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be_v such_o be_v the_o compassion_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o child_n who_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o have_v bowel_n of_o compassion_n four_o god_n mercy_n be_v great_a in_o quantity_n and_o measure_n it_o fill_v all_o the_o space_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o 4._o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o distance_n between_o east_n and_o west_n psal._n 103._o 11._o 12._o so_o as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v between_o earth_n and_o heaven_n or_o within_o the_o quarter_n of_o either_o this_o mercy_n must_v compass_v he_o david_n show_v the_o unmeasurable_a measure_n of_o it_o psal._n 40._o 5._o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v make_v thy_o wonderful_a work_n so_o many_o that_o none_o can_v count_v in_o order_n to_o thou_o thy_o thought_n towards_o we_o i_o will_v declare_v and_o speak_v of_o they_o but_o they_o be_v more_o than_o i_o be_o able_a to_o express_v for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o the_o point_n although_o we_o can_v never_o set_v out_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n with_o which_o god_n compass_v his_o 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such_o as_o regard_v not_o to_o know_v god_n he_o give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o heart_n second_o know_v that_o a_o accuse_a conscience_n for_o sin_n be_v better_a than_o a_o dead_a conscience_n a_o sleepy_a benumb_a or_o sear_a conscience_n be_v the_o most_o grievous_a plague_n that_o god_n can_v strike_v a_o man_n withal_o in_o this_o life_n his_o wrath_n follow_v drowsy_a conscience_n to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n and_o at_o length_n to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n psal._n 81._o 11._o my_o people_n will_v not_o hear_v my_o voice_n israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n three_o let_v we_o be_v move_v to_o make_v search_n into_o our_o misery_n consider_v first_o that_o if_o we_o shed_v not_o tear_n on_o earth_n god_n can_v never_o wipe_v they_o away_o in_o heaven_n and_o if_o we_o do_v here_o shed_v tear_n for_o sin_n god_n carry_v 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