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pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n etc._n etc._n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n they_o be_v pine_v away_o in_o their_o wickedness_n lie_v down_o in_o their_o sin_n now_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o shall_v turn_v and_o therefore_o turn_v turn_v o_o turn_v why_o will_v you_o die_v as_o if_o a_o poor_a sinner_n shall_v lie_v down_o and_o say_v the_o lord_n be_v provoke_v against_o i_o and_o he_o will_v not_o be_v reconcile_v to_o i_o no_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v out_o against_o i_o &_o he_o will_v revenge_v himself_o of_o i_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o a_o sinner_n lie_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n go_v and_o say_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n swear_v by_o his_o own_o life_n and_o say_v to_o this_o sinner_n as_o i_o live_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n i_o swear_v by_o myself_o because_o i_o have_v no_o 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be_v honourable_a so_o be_v the_o reconciliation_n between_o god_n and_o we_o it_o be_v so_o honourable_a a_o reconciliation_n that_o it_o will_v be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n before_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n to_o all_o eternity_n and_o it_o be_v that_o which_o god_n do_v much_o rejoice_v in_o as_o be_v exceed_o please_v with_o it_o see_v his_o honour_n be_v make_v up_o in_o this_o reconciliation_n that_o be_v a_o five_o consequence_n from_o hence_o consequence_n 6._o six_o follow_v this_o if_o we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n hence_o our_o reconciliation_n be_v in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o do_v altogether_o debase_v man_n and_o though_o it_o be_v upon_o honourable_a term_n yet_o it_o be_v in_o a_o way_n wherein_o man_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o glory_n in_o himself_o it_o be_v the_o great_a way_n for_o the_o low_a and_o humble_v of_o man_n that_o posible_o can_v be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o way_n devise_v wherein_o man_n shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o yet_o 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