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peter_n to_o curse_v and_o to_o swear_v say_v i_o know_v not_o the_o man_n david_n a_o man_n of_o great_a faith_n and_o integrity_n 1_o king_n 15._o 5._o yet_o 2_o sam._n 11._o 4_o 15._o &_o ch_n 12._o 9_o he_o commit_v adultery_n and_o murder_n and_o solomon_n belove_v of_o the_o lord_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 25._o 1_o king_n 3._o 10._o yet_o 1_o king_n 11._o from_o 1_o to_o 10_o verse_n through_o the_o love_n of_o strange_a woman_n his_o heart_n be_v turn_v from_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n which_o have_v appear_v unto_o he_o twice_o and_o go_v after_o other_o god_n and_o that_o these_o sin_n of_o adultery_n murder_n and_o idolatry_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o true_a justify_v faith_n see_v gal._n 5._o 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o 10._o rev._n 21._o 8._o ch_n 22._o 15._o demas_n one_o of_o saint_n paul_n fellowlabourer_n philemon_n 24._o col._n 4._o 14._o who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n philip._n 4._o 3._o yet_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 10._o he_o embrace_v this_o 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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 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