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from_o hope_n branch_n the_o 4._o branch_n the_o four_o and_o one_o of_o the_o many_o be_v the_o recover_n of_o a_o sensible_a and_o break_a heart_n after_o long_a hardness_n by_o the_o deceitfulness_n and_o sweet_a bait_n of_o sin_n 12._o heb._n 3_o 12._o a_o most_o sweet_a fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o election_n for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o hard_a heart_n of_o saul_n or_o judas_n to_o relent_v upon_o the_o check_n of_o conscience_n there_o be_v no_o drop_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o repentance_n in_o they_o it_o will_v seem_v impossible_a that_o peter_n and_o david_n after_o so_o long_a a_o lie_v in_o so_o hideous_a sin_n 4._o mark_n 14_o 72._o 1_o sam._n 12_o 3_o 4._o shall_v at_o the_o first_o conviction_n of_o nathan_n relent_v and_o break_v through_o all_o the_o bar_n of_o his_o sin_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o word_n speak_v 4_o 1_o sam._n 15_o 24._o mat._n 27_o 3_o 4_o for_o saul_n and_o judas_n speak_v the_o same_o but_o in_o the_o break_a heart_n which_o utter_v they_o but_o the_o cause_n be_v that_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o lie_v at_o the_o root_n oh_o that_o they_o shall_v after_o such_o mercy_n once_o feel_v and_o vow_n so_o oft_o renew_v so_o base_o handle_v the_o lord_n and_o hazard_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v their_o title_n to_o heaven_n and_o sell_v their_o birthright_n and_o yet_o shall_v the_o lord_n renew_v a_o second_o charter_n or_o rather_o the_o first_o a_o second_o time_n oh_o it_o pierce_v they_o to_o the_o quick_a this_o chase_v away_o the_o cloud_n of_o dedolence_n and_o impenitency_n and_o clear_v the_o coast_n again_o the_o five_o be_v branch_n the_o 5._o branch_n that_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o so_o easy_o shake_v off_o their_o fear_n the_o lord_n so_o order_v it_o that_o either_o by_o his_o word_n or_o work_n they_o feel_v his_o wrath_n for_o their_o revolt_n so_o seize_v upon_o their_o conscience_n that_o it_o do_v work_v out_o and_o purge_v their_o corruption_n through_o 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jer._n 3_o 1_o 2._o see_v esay_n 57_o 17._o i_o will_v heal_v their_o covetuousnesse_n jer._n 3_o 1_o 2._o if_o a_o man_n wife_n play_v the_o harlot_n will_v thou_o return_v to_o she_o will_v thou_o not_o write_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n yet_o return_v to_o i_o and_o i_o will_v receive_v thou_o after_o all_o thy_o whoredom_n and_o again_o i_o will_v heal_v all_o their_o backesliding_n etc._n etc._n so_o 3.19_o jer._n 3.12_o rev._n 2_o 5._o &_o 3.19_o revelation_n chap._n 3_o verse_n 19_o be_v zealous_a and_o amend_v yea_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n in_o that_o fullness_n of_o satisfaction_n by_o christ_n do_v fix_v and_o settle_v such_o promise_n upon_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o it_o hear_v they_o not_o as_o the_o sound_n of_o many_o water_n but_o dwell_v upon_o and_o digest_v they_o as_o concern_v she_o so_o that_o they_o leave_v not_o a_o wanze_a conceit_n as_o in_o presumptuous_a hypocrite_n who_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v but_o they_o so_o fasten_v upon_o the_o 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