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that_o concern_v thy_o peace_n happy_a be_v thou_o act._n 17.30_o the_o time_n of_o this_o ignorance_n god_n regard_v not_o but_o now_o he_o admonish_v every_o man_n to_o repent_v the_o reason_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o endless_a mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o know_v no_o limit_n of_o time_n so_o be_v it_o repentance_n can_v be_v perform_v if_o a_o man_n turn_v whensoever_o he_o turn_v he_o shall_v live_v ezek._n 18._o etc._n etc._n now_o mark_v the_o forward_a use_n profane_a man_n make_v of_o this_o doctrine_n use_v since_o there_o be_v place_n for_o pardon_n after_o so_o long_a continuance_n in_o disobedience_n vain_a therefore_o to_o take_v think_v too_o soon_o a_o little_a in_o old_a age_n or_o on_o the_o deathbed_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n for_o god_n mercy_n never_o reject_v repentance_n from_o pardon_n if_o at_o any_o time_n hearty_o perform_v well_o belove_a this_o be_v true_a but_o shall_v we_o continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v god_n forbid_v rom._n 6.1_o know_v we_o therefore_o that_o that_o god_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v pardon_n whensoever_o repentance_n be_v perform_v have_v not_o alway_n give_v repentance_n when_o it_o be_v seek_v for_o nay_o have_v threaten_v to_o deny_v repentance_n to_o they_o that_o contemn_v it_o offer_v in_o the_o mean_n respite_n the_o day_n of_o their_o conversion_n unto_o god_n how_o howl_v esau_n for_o the_o blessing_n how_o fain_o will_v he_o come_v to_o heaven_n how_o bewail_v he_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n favour_n with_o tear_n heb._n 12.17_o and_o yet_o obtain_v it_o not_o and_z what_o say_v wisdom_n prov._n 1_o 24_o 26._o i_o call_v you_o hear_v not_o you_o shall_v call_v but_o shall_v not_o be_v hear_v you_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o but_o not_o find_v i_o and_o therefore_o mark_v what_o esay_n say_v isa_n 55.6_o seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v be_v there_o any_o time_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v find_v answ_n yes_o no_o doubt_n not_o but_o that_o his_o mercy_n be_v everlasting_a but_o for_o that_o man_n can_v seek_v it_o when_o the_o time_n be_v overslipt_a ezek._n 24_o 13._o hence_o then_o let_v we_o learn_v belove_a that_o perhaps_o have_v live_v long_o in_o our_o sin_n now_o at_o the_o length_n to_o seek_v god_n if_o he_o may_v be_v find_v of_o we_o and_o mark_v how_o lovingly_z the_o lord_n invite_v we_o who_o have_v go_v astray_o etc._n etc._n a_o long_a time_n yet_o return_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v turn_v unto_o you_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v yet_o at_o the_o length_n return_n there_o be_v hope_n of_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n belove_a the_o lord_n be_v the_o same_o to_o we_o as_o he_o be_v to_o israel_n and_o still_o say_v to_o we_o as_o to_o they_o though_o you_o have_v long_o go_v astray_o yet_o if_o now_o at_o length_n we_o can_v return_v there_o be_v hope_n of_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n let_v i_o thus_o apply_v it_o to_o every_o of_o we_o and_o let_v we_o all_o think_v this_o speak_v to_o ourselves_o thou_o 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so_o great_a their_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n never_o so_o fervent_a till_o the_o heart_n be_v change_v all_o be_v but_o celer_fw-la cursus_fw-la extra_fw-la viam_fw-la what_o learn_v we_o hence_o sure_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v not_o yet_o turn_v unto_o he_o we_o be_v as_o man_n in_o a_o wilderness_n fain_o perhaps_o we_o will_v find_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n but_o can_v nay_o the_o more_o we_o strive_v the_o further_a out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o this_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o every_o impenitent_a sinner_n then_o hence_o learn_v all_o such_o to_o pray_v with_o jeremy_n chap._n 31.18_o 19_o convert_v thou_o we_o o_o lord_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v convert_v
deny_v that_o be_v none_o at_o all_o 2._o from_o the_o present_a prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a they_o be_v exalt_v and_o deliver_v mark_v here_o how_o one_o sin_n draw_v in_o another_o observe_v till_o man_n come_v to_o extremity_n of_o profaneness_n even_o to_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o to_o utter_v renounce_v of_o his_o service_n this_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o sundry_a particular_n judas_n harbour_v covetousness_n what_o villainy_n bring_v that_o he_o unto_o even_o to_o betray_v innocent_a blood_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v this_o god_n judgement_n upon_o they_o give_v they_o up_o to_o hardness_n of_o heart_n rom._n 1.28_o which_o also_o we_o see_v verify_v in_o common_a experience_n let_v it_o admonish_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o harbour_v any_o one_o sin_n in_o our_o heart_n use_v yea_o even_o the_o least_o impenitency_n sin_n be_v link_v together_o in_o a_o chain_n no_o one_o enter_v but_o it_o draw_v its_o fellow_n after_o it_o and_o incline_v to_o the_o great_a enormity_n yet_o its_o strange_a to_o see_v how_o many_o throw_v off_o this_o admonition_n as_o needless_a in_o respect_n of_o gross_a sin_n as_o hazael_n 2_o king_n 8.12_o 13._o when_o elisha_n tell_v he_o with_o what_o cruelty_n he_o shall_v use_v the_o people_n of_o god_n what_o be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o thing_n so_o many_o of_o we_o but_o consider_v we_o 1._o how_o strong_o we_o be_v incline_v to_o every_o sin_n by_o nature_n not_o blasphemy_n not_o murder_n not_o atheism_n except_v that_o any_o of_o we_o be_v not_o as_o vile_a as_o the_o vile_a atheist_n it_o proceed_v from_o god_n grace_n restrain_v we_o 2._o that_o we_o have_v no_o other_o bridle_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n gen._n 20.6_o i_o keep_v thou_o and_o long_o than_o this_o divine_a bridle_n curb_v we_o no_o hope_n of_o stay_n man_n say_v job_n be_v in_o his_o nature_n bear_v as_o the_o wild_a ass_n colt_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o drink_v 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