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matth._n 18._o 26._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la then_o his_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o o_o thou_o wicked_a servant_n i_o forgive_v thou_o all_o that_o debt_n because_o thou_o desire_v i_o shall_v not_o thou_o also_o have_v have_v compassion_n on_o thy_o fellow-servant_n even_o as_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o thou_o and_o his_o lord_n be_v wroth_a and_o deliver_v he_o to_o the_o tormentor_n see_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n negative_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o 2_o affirmative_a iii_o they_o hold_v that_o true_a believer_n though_o they_o fall_v sometime_o into_o grievous_a sin_n and_o such_o as_o waste_v the_o conscience_n yet_o fall_v not_o from_o all_o hope_n of_o repentance_n but_o that_o god_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n can_v and_o often_o do_v bring_v they_o again_o by_o his_o grace_n unto_o repentance_n although_o they_o can_v certain_o be_v assure_v that_o this_o shall_v certain_o and_o undoubted_o be_v do_v proof_n out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n fall_v not_o from_o all_o hope_n etc._n etc._n ezek._n 18._o 30._o repent_v and_o turn_v yourselves_o from_o all_o your_o transgression_n so_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n see_v rev._n 2._o 4._o c._n 3._o 3_o psal_n 51._o 17._o jer._n 3._o 1_o 12_o 14._o thou_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n with_o many_o lover_n yet_o return_v again_o to_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n turn_v o_o backslide_a child_n i_o will_v not_o cause_v my_o anger_n to_o fall_v upon_o you_o for_o i_o be_o merciful_a i_o will_v not_o keep_v anger_n for_o ever_o for_o i_o be_o marry_v unto_o you_o hos_fw-la 14._o 4._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o backslide_n i_o will_v love_v they_o free_o jer._n 31._o 19_o 20._o be_v ephraim_n my_o dear_a son_n be_v he_o a_o pleasant_a child_n for_o since_o ispake_v against_o he_o i_o do_v earnest_o remember_v he_o still_o therefore_o my_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o he_o i_o will_v sure_o have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n mich._n 7._o 7_o 8_o 9_o therefore_o i_o will_v look_v unto_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v wait_v for_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n my_o god_n will_v hear_v i_o rejoice_v not_o against_o i_o o_o my_o enemy_n when_o i_o fall_v i_o shall_v arise_v mat._n 18._o 21_o 22._o how_o oft_o shall_v my_o brother_n sin_n against_o i_o and_o i_o forgive_v he_o jesus_n say_v until_o seventie_o time_n seven_o luke_n 6._o 36._o as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v merciful_a exod._n 32._o 2._o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o 10._o aaron_n make_v a_o calf_n and_o provoke_v the_o lord_n yet_o chap._n 40._o 13._o he_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o priest_n office_n hezekiah_n humble_v himself_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v remove_v from_o he_o 2_o chron._n 36._o 26._o peter_n weep_v bitter_o mat._n 26._o 75._o david_n sin_n be_v put_v away_o 2_o sam._n 12._o 13._o the_o incestuous_a corinthian_a find_v indulgence_n 2_o cor._n 2._o 7_o &_o 10._o a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o 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15._o rom._n 1._o 7._o hos_fw-la 9_o 15._o last_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o that_o distinction_n and_o those_o man_n that_o make_v use_v of_o it_o the_o whole_a revelation_n and_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n go_v for_o no_o more_o but_o voluntas_fw-la signi_fw-la the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o give_v out_o such_o a_o thing_n for_o a_o sign_n only_o when_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n beneplaciture_n and_o be_v express_o so_o call_v as_o shall_v appear_v in_o the_o second_o particular_a wherein_o tilenus_n offer_v the_o reader_n satisfaction_n which_o be_v about_o the_o sense_n of_o another_o text_n perverse_o cite_v by_o he_o above_o upon_o another_o occasion_n maccovius_fw-la colleg._n de_fw-mi prede_v disp_n 2._o to_o prove_v that_o god_n will_v not_o have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v no_o not_o voluntate_fw-la signi_fw-la contrary_a to_o the_o most_o express_a grammatical_a sense_n of_o scripture_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o he_o say_v 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