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own_o mercy_n as_o jonah_n say_v refufe_v not_o thy_o own_o mercy_n that_o be_v offer_v there_o be_v mercy_n press_v upon_o thou_o mercy_n with_o threaten_v if_o thou_o believe_v not_o mercy_n now_o thou_o be_v call_v to_o receive_v it_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n hang_v over_o thou_o as_o a_o weight_n or_o as_o a_o sword_n ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o thou_o as_o christ_n say_v joh._n 3_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n hang_v over_o we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o receive_v mercy_n offer_v we_o allege_v not_o thy_o sin_n against_o mercy_n thy_o sin_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o a_o creature_n god_n be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n he_o be_v infinite_a christ_n thy_o saviour_n have_v make_v a_o infinite_a satisfaction_n and_o thy_o sin_n be_v finite_a and_o in_o that_o respect_n there_o be_v mercy_n for_o thou_o if_o thou_o will_v come_v in_o if_o thou_o apprehend_v and_o receive_v mercy_n one_o deep_a call_v upon_o another_o deep_a the_o depth_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o misery_n draw_v unto_o it_o and_o call_v upon_o the_o depth_n of_o mercy_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v above_o all_o his_o work_n psal._n 147._o it_o be_v not_o only_o above_o all_o his_o work_n to_o cover_v they_o all_o and_o under_o they_o to_o uphold_v they_o but_o it_o be_v beyond_o they_o all_o his_o mercy_n exceed_v all_o other_o attribute_n to_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v above_o his_o work_n and_o upon_o his_o work_n and_o under_o his_o work_n and_o it_o be_v above_o thy_o work_n too_o he_o be_v more_o glorious_a in_o his_o mercy_n then_o in_o any_o other_o attribute_n he_o do_v all_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n both_o
isaiah_n 28._o you_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o hell_n and_o death_n with_o god_n judgement_n but_o hell_n and_o death_n have_v not_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o you_o you_o make_v a_o covenant_n &_o think_v you_o shall_v do_v well_o but_o god_n be_v terrible_a to_o such_o his_o wrath_n shall_v smoke_v against_o such_o as_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o judgement_n and_o treasure_n up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n take_v heed_n if_o the_o proclamation_n of_o mercy_n call_v thou_o not_o in_o if_o thou_o stand_v out_o as_o a_o rebel_n and_o come_v not_o in_o but_o go_v on_o still_o then_o justice_n lay_v hold_v on_o thou_o god_n wrath_n shall_v smoke_v against_o thou_o as_o we_o see_v in_o prov._n 1_o i_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o destruction_n speak_v of_o those_o that_o will_v not_o come_v in_o chidas_n it_o be_v in_o isaiah_n 27._o 11._o he_o that_o form_v they_o and_o make_v they_o will_v have_v no_o mercy_n on_o they_o nor_o show_v they_o favour_n he_o 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