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it_o be_v not_o for_o your_o righteousness_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v this_o for_o you_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n deut._n 9.6_o our_o work_n and_o way_n deserve_v nothing_o but_o utter_a ruin_n and_o perpetual_a desolation_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n have_v be_v do_v all_o this_o and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o mighty_a power_n to_o be_v know_v psal._n 106.8_o his_o super-transcendent_a goodness_n have_v wrought_v out_o these_o sweet_a deliverance_n for_o we_o and_o for_o this_o end_n have_v he_o do_v it_o that_o we_o may_v remember_v our_o evil_a way_n and_o our_o do_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o may_v loathe_v ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o sight_n for_o our_o iniquity_n and_o abomination_n ezech._n 36.31_o and_o now_o shall_v we_o be_v a_o happy_a people_n if_o mercy_n shall_v so_o prevail_v upon_o we_o as_o to_o effect_v this_o bless_a frame_n and_o disposition_n in_o we_o for_o this_o end_n have_v the_o almighty_a try_v we_o with_o another_o deliverance_n 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man_n be_v conceive_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v past_a they_o little_a mind_n to_o reform_v the_o baseness_n of_o their_o life_n they_o care_v not_o how_o little_o they_o live_v to_o god_n when_o they_o presume_v they_o shall_v live_v long_o eccles._n 8.11_o because_o sentence_n be_v not_o speedy_o execute_v therefore_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_o set_v in_o themselves_o to_o do_v evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syr._n roboratur_fw-la their_o heart_n be_v strengthen_v embolden_v in_o they_o to_o go_v on_o in_o evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n because_o of_o this_o delay_a judgement_n they_o go_v on_o with_o a_o full_a confidence_n they_o sin_n with_o courage_n this_o be_v as_o wind_v to_o their_o sail_n that_o drive_v they_o on_o brisk_o in_o sinful_a course_n with_o this_o do_v the_o wicked_a jew_n under_o divine_a commination_n hearten_v themselves_o in_o their_o way_n ezek._n 11.3_o say_n it_o be_v not_o near_o god_n abstinence_n from_o judgement_n be_v make_v a_o encouragement_n for_o continuance_n in_o sin_n so_o ezek._n 12.21_o 22._o the_o day_n be_v prolong_v carnal_a person_n be_v willing_a to_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v and_o when_o danger_n be_v a_o little_a go_v off_o they_o more_o bold_o go_v on_o in_o desperate_a sin_v 5._o this_o proneness_n to_o sin_n after_o such_o mercy_n arise_v from_o flatter_a expectation_n that_o in_o renew_a return_n of_o distress_n they_o shall_v ever_o meet_v with_o the_o same_o deliverance_n how_o do_v man_n argue_v from_o their_o present_a safety_n to_o their_o future_a security_n how_o fond_o do_v man_n conceive_v that_o god_n will_v be_v ever_o merciful_a because_o of_o his_o present_a mercy_n do_v man_n wise_o consider_v after_o deliverance_n how_o soon_o they_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o same_o help_a arm_n how_o soon_o they_o may_v want_v the_o same_o mercy_n they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o slight_a and_o contemn_v it_o leave_v the_o next_o time_n they_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o god_n present_a deliverance_n be_v evidence_n of_o his_o power_n to_o deliver_v we_o again_o but_o not_o assurance_n of_o his_o will_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o groundless_a supposition_n man_n go_v upon_o who_o think_v mercy_n be_v entail_v upon_o they_o and_o inseparable_o annex_v to_o they_o we_o shall_v experience_n if_o we_o do_v not_o leave_v off_o sin_v god_n can_v leave_v off_o deliver_v if_o we_o can_v still_o forsake_v god_n he_o can_v at_o last_o forsake_v we_o 6._o we_o be_v thus_o incline_v to_o sin_n against_o god_n after_o deliverance_n as_o we_o be_v deliver_v our_o heart_n be_v bring_v off_o from_o their_o dependence_n on_o god_n and_o we_o be_v magnify_v ourselves_o instead_o of_o god_n when_o god_n have_v give_v we_o our_o precious_a life_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o devour_a enemy_n we_o imagine_v we_o can_v live_v of_o ourselves_o and_o thence_o be_v regardless_o of_o live_v to_o 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be_v horrid_a blasphemy_n can_v you_o bear_v such_o undervalue_v of_o kindness_n from_o fellow-creature_n how_o then_o can_v god_n from_o you_o 5._o those_o sin_n be_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o high_a ingratitude_n conceivable_a ingratitude_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o sin_n and_o sin_v after_o deliverance_n be_v the_o worst_a ingratitude_n this_o be_v unkindness_n that_o pierce_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o the_o dear_o belove_v of_o his_o soul_n how_o ungrateful_a it_v to_o assassinate_v a_o prince_n to_o who_o care_n we_o owe_v our_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o rip_v open_a the_o bowel_n of_o she_o to_o who_o we_o owe_v our_o be_v so_o be_v it_o to_o dishonour_v a_o god_n that_o be_v both_o our_o protector_n and_o benefactor_n our_o preserver_n and_o deliverer_n david_n be_v great_o incense_v at_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o churlish_a nabal_n 1_o sam._n 25.21_o sure_o in_o vain_a have_v i_o keep_v all_o this_o fellow_n have_v in_o the_o 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