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he_o mean_v in_o this_o place_n when_o he_o say_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a not_o simple_o through_o christ_n whereby_o he_o save_v his_o church_n but_o also_o through_o himself_o whereby_o he_o love_v all_o his_o creature_n from_o repentance_n hence_o observe_v that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n must_v lead_v man_n to_o repentance_n 1._o sam._n 12._o 24._o the_o which_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n which_o take_v it_o for_o a_o liberty_n of_o sin_n and_o make_v it_o not_o a_o necessity_n to_o repentance_n but_o a_o good_a child_n be_v more_o afraid_a of_o a_o gentle_a and_o a_o kind_a father_n then_o of_o a_o stern_a and_o severe_a and_o we_o if_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v be_v as_o much_o terrify_v from_o sin_n with_o the_o sweet_a song_n of_o zion_n as_o with_o the_o loud_a thunder_n clap_v of_o sinai_n &_o be_v as_o subject_a to_o the_o lord_n censure_v in_o his_o sweet_a mercy_n as_o other_o in_o the_o fearful_a curse_n of_o the_o 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the_o promise_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o before_o name_v judgement_n and_o therefore_o present_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v for_o they_o mighty_a thing_n by_o this_o than_o we_o gather_v that_o in_o all_o good_a man_n the_o promise_n of_o god_n must_v be_v more_o powerful_a than_o the_o fear_n of_o evil_n more_o plain_o thus_o be_v thou_o fear_v with_o sickness_n with_o poverty_n with_o loss_n of_o child_n and_o such_o like_a danger_n then_o remember_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n which_o say_v that_o all_o shall_v work_v to_o thy_o best_a and_o that_o i_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o man_n nor_o thy_o seed_n and_o such_o like_a and_o so_o let_v these_o promise_n more_o comfort_v thou_o then_o thy_o terror_n do_v dismay_v thou_o so_o our_o saviour_n comfort_v his_o disciple_n and_o in_o they_o all_o of_o we_o luc._n 12._o 32._o fear_v not_o little_a flock_n it_o be_v your_o father_n will_n to_o give_v you_o a_o kingdom_n and_o 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