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cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o their_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n he_o will_v pardon_v not_o only_a sin_n before_o but_o after_o grace_n not_o only_o small_a but_o great_a sin_n psal_n 25._o 11._o not_o only_o sin_n that_o have_v be_v once_o but_o often_o commit_v jer._n 3._o 22._o return_v you_o backslide_n child_n and_o i_o will_v heal_v your_o backslide_n he_o do_v not_o say_v once_o or_o twiee_n but_o let_v their_o backslide_n be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o many_o upon_o their_o return_n god_n will_v pardon_v they_o nay_o though_o they_o be_v as_o scarlet_n and_o as_o red_a as_o crimson_a isa_n 1._o 18._o object_n i_o do_v once_o hope_n that_o god_n have_v pardon_v all_o my_o sin_n but_o now_o i_o fear_v it_o because_o i_o have_v back-sliden_a after_o mercy_n and_o wallow_v in_o sin_n after_o wash_v and_o god_n threaten_v he_o will_v not_o forgive_v such_o jer._n 14._o 10._o chap._n 5._o 7._o sol._n 1._o the_o reason_n why_o god_n will_v not_o pardon_v their_o sin_n be_v not_o because_o they_o be_v too_o great_a for_o pardon_n but_o because_o they_o will_v not_o return_v jer._n 15._o 7._o i_o will_v destroy_v my_o people_n because_o they_o return_v not_o from_o their_o way_n jer._n 23._o 14._o the_o lord_n promise_v to_o such_o as_o have_v go_v aside_o from_o his_o ordinance_n even_o from_o their_o youth_n that_o if_o they_o will_v return_v to_o he_o he_o will_v return_v to_o they_o mal._n 3._o 7._o jer._n 4._o 1._o second_o if_o god_n will_v pardon_v all_o their_o sin_n than_o he_o will_v pardon_v their_o relapse_n after_o mercy_n be_v they_o never_o so_o great_a upon_o their_o return_v to_o he_o god_n speak_v indefinite_o i_o will_v cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o iniquity_n jer._n 33._o 8._o three_o if_o god_n will_v pardon_v their_o sin_n before_o grace_n much_o more_o those_o after_o grace_n if_o he_o will_v forgive_v they_o when_o enemy_n then_o much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v the_o apostle_n use_v the_o same_o argument_n rom._n 5._o 8._o 9_o four_o if_o 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know_v the_o psalmist_n allude_v to_o that_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o lead_v israel_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o death_n be_v on_o every_o hand_n god_n walk_v on_o those_o water_n and_o make_v a_o way_n through_o they_o for_o his_o people_n so_o nah._n 1._o 3._o the_o lord_n have_v his_o way_n in_o the_o whirlwind_n and_o in_o the_o storm_n and_o the_o cloud_n be_v the_o dust_n of_o his_o foot_n those_o way_n that_o man_n can_v stand_v up_o in_o be_v god_n usual_a walk_n in_o which_o he_o lead_v on_o his_o work_n and_o interest_n his_o way_n be_v above_o our_o way_n and_o in_o the_o mount_n will_v the_o lord_n be_v see_v gen._n 22._o 14._o his_o providence_n ezek._n 1._o 16._o be_v like_o a_o wheel_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o wheel_n and_o a_o skein_n of_o silk_n strange_o entangle_v when_o israel_n be_v come_v near_o the_o border_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n they_o must_v be_v turn_v back_o again_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o forty_o 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we_o do_v to_o obtain_v this_o adoption-grace_n answ_n this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o sovereign_a pleasure_n and_o freegrace_n rom._n 9_o 15_o 16_o 18._o it_o can_v be_v purchase_v by_o any_o thing_n in_o or_o do_v by_o the_o creature_n you_o can_v with_o simon_n magus_n buy_v this_o relation_n act._n 8._o 18_o 19_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o way_n in_o which_o adoption_n grace_n may_v be_v obtain_v as_o first_o get_v your_o soul_n separate_v from_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 17._o second_o get_v justify_v faith_n eph._n 2._o 13_o 19_o three_o beg_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n gal._n 4._o 6._o last_o open_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o heart_n to_o the_o spirit_n psa_n 24._o 7._o rev_n 3._o 20._o chap._n xx._n the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o christ_n purchase_n prove_v by_o several_a argument_n another_o glorious_a fruit_n of_o christ_n blood_n and_o purchase_v treasure_n for_o save_v soul_n be_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o 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