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delight_v in_o mercy_n and_o thy_o love_a kindness_n have_v be_v abundant_o manifest_v hitherto_o in_o send_v thy_o son_n and_o spirit_n not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n come_v lord_n jesus_n and_o say_v unto_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n and_o my_o leprosy_n shall_v be_v heal_v think_v upon_o thy_o mercy_n holy_a father_n consider_v thy_o son_n blood_n and_o obedience_n and_o accept_v of_o my_o sincere_a contrition_n and_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n touch_v my_o freeze_a heart_n with_o the_o finger_n of_o thy_o omniporence_n dissolve_v it_o into_o those_o tear_n which_o may_v so_o wash_v my_o polâ—ited_a conscience_n that_o thy_o love_n may_v refresh_v i_o that_o thy_o presence_n may_v revive_v i_o and_o the_o garment_n of_o heaviness_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o the_o white_a robe_n of_o praise_n and_o exaltation_n oh_o let_v i_o hear_v the_o joyful_a news_n of_o a_o merciful_a pardon_n from_o thy_o gracious_a 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with_o their_o blood_n so_o that_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v discourage_v in_o the_o stict_a compliance_n with_o all_o the_o condition_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o gospel_n because_o they_o have_v be_v do_v effectual_o by_o other_o nor_o can_v we_o doubt_v of_o the_o success_n recompense_n herein_o because_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n who_o be_v former_o in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n with_o we_o do_v now_o and_o shall_v eternal_o inherit_v the_o comfortable_a and_o save_a fruit_n of_o they_o and_o one_a christ_n our_o great_a prophet_n be_v strict_o conformable_a to_o his_o own_o law_n and_o constitution_n example_n by_o his_o own_o example_n in_o all_o the_o instance_n both_o of_o his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n have_v impose_v nothing_o upon_o his_o proselyte_n and_o follower_n but_o what_o he_o first_o practise_v himself_o in_o our_o own_o nature_n leave_v we_o hereby_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n 2.21_o 1_o pet._n 2.21_o and_o 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