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conceive_v in_o his_o mind_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v feel_v &_o take_v hold_v of_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n of_o never_o so_o great_a moment_n 8â—_n ephe._n 3._o 8â—_n of_o the_o pardon_n whereof_o he_o may_v not_o now_o persuade_v himself_o therefore_o we_o shall_v travel_v all_o our_o life_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostl_n we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v what_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o length_n and_o depth_n and_o height_n and_o to_o know_v that_o love_n of_o christ_n 19_o ephes_n 3._o 18._o 19_o which_o pass_v all_o knowledge_n for_o out_o of_o all_o question_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v infinite_a but_o we_o such_o be_v our_o stupidity_n be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v scarce_o the_o thousand_o part_n thereof_o of_o which_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o our_o own_o default_n we_o be_v spoil_v of_o a_o sufficient_a comfort_n for_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o comfort_n in_o the_o 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the_o time_n he_o have_v his_o refuge_n to_o he_o david_n be_v disarm_v flee_v from_o his_o son_n abschalom_n now_o he_o feel_v god_n as_o a_o buckler_n to_o cover_v and_o protect_v he_o whole_o over_o glory_n david_n misery_n 〈◊〉_d glory_n he_o be_v in_o shame_n he_o feel_v god_n to_o be_v unto_o he_o glory_n he_o lay_v prostrate_a he_o feel_v god_n lift_v up_o his_o head_n and_o to_o speak_v it_o in_o a_o word_n he_o feel_v god_n to_o supply_v all_o that_o want_v in_o he_o the_o matter_n be_v so_o then_o sure_o thou_o shall_v want_v nothing_o which_o that_o only_o one_o god_n shall_v not_o furnish_v if_o thou_o have_v thy_o refuge_n to_o he_o yea_o thou_o shall_v also_o feel_v he_o only_o to_o be_v all_o unto_o thou_o desire_v thou_o wisdom_n he_o shall_v be_v wisdom_n un-thee_a desire_v thou_o glory_v he_o shall_v be_v glory_n unto_o thou_o desire_v thou_o riches_n he_o shall_v be_v riches_n unto_o thou_o final_o he_o shall_v be_v unto_o thou_o all_o thing_n that_o thou_o desire_v 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that_o he_o be_v not_o touch_v as_o yet_o with_o that_o sense_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n with_o which_o it_o become_v he_o to_o be_v touch_v gotion_n the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o mercy_n gotion_n i_o cry_v out_o he_n go_v forward_o in_o his_o glory_v and_o as_o first_o he_o have_v profess_v before_o god_n himself_o that_o feel_v of_o his_o mercy_n so_o turn_v himself_o unto_o man_n he_o commend_v the_o same_o unto_o they_o begin_v first_o from_o the_o manner_n and_o fashion_n whereby_o he_o have_v apprehend_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n then_o in_o follow_v out_o every_o particular_a part_n of_o the_o mercy_n for_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o both_o
god_n be_v more_o glorify_v and_o man_n be_v also_o more_o edify_v through_o that_o example_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o for_o no_o notable_a mercy_n of_o god_n be_v bestow_v upon_o any_o for_o his_o own_o cause_n only_o but_o also_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o other_o that_o other_o also_o by_o his_o example_n may_v be_v turn_v unto_o god_n and_o may_v purchase_v mercy_n wherefore_o say_v paul_n 1_o tim._n 1._o 16._o for_o this_o cause_n he_o receive_v i_o to_o mercy_n that_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v first_o show_v on_o i_o all_o long_a suffering_n unto_o the_o example_n of_o they_o which_o shall_v in_o time_n to_o come_v believe_v in_o he_o unto_o eternal_a life_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n begin_v from_o that_o reason_n whereby_o he_o have_v apprehend_v mercy_n now_o it_o be_v perceive_v in_o conversion_n unto_o god_n &_o prayer_n to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v think_v that_o god_n give_v grace_n to_o that_o man_n that_o seek_v it_o not_o or_o that_o he_o 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