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he_o shall_v manifest_v himself_o thus_o unto_o sinful_a man_n chap._n 67._o the_o seven_o argument_n manifest_v the_o exceed_a willingness_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o sinner_n yet_o further_o god_n manifest_v himself_o willing_a to_o be_v reconcile_v in_o this_o that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o expression_n that_o have_v be_v before_o that_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o if_o sinner_n will_v not_o come_v in_o god_n he_o will_v seek_v they_o see_v they_o will_v not_o seek_v to_o he_o god_n seek_v himself_o to_o sinner_n first_o that_o be_v a_o point_n that_o you_o have_v hear_v before_o that_o god_n be_v aforehand_o with_o we_o god_n come_v to_o we_o because_o we_o will_v not_o seek_v to_o he_o if_o a_o man_n be_v fall_v out_o with_o another_o he_o shall_v come_v and_o seek_v to_o he_o but_o he_o will_v not_o because_o he_o have_v such_o a_o stout_a heart_n well_o say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v convince_v he_o that_o i_o be_o not_o 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allure_v the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n the_o lord_n send_v his_o mercy_n to_o spread_v all_o the_o beauty_n and_o lustre_n thereof_o before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n all_o the_o excellency_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o before_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v entice_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o sinner_n to_o come_v in_o unto_o he_o he_o do_v not_o mere_o send_v and_o seek_v to_o he_o but_o that_o he_o may_v overcome_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n with_o love_n and_o mercy_n this_o be_v god_n way_n to_o cause_v his_o mercy_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o spread_v the_o beauty_n and_o excellency_n of_o it_o that_o it_o move_v and_o entice_v and_o allure_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o so_o god_n as_o it_o be_v by_o coard_n of_o love_n may_v draw_v the_o heart_n of_o poor_a sinful_a man_n unto_o he_o if_o god_n do_v but_o scare_v man_n so_o come_v in_o to_o he_o it_o be_v somewhat_o but_o it_o be_v this_o which_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n come_v in_o never_o such_o a_o terrible_a way_n to_o force_v we_o to_o come_v in_o that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v make_v up_o peace_n between_o god_n and_o we_o the_o lord_n beside_o that_o way_n of_o terror_n and_o wrath_n though_o sometime_o he_o will_v use_v that_o way_n to_o stop_v man_n in_o the_o course_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o force_v they_o to_o come_v in_o he_o go_v forth_o and_o do_v send_v his_o mercy_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o spread_v the_o beauty_n excellency_n and_o glory_n of_o it_o before_o the_o heart_n of_o