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consider_v with_o yourselves_o how_o bitter_a you_o have_v find_v it_o to_o offend_v god_n though_o now_o it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o mercy_n second_o 23._o consider_v how_o the_o gospel_n lay_v open_a christ_n unto_o we_o this_o be_v his_o commandment_n that_o we_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o that_o command_v we_o to_o do_v no_o murder_n not_o to_o steal_v etc._n etc._n command_v we_o likewise_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n he_o command_v we_o to_o love_v our_o own_o soul_n so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v the_o remedy_n which_o may_v cure_v they_o so_o that_o now_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v good_a to_o our_o poor_a soul_n and_o we_o offend_v god_n if_o we_o be_v not_o merciful_a to_o our_o own_o soul_n oh_o what_o a_o favour_n be_v this_o that_o god_n shall_v lay_v a_o charge_n upon_o i_o noâ—â—o_o reject_v my_o own_o mercy_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jonah_n they_o who_o follow_v lie_v vanity_n forsake_v their_o own_o mercy_n 8._o if_o i_o do_v not_o love_v my_o own_o soul_n 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can_v easy_o desire_v christ._n 3._o again_o holy_a s._n paul_n labour_v to_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n in_o all_o thing_n herein_o i_o exercise_v myself_o to_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n 16._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v that_o have_v his_o conscience_n sprinkle_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n free_a from_o a_o purpose_n of_o live_v in_o any_o sin_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o stain_v defile_v pollute_a conscience_n there_o can_v be_v this_o desire_n for_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n natural_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v
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to_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o persecute_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o our_o enemy_n head_n how_o be_v that_o there_o be_v 1_o coal_n of_o conversion_n 2._o coal_n of_o confusion_n you_o know_v coal_n do_v either_o melt_v or_o consume_v fire_n if_o they_o belong_v to_o god_n we_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n to_o convert_v they_o and_o make_v they_o better_o by_o our_o holy_a carriage_n in_o suffer_v if_o they_o be_v wicked_a graceless_a wretch_n we_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n to_o consume_v they_o for_o it_o will_v aggravate_v their_o just_a damnation_n when_o they_o do_v ill_o to_o those_o that_o deserve_v well_o of_o they_o some_o will_v say_v object_n christianity_n be_v a_o strange_a condition_n that_o enforce_v such_o thing_n upon_o man_n that_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o nature_n it_o be_v so_o indeed_o answ._n for_o we_o must_v be_v new_o mould_v before_o ever_o we_o can_v come_v to_o heaven_n we_o must_v put_v off_o our_o 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