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shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o oh_o do_v but_o show_v i_o these_o favour_n and_o mercy_n and_o i_o will_v improve_v they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o other_o 40._o psal_n 1.10_o david_n express_v his_o faithfulness_n to_o god_n and_o his_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v receive_v because_o he_o do_v thus_o declare_v it_o nay_o this_o be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o god_n leave_v these_o thing_n upon_o record_n the_o kindness_n he_o show_v to_o his_o people_n and_o the_o severity_n he_o express_v towards_o his_o enemy_n that_o these_o may_v be_v improve_v by_o we_o to_o our_o good_a 15._o rom._n 4._o for_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v write_v aforetime_o be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n that_o we_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o insist_v on_o this_o 2._o doct._n one_o of_o the_o high_a expression_n of_o our_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o we_o be_v to_o do_v our_o utmost_a to_o encourage_v other_o to_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v and_o to_o come_v in_o to_o god_n and_o partake_v of_o what_o we_o enjoy_v what_o a_o wonder_n do_v s._n paul_n make_v it_o here_o that_o he_o have_v mercy_n from_o god_n how_o be_v it_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n though_o such_o and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o i_o be_v yet_o i_o obtain_v mercy_n but_o it_o be_v for_o a_o pattern_n to_o other_o that_o hereafter_o shall_v believe_v on_o he_o to_o everlasting_a life_n he_o debase_v himself_o as_o low_a as_o hell_n and_o exalt_v god_n mercy_n above_o the_o heaven_n indeed_o every_o thing_n of_o mercy_n be_v a_o great_a wonder_n consider_v what_o we_o be_v in_o point_n of_o vileness_n and_o
in_o the_o new_a testament_n 1_o rom._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v translate_v despiteful_a and_o denote_v thus_o much_o when_o his_o power_n can_v not_o reach_v the_o person_n of_o professor_n nor_o the_o worldly_a concern_v of_o professor_n yet_o he_o do_v his_o utmost_a to_o blast_v their_o name_n and_o blemish_v their_o reputation_n he_o be_v a_o reviler_n he_o forbear_v nothing_o that_o be_v injurious_a to_o they_o but_o what_o be_v beyond_o his_o power_n to_o inflict_v these_o be_v his_o sin_n 2._o what_o mercy_n he_o do_v obtain_v notwithstanding_o such_o sin_n and_o that_o in_o three_o instance_n 1._o spare_v mercy_n god_n have_v bear_v with_o he_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v often_o guilty_a of_o those_o sin_n which_o may_v have_v bring_v wrath_n and_o destruction_n more_o quick_o upon_o he_o he_o wonder_v at_o god_n patience_n towards_o he_o this_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o verse_n that_o he_o may_v show_v forth_o all_o long_a suffering_n when_o he_o 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