_o v._o 35._o so_o likewise_o shall_v my_o heavenly_a father_n do_v also_o unto_o you_o if_o you_o from_o your_o heart_n forgive_v not_o every_o one_o his_o brother_n their_o trespass_n god_n readiness_n to_o forgive_v we_o shall_v be_v a_o powerful_a motive_n and_o argument_n to_o we_o to_o forgive_v other_o the_o great_a injury_n that_o we_o can_v suffer_v from_o man_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o sin_n that_o we_o commit_v against_o god_n they_o bear_v no_o proportion_n to_o they_o neither_o in_o weight_n nor_o number_n they_o be_v but_o as_o a_o hundred_o penny_n to_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n if_o we_o will_v be_v like_o god_n we_o shall_v forgive_v the_o great_a injury_n he_o pardon_v our_o sin_n though_o they_o be_v exceed_o great_a many_o injury_n though_o offence_n be_v renew_v and_o provocation_n multiply_v for_o so_o god_n do_v to_o we_o he_o pardon_v iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n ex._n 34.7_o be_v 55.7_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v we_o will_v not_o have_v god_n only_o to_o forgive_v we_o seven_o time_n but_o seventy_o seven_o time_n as_o often_o as_o we_o offend_v he_o so_o shall_v we_o forgive_v 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and_o do_v not_o put_v up_o a_o prayer_n but_o a_o dreadful_a imprecation_n against_o ourselves_o we_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o our_o own_o condemnation_n and_o importune_v god_n not_o to_o forgive_v we_o use_v 4._o if_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v so_o great_a this_o may_v comfort_v we_o against_o despair_n sinner_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v deject_v when_o they_o consider_v their_o unworthiness_n the_o nature_n and_o number_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o the_o many_o heavy_a aggravation_n of_o they_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v with_o cain_n that_o their_o sin_n be_v great_a than_o can_v be_v forgive_v but_o do_v not_o look_v only_o upon_o thy_o sin_n but_o upon_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n thou_o can_v not_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n and_o of_o the_o desert_n of_o it_o but_o whilst_o we_o aggravate_v our_o sin_n we_o must_v not_o lessen_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n when_o we_o consider_v the_o multitude_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v consider_v also_o the_o 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will_v be_v in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n severe_a towards_o those_o who_o take_v encouragement_n from_o his_o mercy_n to_o disbelieve_v and_o despise_v his_o threaten_n and_o this_o god_n have_v as_o plain_o tell_v we_o as_o word_n can_v express_v any_o thing_n deut._n 29.19_o 20._o and_o if_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o curse_n he_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o spare_v he_o but_o then_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man_n and_o all_o the_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n shall_v lie_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v blot_v out_o his_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n what_o ever_o right_a and_o power_n god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o about_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o threaten_n 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much_o in_o order_n to_o knowledge_n as_o to_o practise_v and_o therefore_o we_o need_v not_o wonder_v that_o this_o expression_n which_o do_v set_v forth_o to_o we_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n be_v but_o once_o use_v in_o scripture_n and_o that_o bring_v in_o upon_o occasion_n and_o for_o another_o purpose_n because_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n natural_o know_v plato_n say_v that_o god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o body_n in_o like_a manner_n tully_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la alio_fw-la modo_fw-la intelligi_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la mens_fw-la quaedam_fw-la soluta_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la segregata_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la concretione_fw-la mortali_fw-la we_o can_v conceive_v of_o god_n but_o as_o of_o a_o pure_a mind_n entire_o free_a from_o all_o mortal_a composition_n or_o mixture_n and_o plutarch_n after_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v a_o mind_n a_o abstract_n be_v pure_a from_o all_o matter_n and_o disintangle_v from_o whatever_o be_v passable_a or_o capable_a of_o suffer_v so_o that_o natural_a light_n inform_v we_o that_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o need_n why_o the_o scripture_n shall_v inculcate_v this_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a medium_n or_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n shall_v chief_o be_v spiritual_a and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v mention_v for_o itself_o that_o be_v to_o inform_v we_o of_o a_o thing_n which_o we_o can_v not_o otherwise_o know_v yet_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n by_o the_o express_a mention_n of_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v provide_v against_o a_o error_n which_o some_o weak_a and_o grosser_n spirit_n may_v be_v subject_a to_o you_o know_v god_n be_v please_v by_o way_n of_o condescension_n and_o accommodation_n of_o himself_o to_o our_o capacity_n to_o represent_v himself_o to_o we_o in_o scripture_n by_o human_a imperfection_n and_o give_v such_o 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