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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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